MORN vs NDAQ vs TW Stock Comparison

Morningstar, Nasdaq and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MORN Morningstar, Inc.
$214.86 +12.2% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.31B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.55 +14.0% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.99B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.82 +18.9% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.35B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 4, Morningstar 4, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMORNNDAQTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.31B $58.99B $25.35B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 28.3x 28.3x MORN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 26.2x 28.5x MORN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +11.5% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 22.8% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 10.5% — MORN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.4x — MORN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% +20.0% +10.9% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr +8.6%/yr +6.1%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 28.5% 30.9% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MORNNDAQTW

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

AxisMORNNDAQTW
Valuation 45 #517 of 941 42 #56 of 96 51 #48 of 96
Growth 83 #110 of 636 41 #39 of 65 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 84 #101 of 612 81 #13 of 65 94 #5 of 65
Financial Health 48 #360 of 693 47 #49 of 92 98 #3 of 92
Shareholder Returns 76 #169 of 706 65 #14 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Overall 67 55 73
  • MORN ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMORNNDAQTWSPY
1 month +12.2%+14.0%+18.9% +0.9%
3 months +8.2%+10.5%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +14.5%+15.6%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date -1.1%+8.7%+11.4% +13.3%
1 year -1.5%+20.0%+10.9% +12.4%
3 years -11.1%+121.8%+36.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.8%+30.4%+11.0% +23.5%
5 years -32.2%+50.9%+34.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.5%+8.6%+6.1% +11.0%
10 years +207.3%+394.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%+17.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMORNNDAQTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%28.5%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%30.0%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.57-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.700.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-33.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%0.0%-5.3% -0.9%
52-week high $225.29$105.55$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $141.84$76.85$91.50 $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.

MultipleMORNNDAQTW
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 30.1x 28.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 12.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 7.5x 19.8xmedian 14.1x 21.5xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 10.8x 26.1xmedian 15.8x 24.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.87 1.55median 0.54 0.73median 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 monthsMORNNDAQTW
Revenue $2.62B $9.15B $2.21B
Gross profit $1.65B $5.78B –
Operating income $643.50M $2.73B $963.90M
Net income $445.50M $2.08B $1.02B
Free cash flow $492.80M $2.26B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $11.79 $3.70 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $496.70M $365.00M $2.06B
Total debt $1.68B $8.74B –
Shares (diluted) 37.80M 563.31M 212.80M
Enterprise value $6.20B $56.42B $17.36B

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
MetricMORNNDAQTW
P/E 18.0x 28.3x 28.4x
P/FCF 16.2x 26.1x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 23.2x 23.5x
P/S 3.0x 6.4x 12.7x
P/B 7.8x 4.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 10.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 19.8x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 24.6x 27.0x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 7.3x 11.8x
EV/FCF 18.5x 29.7x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 26.4x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 1.55 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMORNNDAQTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 11.5% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 15.1% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.2% 23.1% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 20.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 28.2% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 84.5% 23.6% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.6% 31.8% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 92.5% 18.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% 9.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 12.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 7.6% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.4% 11.6% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMORNNDAQTW
Gross margin 63.1% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 32.4% 37.0% 54.9%
Operating margin 24.5% 29.8% 43.7%
Pretax margin 22.6% 28.5% 58.9%
Net margin 17.0% 22.8% 40.7%
FCF margin 18.8% 24.7% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.5% 27.8% 54.2%
Return on equity 43.5% 17.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 11.3% 7.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 21.9% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.9% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMORNNDAQTW
Debt / assets 42.5% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 56.2% 11.1%
Equity / assets 26.0% 43.8% 88.9%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 469.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.73 3.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMORNNDAQTW
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 11.2% 2.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 12.2% 3.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusMORNNDAQTW
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.66FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +11.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% +13.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMORNNDAQTW
Held by institutions 64.1% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 419 1,082 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 199 538 300
Institutions selling 169 397 211
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.36 1.42

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.

MORNNDAQTW
MORN 1.00 0.57 0.38
NDAQ 0.57 1.00 0.36
TW 0.38 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MORN, NDAQ and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morningstar (MORN) $8.31B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.99B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, MORN, NDAQ and TW?

Morningstar (MORN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morningstar (MORN) 18.7x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morningstar (MORN) is cheapest (Morningstar (MORN) 17.0x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morningstar (MORN) +9.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Morningstar (MORN) 17.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Morningstar (MORN) leads (Morningstar (MORN) 17.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Morningstar (MORN) -1.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +20.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.9%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Morningstar (MORN) -7.5%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Morningstar (MORN) 0.00%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. Morningstar (MORN) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Morningstar (MORN) 41.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MORN, NDAQ and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads on 4. 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.