Nasdaq (NDAQ) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq's (NDAQ) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $730.0 million in Q1 2026, down 15.02% year-on-year from $859.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $732.0 million in Q4 2025.
Nasdaq (NDAQ) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nasdaq has disclosed Cost of Revenue across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $730.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $730.0 million, down 15.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion (down 5.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $659.0 million (2022), against an average of $665.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue decreased 23.39% in 2023 and jumped 54.22% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Nasdaq's Cost of Revenue stood at $675.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 21.48% to $530.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 51.51% to $803.0 million in 2024, then fell by 8.84% to $732.0 million in 2025, then declined by 0.27% to $730.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $730.0 million (Q1 2026), $732.0 million (Q4 2025), and $643.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 52.50 Mn |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 531.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 730.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 83.91 Mn |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 85.70 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 5.80 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 519.50 Mn |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 296.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |