MSCI vs NDAQ vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Msci, Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSCI MSCI Inc.
$604.83 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.37B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.31%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.55 +14.0% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.94B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.10%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 6, Msci 4, Nasdaq 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCINDAQCBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.37B $58.94B $33.54B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 28.3x 24.9x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.1x 26.2x 24.2x CBOE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +11.5% +11.7% MSCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 22.8% 26.6% MSCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 10.5% 18.1% MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x -0.5x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 1.10% 0.94% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +20.0% +34.5% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +8.6%/yr +19.5%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 28.5% 36.1% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 55/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

MSCINDAQCBOE

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

AxisMSCINDAQCBOE
Valuation 23 #728 of 941 42 #56 of 96 55 #44 of 96
Growth 58 #269 of 636 41 #39 of 65 70 #20 of 65
Profitability 97 #18 of 612 81 #13 of 65 97 #3 of 65
Financial Health 27 #508 of 693 47 #49 of 92 82 #17 of 92
Shareholder Returns 61 #273 of 706 65 #14 of 38 46 #21 of 38
Overall 53 55 70
  • MSCI 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

PeriodMSCINDAQCBOESPY
1 month +11.4%+14.0%+26.7% +0.9%
3 months +3.7%+10.5%+4.3% +5.9%
6 months +1.1%+15.6%+5.0% +8.5%
Year to date +5.4%+8.7%+27.8% +13.3%
1 year +1.9%+20.0%+34.5% +12.4%
3 years +27.0%+121.8%+98.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.3%+30.4%+25.8% +23.5%
5 years -9.0%+50.9%+143.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.9%+8.6%+19.5% +11.0%
10 years +666.1%+394.1%+407.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.6%+17.3%+17.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSCINDAQCBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%28.5%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%30.0%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.57-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.700.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-33.4%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%0.0%-12.5% -0.9%
52-week high $643.83$105.55$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$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.

MultipleMSCINDAQCBOE
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 30.1x 24.9xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 7.5x 19.8xmedian 14.1x 17.4xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 10.8x 26.1xmedian 15.8x 17.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.87 1.55median 0.54 0.89median 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 monthsMSCINDAQCBOE
Revenue $3.43B $9.15B $5.06B
Gross profit $2.85B $5.78B $2.74B
Operating income $1.91B $2.73B $1.76B
Net income $1.38B $2.08B $1.35B
Free cash flow $1.58B $2.26B $1.87B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $3.70 $12.84
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $365.00M $2.28B
Total debt $6.72B $8.74B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 563.31M 104.90M
Enterprise value $41.85B $56.38B $25.19B

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
MetricMSCINDAQCBOE
P/E 31.5x 28.3x 24.9x
P/FCF 27.5x 26.1x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 23.2x 17.1x
P/S 12.6x 6.4x 6.6x
P/B -14.4x 4.9x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 10.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 19.8x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 24.6x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 7.3x 6.4x
EV/FCF 31.6x 29.7x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 26.4x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 1.55 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQCBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 11.5% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 15.1% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 13.7% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 16.2% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 23.1% 35.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.1% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 28.2% 50.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 23.6% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 31.8% 50.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 18.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 9.0% 4,740%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 12.8% 52.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 7.6% 1,757%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 11.6% 55.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQCBOE
Gross margin 82.9% 63.2% 54.1%
EBITDA margin 61.6% 37.0% 37.1%
Operating margin 55.7% 29.8% 34.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 28.5% 37.4%
Net margin 40.3% 22.8% 26.6%
FCF margin 45.9% 24.7% 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 27.8% 38.8%
Return on equity – 17.4% 24.6%
Return on assets 24.7% 7.6% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 10.5% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 47.5% 12.0% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQCBOE
Debt / assets 120.0% 31.9% 13.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.9x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 56.2% 47.0%
Equity / assets -53.9% 43.8% 53.0%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.9x 33.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.22 3.51 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQCBOE
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 2.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% – 22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% – 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – 14.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – –

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.

ConsensusMSCINDAQCBOE
Forward P/E 29.1xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +11.2% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +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
HoldersMSCINDAQCBOE
Held by institutions 92.4% 83.8% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,080 1,082 985
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 512 538 523
Institutions selling 407 397 342
Buyers to sellers 1.26 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.

MSCINDAQCBOE
MSCI 1.00 0.61 0.16
NDAQ 0.61 1.00 0.30
CBOE 0.16 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, NDAQ and CBOE?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $43.37B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.94B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $33.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, NDAQ and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 31.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.1x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Msci (MSCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, 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: Msci (MSCI) +1.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +20.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +34.5%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.9%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Msci (MSCI) has the highest dividend yield: Msci (MSCI) 1.31%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.10%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Msci (MSCI) 29.8%, 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, MSCI, 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 6. 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.