NDAQ vs TRI vs BGC Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Thomson Reuters and Bgc Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.90B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.41 +17.6% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$52.74B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 6, Nasdaq 4, Thomson Reuters 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQTRIBGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.90B $52.74B $5.35B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 32.5x 28.0x BGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 26.0x 8.2x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +7.0% +27.6% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 20.7% 5.8% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 9.2% NDAQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x 2.0x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% -28.3% +21.9% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -1.2%/yr +15.8%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 51.8% 33.5% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 57/100 66/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQTRIBGC

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

AxisNDAQTRIBGC
Valuation 42 #56 of 96 51 #50 of 101 84 #16 of 96
Growth 40 #40 of 66 29 #69 of 97 85 #11 of 66
Profitability 79 #14 of 64 99 #2 of 94 56 #29 of 64
Financial Health 47 #50 of 93 65 #38 of 108 35 #61 of 93
Shareholder Returns 62 #15 of 38 38 #40 of 64 73 #11 of 38
Overall 54 57 66
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQTRIBGCSPY
1 month +11.6%+17.6%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months +8.8%+12.7%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months +14.3%+29.5%+0.5% +8.2%
Year to date +7.4%-11.7%+27.3% +12.9%
1 year +17.5%-28.3%+21.9% +12.3%
3 years +119.3%-1.2%+97.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.9%-0.4%+25.4% +23.3%
5 years +51.2%-5.7%+107.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.6%-1.2%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years +389.6%+183.3%+99.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.2%+11.0%+7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNDAQTRIBGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%51.8%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%52.4%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.160.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.550.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-64.3%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-28.3%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $104.72$162.38$12.65 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$76.55$8.31 $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.

MultipleNDAQTRIBGC
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 28.3x 32.2xmedian 28.3x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 13.5x 25.8xmedian 17.3x 12.9xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 16.0x 16.2xmedian 15.8x 11.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 0.54 3.11median 0.85 0.24median 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 monthsNDAQTRIBGC
Revenue $9.15B $7.83B $3.29B
Gross profit $5.78B – –
Operating income $2.73B $2.33B –
Net income $2.08B $1.68B $198.89M
Free cash flow $2.26B $3.19B $483.90M
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $3.61 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $577.00M $766.85M
Total debt $8.74B $3.26B $1.77B
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 449.53M 478.97M
Enterprise value $56.34B $49.52B $2.18B

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
MetricNDAQTRIBGC
P/E 28.0x 32.2x 28.3x
P/FCF 25.8x 16.2x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 17.9x 10.7x
P/S 6.4x 6.6x 1.6x
P/B 4.9x 4.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 6.4x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 25.8x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 23.3x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 6.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 29.5x 17.1x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 18.8x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 3.11 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQTRIBGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 7.0% 27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 5.2% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 9.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -0.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 4.7% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -6.8% 164.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 8.4% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 10.4% 120.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.5% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 10.1% 78.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 13.0% 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 9.0% 86.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQTRIBGC
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 26.9% 15.1%
Operating margin 29.8% 29.7% –
Pretax margin 28.5% 46.5% 8.3%
Net margin 22.8% 20.7% 5.8%
FCF margin 24.7% 40.7% 14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 36.9% 15.3%
Return on equity 17.4% – 14.9%
Return on assets 7.6% – 3.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 12.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQTRIBGC
Debt / assets 31.9% 18.0% 30.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.2x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 1.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 38.5% 77.8%
Equity / assets 43.8% 61.5% 22.2%
Interest coverage 7.9x 116.5x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.4x -2.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.48 5.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQTRIBGC
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.5% -2.2% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.2% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% 8.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% 37.4%

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.

ConsensusNDAQTRIBGC
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $4.47FY2026 $1.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +8.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $3.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +15.5% -6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQTRIBGC
Held by institutions 83.8% 90.1% 65.4%
Institutions holding 1,082 421 368
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.6% +3.4%
Institutions buying 538 408 215
Institutions selling 397 9 86
Buyers to sellers 1.36 45.33 2.50

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.

NDAQTRIBGC
NDAQ 1.00 0.49 0.36
TRI 0.49 1.00 0.14
BGC 0.36 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, TRI and BGC?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.90B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.74B, Bgc (BGC) $5.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, TRI and BGC?

Bgc (BGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.5x, Bgc (BGC) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x, Bgc (BGC) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Bgc (BGC) +27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Bgc (BGC) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Bgc (BGC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%, Bgc (BGC) +21.9%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.2%/yr, Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.01%, Bgc (BGC) 0.01%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Thomson Reuters (TRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.8%, Bgc (BGC) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, TRI and BGC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bgc (BGC) leads on 6. 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.