FDS vs NDAQ vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Factset Research Systems, Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FDS Factset Research Systems Inc
$309.58 +13.4% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.72B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 7, Nasdaq 2, Factset Research Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDSNDAQCBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.32B $58.72B $33.65B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 28.2x 25.0x FDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 25.9x 24.5x FDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +11.5% +11.7% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 22.8% 26.6% CBOE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% 10.5% 18.1% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x -0.5x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% +17.5% +36.4% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +8.6%/yr +19.9%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 28.5% 36.1% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 54/100 68/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

FDSNDAQCBOE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFDSNDAQCBOE
Valuation 30 #658 of 940 42 #56 of 96 53 #46 of 96
Growth 29 #466 of 655 40 #40 of 66 68 #22 of 66
Profitability 85 #97 of 633 79 #14 of 64 97 #3 of 64
Financial Health 63 #266 of 714 47 #50 of 93 80 #19 of 93
Shareholder Returns 72 #201 of 709 62 #15 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Overall 56 54 68
  • FDS ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFDSNDAQCBOESPY
1 month +13.4%+11.6%+26.1% -0.2%
3 months +9.0%+8.8%+9.2% +3.9%
6 months +34.9%+14.3%+7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +6.7%+7.4%+29.5% +12.9%
1 year +6.6%+17.5%+36.4% +12.3%
3 years -26.4%+119.3%+101.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.7%+29.9%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years -29.4%+51.2%+147.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%+8.6%+19.9% +10.9%
10 years +100.7%+389.6%+422.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+17.2%+18.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFDSNDAQCBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%28.5%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%29.9%39.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.57-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.621.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-33.4%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-0.3%-11.4% -1.2%
52-week high $335.45$104.72$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $190.06$76.85$231.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFDSNDAQCBOE
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 13.0x 28.0xmedian 28.3x 25.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 7.4x 19.6xmedian 13.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.8x 25.8xmedian 16.0x 18.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 0.87 1.53median 0.54 0.90median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFDSNDAQCBOE
Revenue $2.48B $9.15B $5.06B
Gross profit $1.25B $5.78B $2.74B
Operating income $699.96M $2.73B $1.76B
Net income $533.48M $2.08B $1.35B
Free cash flow $707.48M $2.26B $1.87B
EPS (diluted) $14.57 $3.70 $12.84
Cash & equivalents $233.34M $365.00M $2.28B
Total debt $1.37B $8.74B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 36.61M 563.31M 104.90M
Enterprise value $10.17B $56.16B $25.31B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQCBOE
P/E 21.2x 28.0x 25.3x
P/FCF 15.4x 25.8x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 22.9x 17.3x
P/S 4.4x 6.4x 6.7x
P/B 5.5x 4.9x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 71.6x 9.9x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 19.6x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 24.4x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 7.3x 6.5x
EV/FCF 17.0x 29.5x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 26.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 1.53 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQCBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 11.5% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 15.1% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 13.7% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 16.2% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.5% 23.1% 35.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 20.1% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.6% 28.2% 50.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 23.6% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.3% 31.8% 50.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 18.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 9.0% 4,740%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 12.8% 52.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 7.6% 1,757%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 11.6% 55.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQCBOE
Gross margin 50.6% 63.2% 54.1%
EBITDA margin 35.6% 37.0% 37.1%
Operating margin 28.3% 29.8% 34.7%
Pretax margin 26.2% 28.5% 37.4%
Net margin 21.5% 22.8% 26.6%
FCF margin 28.6% 24.7% 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 27.8% 38.8%
Return on equity 26.4% 17.4% 24.6%
Return on assets 12.8% 7.6% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 16.9% 10.5% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 22.8% 12.0% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQCBOE
Debt / assets 33.1% 31.9% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 3.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 56.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets 48.4% 43.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage 12.8x 7.9x 33.1x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.00 3.48 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQCBOE
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 5.6% 2.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 3.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFDSNDAQCBOE
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2027 25.9xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.55FY2027 $4.03FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +11.2% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.68BFY2027 $6.10BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +13.7% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDSNDAQCBOE
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.8% 88.4%
Institutions holding 769 1,082 985
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +1.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 415 538 523
Institutions selling 244 397 342
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.36 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FDSNDAQCBOE
FDS 1.00 0.50 0.09
NDAQ 0.50 1.00 0.31
CBOE 0.09 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDS, NDAQ and CBOE?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Factset Research Systems (FDS) $11.32B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.72B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $33.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDS, NDAQ and CBOE?

Factset Research Systems (FDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 21.2x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.2x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Factset Research Systems (FDS) is cheapest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 16.7x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +6.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest net margin (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 21.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 16.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +6.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +36.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) -6.7%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Factset Research Systems (FDS) 0.00%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. Factset Research Systems (FDS) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 48.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDS, NDAQ and CBOE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.