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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.74 in Q1 2026, up 1.12% quarter-over-quarter from $0.74 in Q4 2025, and down 7.77% year-over-year from $0.81 in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's Debt to Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.74 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 7.77% year-over-year to $0.74; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.74 (down 7.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.74, up 105.02% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.74 for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from $0.74 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1021.8 in Q1 2023 to a low of -$14.65 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $193.56 and a median of $0.89 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity surged 67833.83% in 2022 and sank 1617.5% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Debt to Equity stood at -$2.71 in 2022, then surged by 135.61% to $0.97 in 2023, then plunged by 1617.5% to -$14.65 in 2024, then soared by 105.02% to $0.74 in 2025, then grew by 1.12% to $0.74 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.74, $0.74, and $0.76 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 0.43
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.13
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 0.69
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 2.22
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 0.74
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.48
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn -2.31
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 0.27
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.18
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 0.64

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.74
Dec 31, 2025 0.74
Sep 30, 2025 0.76
Jun 30, 2025 -13.00
Mar 31, 2025 0.81
Dec 31, 2024 -14.65
Sep 30, 2024 0.89
Jun 30, 2024 -4.87
Mar 31, 2024 998.90
Dec 31, 2023 0.97
Sep 30, 2023 1.50
Jun 30, 2023 7.29
Mar 31, 2023 1,021.80
Dec 31, 2022 -2.71
Sep 30, 2022 0.91
Jun 30, 2022 635.11
Mar 31, 2022 655.33
Dec 31, 2021 -13.34
Sep 30, 2021 0.93
Jun 30, 2021 0.93
Mar 31, 2021 2.45
Dec 31, 2020 -4.05
Sep 30, 2020 0.59
Jun 30, 2020 -2.03
Mar 31, 2020 -2.15
Dec 31, 2019 -10.08
Sep 30, 2019 0.65
Jun 30, 2019 0.72
Mar 31, 2019 -2.17
Dec 31, 2018 0.84
Sep 30, 2018 0.69
Jun 30, 2018 1,923.50
Mar 31, 2018 -14.24
Dec 31, 2017 1.06
Sep 30, 2017 0.03
Jun 30, 2017 0.09
Mar 31, 2017 0.68
Dec 31, 2016 1.16
Sep 30, 2016 0.64
Jun 30, 2016 0.65
Mar 31, 2016 0.45
Dec 31, 2015 0.42
Sep 30, 2015 0.44
Jun 30, 2015 0.40
Mar 31, 2015 0.42
Dec 31, 2014 0.40
Sep 30, 2014 0.38
Jun 30, 2014 0.39
Mar 31, 2014 0.40
Dec 31, 2013 0.43
Sep 30, 2013 0.45
Jun 30, 2013 0.48
Mar 31, 2013 0.38
Dec 31, 2012 0.38
Sep 30, 2012 0.39
Jun 30, 2012 0.40
Mar 31, 2012 0.39
Dec 31, 2011 0.42
Sep 30, 2011 0.44
Jun 30, 2011 0.43
Mar 31, 2011 0.45
Dec 31, 2010 0.49
Sep 30, 2010 0.39
Jun 30, 2010 0.44
Dec 31, 2009 0.42