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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.33 in Q1 2026, up 13.15% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q4 2025, and up 7.81% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.33 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 7.81% year-over-year to 0.33; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.33 (up 7.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.29, down 7.03% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.4 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.23 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.3 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio decreased 27.32% in 2022 and soared 70.17% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then rose by 25.12% to 0.32 in 2023, then slipped by 3.65% to 0.31 in 2024, then decreased by 7.03% to 0.29 in 2025, then rose by 13.15% to 0.33 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.33, 0.29, and 0.3 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 0.22
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.02
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 0.11
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 0.47
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 0.33
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.23
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 1.15
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 0.13
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 0.47
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 0.32

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.33
Dec 31, 2025 0.29
Sep 30, 2025 0.30
Jun 30, 2025 0.30
Mar 31, 2025 0.30
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.32
Jun 30, 2024 0.32
Mar 31, 2024 0.33
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.40
Jun 30, 2023 0.39
Mar 31, 2023 0.25
Dec 31, 2022 0.26
Sep 30, 2022 0.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.25
Mar 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.32
Jun 30, 2021 0.32
Mar 31, 2021 0.32
Dec 31, 2020 0.31
Sep 30, 2020 0.24
Jun 30, 2020 0.24
Mar 31, 2020 0.28
Dec 31, 2019 0.24
Sep 30, 2019 0.27
Jun 30, 2019 0.25
Mar 31, 2019 0.25
Dec 31, 2018 0.24
Sep 30, 2018 0.26
Jun 30, 2018 0.25
Mar 31, 2018 0.26
Dec 31, 2017 0.27
Sep 30, 2017 0.01
Jun 30, 2017 0.03
Mar 31, 2017 0.25
Dec 31, 2016 0.27
Sep 30, 2016 0.25
Jun 30, 2016 0.25
Mar 31, 2016 0.19
Dec 31, 2015 0.20
Sep 30, 2015 0.21
Jun 30, 2015 0.19
Mar 31, 2015 0.19
Dec 31, 2014 0.19
Sep 30, 2014 0.18
Jun 30, 2014 0.18
Mar 31, 2014 0.19
Dec 31, 2013 0.21
Sep 30, 2013 0.22
Jun 30, 2013 0.23
Mar 31, 2013 0.21
Dec 31, 2012 0.22
Sep 30, 2012 0.22
Jun 30, 2012 0.22
Mar 31, 2012 0.22
Dec 31, 2011 0.15
Sep 30, 2011 0.17
Jun 30, 2011 0.16
Mar 31, 2011 0.13
Dec 31, 2010 0.14
Sep 30, 2010 0.19
Jun 30, 2010 0.21
Dec 31, 2009 0.20