NDAQ vs VALU vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Value Line and Verisk Analytics 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
5 wins
VALU Value Line Inc
$44.30 +9.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$423.77M
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.89M
Div. yield
0.03%
Publishing Communication Services
2 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$197.85 +21.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.48B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 5, Verisk Analytics 4, Value Line 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQVALUVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.80B $423.77M $27.48B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 21.4x 31.0x VALU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x — 24.8x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% -5.5% +5.0% NDAQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 60.3% 28.2% VALU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 2.3x VRSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% +20.5% -10.1% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +2.3%/yr -1.6%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 35.7% 35.7% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 55/100 VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQVALUVRSK

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

AxisNDAQVALUVRSK
Valuation 42 #60 of 103 27 #39 of 53 29 #684 of 963
Growth 39 #43 of 70 26 #33 of 44 44 #460 of 823
Profitability 77 #18 of 74 79 #10 of 43 97 #30 of 845
Financial Health 48 #52 of 99 93 #5 of 61 31 #617 of 896
Shareholder Returns 59 #17 of 40 31 #21 of 30 72 #206 of 731
Overall 53 51 55
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VALU ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VRSK ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQVALUVRSKSPY
1 month +19.0%+9.1%+21.2% -1.0%
3 months +16.0%+22.6%+4.8% -0.4%
6 months +23.0%+27.6%+15.7% +4.5%
Year to date +12.9%+15.3%-11.6% +12.4%
1 year +27.8%+20.5%-10.1% +13.6%
3 years +118.4%+7.3%-14.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +29.8%+2.4%-5.0% +20.8%
5 years +54.6%+12.2%-7.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.1%+2.3%-1.6% +10.4%
10 years +408.8%+146.0%+142.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.7%+9.4%+9.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNDAQVALUVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%35.7%35.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%33.3%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.56-0.03-0.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.58-0.28 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-68.3%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.2%-12.1% -1.6%
52-week high $109.70$46.25$225.07 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$32.00$156.84 $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.

MultipleNDAQVALUVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.7x 21.0xmedian 17.7x 29.2xmedian 13.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.0x 12.6xmedian 0.5x 8.2xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 13.6x 74.8xmedian 10.4x 17.2xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 15.1x 23.4xmedian 8.8x 20.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 1.7x -21.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.61median 0.55 —median 0.42 1.17median 0.95

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 monthsNDAQVALUVRSK
Revenue $9.15B $32.89M $3.14B
Gross profit $5.78B – $2.20B
Operating income $2.73B $3.56M $1.38B
Net income $2.08B $19.83M $885.50M
Free cash flow $2.26B $17.73M $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $3.70 – $6.77
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $16.02M $551.40M
Total debt $8.74B – $4.47B
Shares (diluted) 563.31M – 130.85M
Enterprise value $57.24B $171.08M $22.12B

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
MetricNDAQVALUVRSK
P/E 29.4x 21.0x 29.2x
P/FCF 27.1x 23.4x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 23.4x 17.1x
P/S 6.7x 12.6x 8.2x
P/B 5.1x 3.8x -21.7x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 3.8x -17.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 74.8x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 25.5x 101.8x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 11.0x 9.5x
EV/FCF 30.8x 20.5x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 20.5x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.61 – 1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVALUVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% -5.5% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -5.9% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% -36.8% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -32.7% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -6.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 2.4% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% – 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -15.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -0.3% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% -15.0% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -0.3% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVALUVRSK
Gross margin 63.2% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 14.7% 55.0%
Operating margin 29.8% 10.8% 43.9%
Pretax margin 28.5% 40.5% 37.0%
Net margin 22.8% 60.3% 28.2%
FCF margin 24.7% 53.9% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 53.9% 47.9%
Return on equity 17.4% 5.5% –
Return on assets 7.6% 3.9% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 31.9%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 2.7% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQVALUVRSK
Debt / assets 31.9% – 99.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 28.5% 126.4%
Equity / assets 43.8% 71.5% -26.4%
Interest coverage 7.9x – 7.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.60 7.70 6.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQVALUVRSK
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.1% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 0.2% 7.3%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 3.3% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% –

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.

ConsensusNDAQVALUVRSK
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 – 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 – $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% – +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 – $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 – +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% – +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQVALUVRSK
Held by institutions 83.8% 5.6% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,084 53 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.8% -0.4%
Institutions buying 539 16 489
Institutions selling 398 18 349
Buyers to sellers 1.35 0.89 1.40

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.

NDAQVALUVRSK
NDAQ 1.00 -0.03 0.46
VALU -0.03 1.00 0.10
VRSK 0.46 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, VALU and VRSK?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.80B, Value Line (VALU) $423.77M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $27.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, VALU and VRSK?

Value Line (VALU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.7x, Value Line (VALU) 21.4x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 27.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Value Line (VALU) -5.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Value Line (VALU) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Value Line (VALU) 60.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +27.8%, Value Line (VALU) +20.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -10.1%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.1%/yr, Value Line (VALU) +2.3%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Value Line (VALU) 0.03%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Value Line (VALU) 35.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, VALU and VRSK?

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