NDAQ vs VIRT vs WYFI Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Virtu Financial and WhiteFiber Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.55 +14.0% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.94B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.10%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.
$55.44 +6.7% 1M +60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.60B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.73%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
7 wins
WYFI WhiteFiber, Inc.
$11.87 -37.0% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$461.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$91.24M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Virtu Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Virtu Financial 7, Nasdaq 3, WhiteFiber 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQVIRTWYFILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.94B $8.60B $461.05M NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 8.8x -50.6x VIRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 8.0x — VIRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +20.8% +57.0% WYFI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 13.5% -9.9% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 39.4% — VIRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.6x -0.7x WYFI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% 1.73% — VIRT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% +60.4% -64.9% VIRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +17.4%/yr — VIRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 37.4% 120.4% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 39/100 VIRT

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQVIRTWYFI

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

AxisNDAQVIRTWYFI
Valuation 42 #56 of 96 92 #9 of 96 54 #18 of 38
Growth 41 #39 of 65 52 #32 of 65 9 #33 of 36
Profitability 81 #13 of 65 78 #15 of 65 36 #22 of 34
Financial Health 47 #49 of 92 31 #64 of 92 57 #17 of 38
Shareholder Returns 65 #14 of 38 57 #17 of 38 –
Overall 55 62 39
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VIRT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WYFI ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQVIRTWYFISPY
1 month +14.0%+6.7%-37.0% +0.9%
3 months +10.5%-4.5%-42.3% +5.9%
6 months +15.6%+9.1%-22.1% +8.5%
Year to date +8.7%+66.4%-24.9% +13.3%
1 year +20.0%+60.4%-64.9% +12.4%
3 years +121.8%+203.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.4%+44.8%— +23.5%
5 years +50.9%+122.8%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.6%+17.4%— +11.0%
10 years +394.1%+318.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.3%+15.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNDAQVIRTWYFISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%37.4%120.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%35.8%117.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.434.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.62-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-57.5%-78.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-18.4%-73.5% -0.9%
52-week high $105.55$67.93$44.77 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$32.53$9.52 $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.

MultipleNDAQVIRTWYFI
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 30.1x 8.8xmedian 30.1x -50.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 14.1x 4.4xmedian 14.1x -39.3xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 15.8x 16.5xmedian 15.8x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.54 0.14median 0.54 —median 0.38

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 monthsNDAQVIRTWYFI
Revenue $9.15B $4.08B $91.24M
Gross profit $5.78B – –
Operating income $2.73B – -$38.11M
Net income $2.08B $1.06B -$41.09M
Free cash flow $2.26B $521.11M –
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $6.29 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $1.07B $56.06M
Total debt $8.74B $2.38B $65.40M
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 87.60M 38.66M
Enterprise value $56.38B $5.25B $103.93M

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
MetricNDAQVIRTWYFI
P/E 28.3x 8.8x -50.6x
P/FCF 26.1x 16.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 15.4x –
P/S 6.4x 2.1x 5.1x
P/B 4.9x 3.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 3.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 4.4x -39.3x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 4.6x -12.3x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 29.7x 19.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 17.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 0.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVIRTWYFI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 20.8% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 23.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% – -302.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% 36.4% -395.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 60.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 32.8% -349.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 61.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -4.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -3.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% -7.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -3.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVIRTWYFI
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 55.7% -13.1%
Operating margin 29.8% – -41.8%
Pretax margin 28.5% 31.3% -47.7%
Net margin 22.8% 13.5% -9.9%
FCF margin 24.7% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 13.7% –
Return on equity 17.4% 46.9% -10.0%
Return on assets 7.6% 4.0% -5.4%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 39.4% –
Return on capital employed 12.0% – -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 3.0% 22.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQVIRTWYFI
Debt / assets 31.9% 8.7% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.6x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 91.5% 61.7%
Equity / assets 43.8% 8.5% 38.3%
Interest coverage 7.9x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.51 – 0.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQVIRTWYFI
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNDAQVIRTWYFI
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $6.89FY2026 $-1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $2.93BFY2026 $128.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +62.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +4.0% +122.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQVIRTWYFI
Held by institutions 83.8% 93.0% 25.7%
Institutions holding 1,082 472 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +6.7% +23.5%
Institutions buying 538 282 97
Institutions selling 397 142 22
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.99 4.41

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.

NDAQVIRTWYFI
NDAQ 1.00 0.24 0.08
VIRT 0.24 1.00 0.20
WYFI 0.08 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, VIRT and WYFI?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.94B, Virtu Financial (VIRT) $8.60B, WhiteFiber (WYFI) $461.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, VIRT and WYFI?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.8x, WhiteFiber (WYFI) -50.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Virtu Financial (VIRT) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WhiteFiber (WYFI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +20.8%, WhiteFiber (WYFI) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 13.5%, WhiteFiber (WYFI) -9.9%). On return on invested capital, Virtu Financial (VIRT) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 39.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Virtu Financial (VIRT) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +20.0%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +60.4%, WhiteFiber (WYFI) -64.9%. Over five years, Virtu Financial (VIRT) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Virtu Financial (VIRT) +17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) has the highest dividend yield: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.10%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 1.73%. WhiteFiber (WYFI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Virtu Financial (VIRT) 37.4%, WhiteFiber (WYFI) 120.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, VIRT and WYFI?

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