NDAQ vs VRSK vs BGC Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Verisk Analytics and Bgc Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.60 +15.0% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.55B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.61B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.42 -0.3% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNDAQVRSKBGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.55B $25.61B $5.44B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x 28.9x 28.5x BGC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 23.9x 8.2x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +5.0% +27.6% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 28.2% 5.8% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 31.9% 9.2% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.3x 2.0x BGC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% -8.3% +25.1% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -1.9%/yr +16.3%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 35.8% 33.4% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 65/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQVRSKBGC

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

AxisNDAQVRSKBGC
Valuation 42 #56 of 96 32 #640 of 941 84 #16 of 96
Growth 42 #38 of 65 47 #328 of 615 83 #12 of 65
Profitability 80 #14 of 65 97 #21 of 586 55 #30 of 65
Financial Health 48 #49 of 93 33 #447 of 667 37 #59 of 93
Shareholder Returns 72 #12 of 40 72 #197 of 704 67 #14 of 40
Overall 57 56 65
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodNDAQVRSKBGCSPY
1 month +15.0%+14.9%-0.3% +0.7%
3 months +11.0%-4.8%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months +14.9%+3.4%+1.7% +7.1%
Year to date +8.7%-14.7%+27.9% +12.8%
1 year +23.6%-8.3%+25.1% +11.9%
3 years +115.9%-15.0%+103.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.3%-5.3%+26.8% +22.8%
5 years +50.9%-9.3%+112.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%-1.9%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +394.3%+134.4%+105.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.3%+8.9%+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNDAQVRSKBGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%35.8%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%36.3%32.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.480.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.230.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-51.2%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-15.3%-9.7% -1.2%
52-week high $105.60$225.07$12.65 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$156.84$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.

MultipleNDAQVRSKBGC
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 29.6x 28.2xmedian 13.0x 28.4xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.1x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x 13.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 16.5x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 11.2xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x -20.9xmedian 1.2x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.48 1.12median 0.90 0.24median 0.48

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 monthsNDAQVRSKBGC
Revenue $9.15B $3.14B $3.29B
Gross profit $5.78B $2.20B –
Operating income $2.73B $1.38B –
Net income $2.08B $885.50M $198.89M
Free cash flow $2.26B $1.24B $483.90M
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $6.77 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $551.40M $766.85M
Total debt $8.74B $11.77B $1.77B
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 130.85M 478.97M
Enterprise value $56.99B $20.25B $2.26B

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
MetricNDAQVRSKBGC
P/E 28.3x 28.2x 28.4x
P/FCF 26.1x 20.1x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.5x 10.8x
P/S 6.4x 7.9x 1.6x
P/B 4.9x -20.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 10.0x -16.5x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 16.7x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 20.9x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 9.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 29.8x 23.2x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 19.1x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 1.12 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKBGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 5.0% 27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 6.9% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 4.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -3.3% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 20.7% 164.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 3.7% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 25.0% 120.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 21.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 11.4% 78.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 21.2% 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 14.6% 86.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKBGC
Gross margin 63.2% 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 55.0% 15.1%
Operating margin 29.8% 43.9% –
Pretax margin 28.5% 37.0% 8.3%
Net margin 22.8% 28.2% 5.8%
FCF margin 24.7% 39.4% 14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 47.9% 15.3%
Return on equity 17.4% – 14.9%
Return on assets 7.6% 19.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 31.9% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.8% 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKBGC
Debt / assets 31.9% 99.5% 30.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x -3.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.3x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.6x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 126.4% 77.8%
Equity / assets 43.8% -26.4% 22.2%
Interest coverage 7.9x 7.0x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.51 6.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKBGC
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 7.5% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 8.6% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusNDAQVRSKBGC
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $1.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +5.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $3.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +6.7% -6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQVRSKBGC
Held by institutions 83.8% 97.6% 65.4%
Institutions holding 1,083 954 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -0.4% +3.4%
Institutions buying 538 488 215
Institutions selling 398 349 86
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.40 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.

NDAQVRSKBGC
NDAQ 1.00 0.45 0.36
VRSK 0.45 1.00 0.14
BGC 0.36 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, VRSK and BGC?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.55B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $25.61B, Bgc (BGC) $5.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, VRSK and BGC?

Bgc (BGC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.6x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.9x, Bgc (BGC) 28.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, 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%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Bgc (BGC) +27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Bgc (BGC) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Bgc (BGC) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +23.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Bgc (BGC) +25.1%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Bgc (BGC) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Bgc (BGC) 0.01%. 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) 28.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Bgc (BGC) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NDAQ, VRSK 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 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.