NDAQ vs SPGI vs CBOE Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, S&P Global and Cboe Global Markets Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$102.56 +7.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.54B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$450.20 +10.7% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$132.84B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.12B
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 $58.54B $132.84B $35.02B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 27.0x 26.0x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 23.9x 25.6x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +9.7% +11.7% CBOE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 30.5% 26.6% SPGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 12.1% 18.1% CBOE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.5x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% SPGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.5% -6.7% +43.5% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr 0.0%/yr +21.4%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 30.9% 35.9% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 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 43 #56 of 97 24 #722 of 945 55 #44 of 97
Growth 46 #38 of 69 68 #261 of 822 72 #20 of 69
Profitability 80 #15 of 70 89 #95 of 835 96 #4 of 70
Financial Health 48 #53 of 101 67 #298 of 905 81 #20 of 101
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 43 #411 of 726 46 #22 of 40
Overall 56 58 70
  • NDAQ ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SPGI ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • CBOE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQSPGICBOESPY
1 month +7.5%+10.7%+26.3% -1.0%
3 months +11.4%+5.6%+19.1% +2.9%
6 months +14.1%+3.1%+12.1% +6.4%
Year to date +5.6%-13.9%+35.6% +11.4%
1 year +15.5%-6.7%+43.5% +13.1%
3 years +107.4%+29.4%+109.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+9.0%+28.0% +21.5%
5 years +52.5%-0.1%+163.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.8%0.0%+21.4% +10.9%
10 years +364.9%+263.1%+432.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%+13.8%+18.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNDAQSPGICBOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%30.9%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%35.5%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.34-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.54-0.221.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-40.2%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-17.6%-7.2% -2.5%
52-week high $103.30$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 27.5xmedian 29.4x 27.0xmedian 13.4x 26.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 3.2x 7.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.8x 17.2xmedian 5.9x 18.5xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 15.9x 23.8xmedian 11.1x 19.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 1.2x 6.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 0.51 0.86median 0.89 0.94median 0.51

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 $16.12B $5.06B
Gross profit $5.78B $11.43B $2.74B
Operating income $2.73B $7.16B $1.76B
Net income $2.08B $5.32B $1.35B
Free cash flow $2.26B $5.57B $1.87B
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $16.66 $12.84
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $4.13B $2.28B
Total debt $8.74B $15.17B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 295.50M 104.90M
Enterprise value $55.98B $123.43B $26.68B

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 27.5x 27.0x 26.5x
P/FCF 25.4x 23.8x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 23.2x 18.1x
P/S 6.3x 8.2x 7.0x
P/B 4.8x 4.2x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 8.3x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 17.2x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 24.0x 20.1x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 8.9x 6.8x
EV/FCF 29.0x 25.8x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 25.1x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.86 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 9.7% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 10.2% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 11.5% 23.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 12.9% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 22.0% 35.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 25.5% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 22.3% 50.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 26.8% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 27.1% 50.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 31.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 2.6% 4,740%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 20.3% 52.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 3.0% 1,757%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 20.5% 55.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Gross margin 63.2% 70.9% 54.1%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 51.9% 37.1%
Operating margin 29.8% 44.4% 34.7%
Pretax margin 28.5% 42.6% 37.4%
Net margin 22.8% 30.5% 26.6%
FCF margin 24.7% 34.6% 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 35.5% 38.8%
Return on equity 17.4% 16.9% 24.6%
Return on assets 7.6% 8.6% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 12.1% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 13.6% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Debt / assets 31.9% 24.1% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.7x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 49.7% 47.0%
Equity / assets 43.8% 50.3% 53.0%
Interest coverage 7.9x 22.7x 33.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.44 3.74 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGICBOE
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.7% 22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.4% 14.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% –

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 25.6xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.01FY2026 $18.87FY2026 $13.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +12.9% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.07BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +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 1,082 2,001 985
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 538 871 523
Institutions selling 397 876 342
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.99 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.

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) $58.54B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.84B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $35.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, SPGI and CBOE?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.1x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.0x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.6x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.9x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) +9.7%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

S&P Global (SPGI) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%). On return on invested capital, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) 12.1%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +15.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) -6.7%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +43.5%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.8%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.0%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

S&P Global (SPGI) 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) 28.4%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.9%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 35.9%). 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.