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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly Cost of Revenue of $730.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $732.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 15.02% year-over-year from $859.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $730.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 15.02% year-over-year to $730.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (down 5.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue came in at $730.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, roughly flat from $732.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $859.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $508.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $665.2 million and a median of $659.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue slipped 23.39% in 2023 and surged 54.22% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Cost of Revenue stood at $675.0 million in 2022, then declined by 21.48% to $530.0 million in 2023, then surged by 51.51% to $803.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.84% to $732.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.27% to $730.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $730.0 million, $732.0 million, and $643.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.24 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 52.50 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - -
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 531.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 730.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 83.91 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 85.70 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 5.80 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 519.50 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 296.74 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 730.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 730.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 732.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 732.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 643.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 643.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 784.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 784.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 859.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 859.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 803.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 803.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 756.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 756.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 633.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 633.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 557.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 530.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 530.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 511.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 511.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 508.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 508.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 619.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 619.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 675.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 675.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 667.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 667.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 659.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 659.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 643.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 643.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 581.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 581.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 519.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 519.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 566.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 566.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 800.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 800.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 674.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 674.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 698.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 698.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 699.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 699.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 652.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 652.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 415.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 415.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 464.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 464.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 438.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 438.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 405.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 405.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 492.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 492.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 364.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 364.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 412.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 412.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 485.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 485.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 388.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 388.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 362.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 362.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 398.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 398.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 388.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 388.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 374.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 374.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 344.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 344.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 338.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 338.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 371.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 329.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 329.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 342.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 342.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 289.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 289.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 351.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 351.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 402.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 402.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 321.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 321.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 342.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 342.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 369.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 369.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 329.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 329.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 299.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 299.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 363.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 363.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 326.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 326.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 334.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 334.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 334.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 334.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 388.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 388.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 390.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 390.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 416.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 416.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 508.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 508.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 422.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 422.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 402.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 402.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 382.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 382.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 385.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 385.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 496.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 496.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 411.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 411.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 448.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 448.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 461.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 461.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 522.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 522.00 Mn