NDAQ vs SPGI vs MIAX Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, S&P Global and Miami International Holdings 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
3 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Miami International Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Miami International Holdings 5, S&P Global 3, Nasdaq 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQSPGIMIAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.54B $132.84B $3.16B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 27.0x 22.2x MIAX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 23.9x 21.1x MIAX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +9.7% +16.8% MIAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 30.5% 9.7% SPGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 12.1% 10.5% SPGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -4.4x MIAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.5% -6.7% -20.0% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr 0.0%/yr — NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 30.9% 43.3% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 68/100 MIAX

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQSPGIMIAX

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

AxisNDAQSPGIMIAX
Valuation 43 #56 of 97 24 #722 of 945 82 #18 of 97
Growth 46 #38 of 69 68 #261 of 822 94 #5 of 69
Profitability 80 #15 of 70 89 #95 of 835 62 #27 of 70
Financial Health 48 #53 of 101 67 #298 of 905 95 #6 of 101
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 43 #411 of 726 8 #37 of 40
Overall 56 58 68
  • NDAQ ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SPGI ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • MIAX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQSPGIMIAXSPY
1 month +7.5%+10.7%-5.3% -1.0%
3 months +11.4%+5.6%-20.6% +2.9%
6 months +14.1%+3.1%-25.9% +6.4%
Year to date +5.6%-13.9%-23.4% +11.4%
1 year +15.5%-6.7%-20.0% +13.1%
3 years +107.4%+29.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+9.0%— +21.5%
5 years +52.5%-0.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.8%0.0%— +10.9%
10 years +364.9%+263.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%+13.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNDAQSPGIMIAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%30.9%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%35.5%47.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.340.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.54-0.22-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-40.2%-48.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-17.6%-40.2% -2.5%
52-week high $103.30$546.35$56.84 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$386.35$29.53 $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.

MultipleNDAQSPGIMIAX
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 29.4x 27.0xmedian 13.4x 22.8xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 3.2x 2.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.8x 17.2xmedian 5.9x 17.9xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 15.9x 23.8xmedian 11.1x 13.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 0.51 0.86median 0.89 —median 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 monthsNDAQSPGIMIAX
Revenue $9.15B $16.12B $1.47B
Gross profit $5.78B $11.43B $503.69M
Operating income $2.73B $7.16B $116.15M
Net income $2.08B $5.32B $142.30M
Free cash flow $2.26B $5.57B $251.48M
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $16.66 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $4.13B $660.46M
Total debt $8.74B $15.17B $1.51M
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 295.50M 110.71M
Enterprise value $55.98B $123.43B $612.03M

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
MetricNDAQSPGIMIAX
P/E 27.5x 27.0x 22.8x
P/FCF 25.4x 23.8x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 23.2x 11.7x
P/S 6.3x 8.2x 2.3x
P/B 4.8x 4.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 8.3x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 17.2x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 24.0x 20.1x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 8.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 29.0x 25.8x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 25.1x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGIMIAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 9.7% 16.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 10.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 11.5% 44.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 12.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 22.0% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 25.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 22.3% 7,836%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 26.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 27.1% 5,521%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 31.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 20.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 3.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 20.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGIMIAX
Gross margin 63.2% 70.9% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 51.9% 10.2%
Operating margin 29.8% 44.4% 7.9%
Pretax margin 28.5% 42.6% 3.9%
Net margin 22.8% 30.5% 9.7%
FCF margin 24.7% 34.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 35.5% 19.5%
Return on equity 17.4% 16.9% 12.8%
Return on assets 7.6% 8.6% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 12.1% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 13.6% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.5% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGIMIAX
Debt / assets 31.9% 24.1% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -4.4x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.7x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 49.7% 28.1%
Equity / assets 43.8% 50.3% 71.9%
Interest coverage 7.9x 22.7x 31.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.44 3.74 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQSPGIMIAX
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.5% -11.9%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.4% -11.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.4% –
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.

ConsensusNDAQSPGIMIAX
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.01FY2026 $18.87FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +12.9% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.07BFY2026 $15.46BFY2026 $512.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +6.6% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQSPGIMIAX
Held by institutions 83.8% 87.5% 72.8%
Institutions holding 1,082 2,001 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.6% +42.4%
Institutions buying 538 871 142
Institutions selling 397 876 46
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.99 3.09

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.

NDAQSPGIMIAX
NDAQ 1.00 0.66 0.42
SPGI 0.66 1.00 0.25
MIAX 0.42 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, SPGI and MIAX?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.54B, S&P Global (SPGI) $132.84B, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) $3.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, SPGI and MIAX?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.1x, S&P Global (SPGI) 27.0x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.6x, S&P Global (SPGI) 23.9x, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Miami International Holdings (MIAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) +9.7%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) +16.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

S&P Global (SPGI) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, S&P Global (SPGI) 30.5%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, S&P Global (SPGI) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) 12.1%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +15.5%, S&P Global (SPGI) -6.7%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) -20.0%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.8%/yr, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, S&P Global (SPGI) 0.01%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 0.00%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 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%, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, SPGI and MIAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Miami International Holdings (MIAX) leads on 5. 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.