SPGI vs NDAQ vs TW Stock Comparison

S&P Global, Nasdaq and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$448.95 +11.3% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.35B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.86%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.28B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.11%
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.02B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 4, S&P Global 3, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGINDAQTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.35B $58.28B $28.02B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 28.0x 28.3x SPGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 25.9x 28.5x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.5% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.8% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.86% 1.11% 0.45% NDAQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% +17.5% +8.9% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +8.6%/yr +6.5%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 28.5% 31.0% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

SPGINDAQTW

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

AxisSPGINDAQTW
Valuation 9 #856 of 940 42 #56 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Growth – 40 #40 of 66 63 #25 of 66
Profitability – 79 #14 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health – 47 #50 of 93 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 10 #641 of 709 62 #15 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Overall – 54 73
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • 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

PeriodSPGINDAQTWSPY
1 month +11.3%+11.6%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months +5.8%+8.8%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +3.6%+14.3%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date -14.1%+7.4%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year -9.6%+17.5%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years +31.1%+119.3%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.4%+29.9%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years -4.4%+51.2%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.9%+8.6%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +265.4%+389.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.8%+17.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPGINDAQTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%28.5%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%29.9%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.57-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.620.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-33.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-0.3%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $546.35$104.72$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $386.35$76.85$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.

MultipleSPGINDAQTW
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 13.0x 28.0xmedian 28.3x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.4x 19.6xmedian 13.5x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 10.8x 25.8xmedian 16.0x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 1.53median 0.54 0.73median 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 monthsSPGINDAQTW
Revenue – $9.15B $2.21B
Gross profit – $5.78B –
Operating income – $2.73B $963.90M
Net income $5.37B $2.08B $1.02B
Free cash flow – $2.26B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) – $3.70 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $365.00M $2.06B
Total debt – $8.74B –
Shares (diluted) 295.50M 563.31M 212.80M
Enterprise value $137.70B $55.72B $20.73B

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
MetricSPGINDAQTW
P/E 23.6x 28.0x 28.3x
P/FCF 20.8x 25.8x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x 23.4x
P/S 7.2x 6.4x 12.7x
P/B 6.7x 4.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 9.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 19.6x 21.4x
EV/EBIT – 24.4x 26.9x
EV/Revenue – 7.3x 11.8x
EV/FCF – 29.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.1x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.53 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGINDAQTW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.5% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.1% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.8% 28.2% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 23.6% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.8% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.6% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGINDAQTW
Gross margin – 63.2% –
EBITDA margin – 37.0% 54.9%
Operating margin – 29.8% 43.7%
Pretax margin – 28.5% 58.9%
Net margin – 22.8% 40.7%
FCF margin – 24.7% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.8% 54.2%
Return on equity 20.9% 17.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 9.7% 7.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.5% –
Return on capital employed – 12.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGINDAQTW
Debt / assets – 31.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 47.6% 56.2% 11.1%
Equity / assets 41.3% 43.8% 88.9%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 469.3x
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGINDAQTW
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusSPGINDAQTW
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.86FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +11.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.46BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +13.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGINDAQTW
Held by institutions 87.5% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,002 1,082 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 872 538 300
Institutions selling 876 397 211
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.36 1.42

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.

SPGINDAQTW
SPGI 1.00 0.66 0.30
NDAQ 0.66 1.00 0.37
TW 0.30 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPGI, NDAQ and TW?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: S&P Global (SPGI) $132.35B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.28B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $28.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPGI, NDAQ and TW?

S&P Global (SPGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (S&P Global (SPGI) 23.6x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.0x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (S&P Global (SPGI) 23.8x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). 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%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: S&P Global (SPGI) -9.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (S&P Global (SPGI) -0.9%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest dividend yield: S&P Global (SPGI) 0.86%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.11%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (S&P Global (SPGI) 30.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPGI, NDAQ 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 4. 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.