NDAQ vs VRSK vs TW Stock Comparison

Nasdaq, Verisk Analytics and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.60 +15.0% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$58.97B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.10%
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.02%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$118.88 +18.2% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.83B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Verisk Analytics 4, Tradeweb Markets 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNDAQVRSKTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.97B $24.82B $27.83B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 28.2x 27.8x TW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 23.9x 28.3x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +5.0% +14.4% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 28.2% — VRSK
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 1.10% 1.02% 0.45% NDAQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% -8.3% +12.7% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -1.9%/yr +5.9%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 35.8% 30.8% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 42/100 NDAQ

Percentile Scorecard

NDAQVRSKTW

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

AxisNDAQVRSKTW
Valuation 42 #56 of 96 32 #640 of 941 37 #61 of 96
Growth 42 #38 of 65 47 #328 of 615 69 #21 of 65
Profitability 80 #14 of 65 97 #21 of 586 –
Financial Health 48 #49 of 93 33 #447 of 667 –
Shareholder Returns 72 #12 of 40 72 #197 of 704 21 #32 of 40
Overall 57 56 42
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNDAQVRSKTWSPY
1 month +15.0%+14.9%+18.2% +0.7%
3 months +11.0%-4.8%+21.6% +3.7%
6 months +14.9%+3.4%+5.0% +7.1%
Year to date +8.7%-14.7%+10.5% +12.8%
1 year +23.6%-8.3%+12.7% +11.9%
3 years +115.9%-15.0%+33.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.3%-5.3%+10.2% +22.8%
5 years +50.9%-9.3%+33.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%-1.9%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years +394.3%+134.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.3%+8.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNDAQVRSKTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%35.8%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%36.3%31.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.48-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.230.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-51.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-15.3%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $105.60$225.07$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $76.85$156.84$91.50 $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.

MultipleNDAQVRSKTW
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 29.6x 28.2xmedian 13.0x 27.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.1x 7.9xmedian 3.2x 12.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 16.5x 20.1xmedian 10.7x 20.6xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x -20.9xmedian 1.2x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.48 1.12median 0.90 0.78median 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 monthsNDAQVRSKTW
Revenue $9.15B $3.14B $2.28B
Gross profit $5.78B $2.20B –
Operating income $2.73B $1.38B $1.01B
Net income $2.08B $885.50M –
Free cash flow $2.26B $1.24B –
EPS (diluted) $3.70 $6.77 $4.27
Cash & equivalents $365.00M $551.40M –
Total debt $8.74B $11.77B –
Shares (diluted) 563.31M 130.85M 212.80M
Enterprise value $56.41B $19.46B $27.83B

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
MetricNDAQVRSKTW
P/E 28.3x 28.2x 27.8x
P/FCF 26.1x 20.1x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.5x –
P/S 6.4x 7.9x 12.2x
P/B 4.9x -20.9x –
P/Tangible book 10.0x -16.5x –
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT 24.6x 20.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.3x 9.2x 12.2x
EV/FCF 29.8x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 1.12 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 5.0% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 6.9% 21.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.7% 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 4.8% 25.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 6.6% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.2% -3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 3.7% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 25.0% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% 21.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 14.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNDAQVRSKTW
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% 126.4% –
Equity / assets 43.8% -26.4% –
Interest coverage 7.9x 7.0x –
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
MetricNDAQVRSKTW
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 7.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 8.6% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusNDAQVRSKTW
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.2% +5.1% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +6.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNDAQVRSKTW
Held by institutions 83.8% 97.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,083 954 562
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -0.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 538 488 301
Institutions selling 398 349 211
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.40 1.43

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.

NDAQVRSKTW
NDAQ 1.00 0.45 0.36
VRSK 0.45 1.00 0.32
TW 0.36 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NDAQ, VRSK and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.97B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $27.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, NDAQ, VRSK and TW?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.2x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.9x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, 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) +23.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +12.7%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest dividend yield: Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.10%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.