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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Nasdaq has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 18 years, most recently at $60.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 22.45% to $60.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $277.0 million through Mar 2026, up 27.65% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $266.0 million for FY2025, 28.5% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $60.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from $89.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $89.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $34.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $42.0 million (2022), against an average of $49.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: crashed 32.0% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 51.35% in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $34.0 million in 2022, then increased by 23.53% to $42.0 million in 2023, then surged by 42.86% to $60.0 million in 2024, then surged by 48.33% to $89.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.58% to $60.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods came in at $60.0 million, $89.0 million, and $69.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.