NDAQ vs CBOE vs TW Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Cboe Global Markets and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.72 +11.9% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.56B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$123.45 +22.0% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.81B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNDAQCBOETWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.56B $34.48B $25.81B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 25.6x 28.8x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 25.2x 29.4x CBOE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +11.7% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 26.6% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 18.1% — CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.5x — CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% CBOE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +40.3% +11.3% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +20.8%/yr +7.2%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 36.0% 30.9% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 74/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQCBOETW

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

AxisNDAQCBOETW
Valuation 43 #56 of 97 53 #46 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Growth 45 #38 of 68 69 #22 of 68 67 #23 of 68
Profitability 79 #15 of 67 97 #3 of 67 96 #4 of 67
Financial Health 49 #50 of 97 82 #18 of 97 98 #3 of 97
Shareholder Returns 64 #15 of 40 41 #24 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Overall 56 68 74
  • NDAQ ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CBOE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQCBOETWSPY
1 month +11.9%+30.0%+22.0% -0.8%
3 months +11.5%+16.0%+21.0% +3.5%
6 months +15.8%+12.3%+10.8% +7.0%
Year to date +7.8%+33.5%+14.8% +12.2%
1 year +18.4%+40.3%+11.3% +13.0%
3 years +120.0%+107.8%+40.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.1%+27.6%+12.1% +23.1%
5 years +55.2%+157.4%+41.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+20.8%+7.2% +11.0%
10 years +385.6%+427.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.1%+18.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNDAQCBOETWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%36.0%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%39.4%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.42-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.651.120.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-36.9%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-8.6%-2.5% -1.8%
52-week high $104.72$366.70$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$231.51$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.

MultipleNDAQCBOETW
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 29.4x 26.0xmedian 29.4x 29.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 13.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.7x 18.2xmedian 13.7x 22.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 16.0x 18.7xmedian 16.0x 25.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 6.2xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 0.52 0.93median 0.52 0.75median 0.52

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 monthsNDAQCBOETW
Revenue $9.15B $5.06B $2.21B
Gross profit $5.78B $2.74B –
Operating income $2.73B $1.76B $963.90M
Net income $2.08B $1.35B $1.02B
Free cash flow $2.26B $1.87B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $12.84 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $2.28B $2.06B
Total debt $8.74B $1.44B –
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 104.90M 212.80M
Enterprise value $56.00B $26.14B $17.82B

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
MetricNDAQCBOETW
P/E 28.1x 26.0x 29.2x
P/FCF 25.9x 18.7x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 17.8x 24.2x
P/S 6.4x 6.9x 13.1x
P/B 4.9x 6.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 7.9x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 18.2x 22.2x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 19.4x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 6.7x 12.2x
EV/FCF 29.5x 18.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 17.4x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 0.93 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQCBOETW
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 11.7% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 9.1% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 23.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 14.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 35.2% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 21.5% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 50.2% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 27.6% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 50.5% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 28.1% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 4,740% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 52.5% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 1,757% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 55.8% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQCBOETW
Gross margin 63.2% 54.1% –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 37.1% 54.9%
Operating margin 29.8% 34.7% 43.7%
Pretax margin 28.5% 37.4% 58.9%
Net margin 22.8% 26.6% 40.7%
FCF margin 24.7% 37.0% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 38.8% 54.2%
Return on equity 17.4% 24.6% 13.9%
Return on assets 7.6% 12.5% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 18.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.0% 24.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.1% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQCBOETW
Debt / assets 31.9% 13.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 47.0% 11.1%
Equity / assets 43.8% 53.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage 7.9x 33.1x 469.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 3.49 6.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQCBOETW
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.2% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.1% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.4% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.2% 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.1% 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.

ConsensusNDAQCBOETW
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2026 25.2xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.01FY2026 $13.28FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +6.9% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.07BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026 $2.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +4.9% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQCBOETW
Held by institutions 83.8% 88.4% 49.9%
Institutions holding 1,082 985 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 538 523 300
Institutions selling 397 342 211
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.53 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.

NDAQCBOETW
NDAQ 1.00 0.31 0.37
CBOE 0.31 1.00 0.38
TW 0.37 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, CBOE and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.56B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $34.48B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, CBOE and TW?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.1x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.6x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.1x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 29.4x). 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: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (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: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +18.4%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +40.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +11.3%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.2%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +20.8%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest dividend yield: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, CBOE 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, 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.