NDAQ vs SPGI vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, S&P Global and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$109.70 +19.0% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$59.80B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$481.62 +23.2% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$137.82B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 7, S&P Global 4, Nasdaq 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQSPGICBOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.80B $137.82B $36.64B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 27.6x 24.8x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 25.5x 26.1x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +18.2% +14.3% SPGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 29.0% 27.9% SPGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 14.9% 19.5% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x -0.6x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% CBOE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% -3.5% +38.4% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +0.9%/yr +21.1%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 30.6% 36.8% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 60/100 70/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQSPGICBOE

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

AxisNDAQSPGICBOE
Valuation 42 #60 of 103 25 #720 of 963 64 #38 of 103
Growth 39 #43 of 70 75 #203 of 823 68 #23 of 70
Profitability 77 #18 of 74 91 #81 of 845 96 #4 of 74
Financial Health 48 #52 of 99 60 #356 of 896 80 #21 of 99
Shareholder Returns 59 #17 of 40 47 #390 of 731 44 #23 of 40
Overall 53 60 70
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • SPGI ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodNDAQSPGICBOESPY
1 month +19.0%+23.2%+24.2% -1.0%
3 months +16.0%+17.5%+21.7% -0.4%
6 months +23.0%+13.7%+0.1% +4.5%
Year to date +12.9%-7.8%+38.0% +12.4%
1 year +27.8%-3.5%+38.4% +13.6%
3 years +118.4%+25.8%+104.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +29.8%+8.0%+26.9% +20.8%
5 years +54.6%+4.6%+159.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.1%+0.9%+21.1% +10.4%
10 years +408.8%+292.9%+446.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.7%+14.7%+18.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNDAQSPGICBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%30.6%36.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%35.2%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.35-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.97-0.121.04 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-40.2%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.8%-5.5% -1.6%
52-week high $109.70$546.35$366.70 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$386.35$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.

MultipleNDAQSPGICBOE
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.7x 28.1xmedian 13.8x 24.5xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.0x 8.1xmedian 3.3x 6.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 13.6x 16.4xmedian 6.0x 17.1xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 15.1x 23.9xmedian 11.0x 14.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 1.3x 6.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.61median 0.55 0.94median 0.95 0.86median 0.55

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 monthsNDAQSPGICBOE
Revenue $9.15B $17.21B $5.28B
Gross profit $5.78B $12.21B $2.84B
Operating income $2.73B $7.77B $1.92B
Net income $2.08B $5.40B $1.48B
Free cash flow $2.26B $5.84B $2.53B
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $17.10 $14.09
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $2.44B $2.66B
Total debt $8.74B $13.06B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 291.60M 104.70M
Enterprise value $57.24B $127.68B $27.12B

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
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
P/E 29.4x 28.1x 24.5x
P/FCF 27.1x 23.9x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 23.3x 13.8x
P/S 6.7x 8.1x 6.9x
P/B 5.1x 7.0x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 17.7x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 16.4x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 25.5x 19.3x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 8.7x 6.6x
EV/FCF 30.8x 25.7x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 25.1x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.61 0.94 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 18.2% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 11.9% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 19.7% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 14.4% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 29.7% 41.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 26.4% 23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 18.3% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 25.3% 27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 23.4% 51.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 29.9% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 18.5% 280.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 19.8% 32.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 19.4% 311.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 20.2% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Gross margin 63.2% 70.9% 53.9%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 53.1% 38.6%
Operating margin 29.8% 45.1% 36.4%
Pretax margin 28.5% 43.4% 38.2%
Net margin 22.8% 29.0% 27.9%
FCF margin 24.7% 33.9% 47.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 34.8% 49.7%
Return on equity 17.4% 21.0% 25.6%
Return on assets 7.6% 9.7% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 14.9% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 16.6% 28.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Debt / assets 31.9% 27.2% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 58.7% 47.2%
Equity / assets 43.8% 41.3% 52.8%
Interest coverage 7.9x 24.0x 36.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.60 4.29 5.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 4.7% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 5.5% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.2% 21.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.6% 12.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusNDAQSPGICBOE
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $18.86FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +12.9% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +6.6% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQSPGICBOE
Held by institutions 83.8% 87.5% 88.4%
Institutions holding 1,084 2,004 988
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 539 873 525
Institutions selling 398 877 342
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.00 1.54

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.

NDAQSPGICBOE
NDAQ 1.00 0.66 0.31
SPGI 0.66 1.00 0.15
CBOE 0.31 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, SPGI and CBOE?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.80B, S&P Global (SPGI) $137.82B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $36.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, SPGI and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.7x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.6x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 27.2x, S&P Global (SPGI) 25.5x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

S&P Global (SPGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) +18.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

S&P Global (SPGI) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, S&P Global (SPGI) 29.0%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 27.9%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) 14.9%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +27.8%, S&P Global (SPGI) -3.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +38.4%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.1%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) +0.9%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.1%/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%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.01%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%. 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%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.6%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, SPGI 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.