MSCI vs NDAQ vs TW Stock Comparison

Msci, Nasdaq and Tradeweb 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
2 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
7 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.82 +18.9% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.05B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 7, Tradeweb Markets 3, Msci 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCINDAQTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.37B $58.94B $28.05B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 28.3x 28.4x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.1x 26.2x 28.5x NDAQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +11.5% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 22.8% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.1% 10.5% — MSCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x — NDAQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 1.10% 0.45% MSCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +20.0% +10.9% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +8.6%/yr +6.1%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 28.5% 30.9% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 55/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

MSCINDAQTW

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

AxisMSCINDAQTW
Valuation 23 #728 of 941 42 #56 of 96 51 #48 of 96
Growth 58 #269 of 636 41 #39 of 65 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 97 #18 of 612 81 #13 of 65 94 #5 of 65
Financial Health 27 #508 of 693 47 #49 of 92 98 #3 of 92
Shareholder Returns 61 #273 of 706 65 #14 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Overall 53 55 73
  • MSCI 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

PeriodMSCINDAQTWSPY
1 month +11.4%+14.0%+18.9% +0.9%
3 months +3.7%+10.5%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +1.1%+15.6%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date +5.4%+8.7%+11.4% +13.3%
1 year +1.9%+20.0%+10.9% +12.4%
3 years +27.0%+121.8%+36.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.3%+30.4%+11.0% +23.5%
5 years -9.0%+50.9%+34.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.9%+8.6%+6.1% +11.0%
10 years +666.1%+394.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.6%+17.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSCINDAQTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%28.5%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%30.0%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.57-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.700.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.9%-33.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%0.0%-5.3% -0.9%
52-week high $643.83$105.55$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $511.84$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.

MultipleMSCINDAQTW
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 30.1x 28.4xmedian 30.1x
P/S now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 12.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 7.5x 19.8xmedian 14.1x 21.5xmedian 14.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 10.8x 26.1xmedian 15.8x 24.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 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 monthsMSCINDAQTW
Revenue $3.43B $9.15B $2.21B
Gross profit $2.85B $5.78B –
Operating income $1.91B $2.73B $963.90M
Net income $1.38B $2.08B $1.02B
Free cash flow $1.58B $2.26B $1.14B
R&D $184.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $19.14 $3.70 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $261.00M $365.00M $2.06B
Total debt $6.72B $8.74B –
Shares (diluted) 72.30M 563.31M 212.80M
Enterprise value $41.85B $56.38B $20.77B

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
MetricMSCINDAQTW
P/E 31.5x 28.3x 28.4x
P/FCF 27.5x 26.1x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 23.2x 23.5x
P/S 12.6x 6.4x 12.7x
P/B -14.4x 4.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -11.1x 10.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 19.8x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 24.6x 27.0x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 7.3x 11.8x
EV/FCF 31.6x 29.7x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 26.4x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 1.55 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 11.5% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 15.1% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.4% 23.1% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% 28.2% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 23.6% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 31.8% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 18.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 9.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 12.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 7.6% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 11.6% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQTW
Gross margin 82.9% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 61.6% 37.0% 54.9%
Operating margin 55.7% 29.8% 43.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 28.5% 58.9%
Net margin 40.3% 22.8% 40.7%
FCF margin 45.9% 24.7% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 47.0% 27.8% 54.2%
Return on equity – 17.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 24.7% 7.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 44.1% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 47.5% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.9% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQTW
Debt / assets 120.0% 31.9% –
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 153.9% 56.2% 11.1%
Equity / assets -53.9% 43.8% 88.9%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.9x 469.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 6.22 3.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCINDAQTW
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.7% 2.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.1% – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.0% – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 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.

ConsensusMSCINDAQTW
Forward P/E 29.1xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.78FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +11.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +13.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCINDAQTW
Held by institutions 92.4% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,080 1,082 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 512 538 300
Institutions selling 407 397 211
Buyers to sellers 1.26 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.

MSCINDAQTW
MSCI 1.00 0.61 0.39
NDAQ 0.61 1.00 0.36
TW 0.39 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSCI, NDAQ and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Msci (MSCI) $43.37B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.94B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $28.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSCI, NDAQ and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Msci (MSCI) 31.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nasdaq (NDAQ) is cheapest (Msci (MSCI) 29.1x, 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: Msci (MSCI) +12.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Msci (MSCI) 40.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Msci (MSCI) leads (Msci (MSCI) 44.1%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Msci (MSCI) +1.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +20.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +10.9%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Msci (MSCI) -1.9%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.1%/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%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

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