Nasdaq NDAQ
NASDAQ NDAQ
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nasdaq (NDAQ) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq (NDAQ) posted EBIT Margin of 28.12% for Q2 2026, down 8.53% sequentially from 30.74% in Q1 2026, and up 109.0% YoY from 13.45% in Q2 2025.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nasdaq has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 28.12% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 109.0% year-over-year to 28.12% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 29.53% (up 394.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.21%, up 392.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin slipped to 28.12% in Q2 2026 per NDAQ's latest filing, from 30.74% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 36.91% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 22.06% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 27.19% and a median of 26.6% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin soared 1485 bps in 2023, then slumped 1144 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 22.06% in 2022, then jumped by 67 bps to 36.91% in 2023, then tumbled by 31 bps to 25.47% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 29.61% in 2025, then retreated by 5 bps to 28.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 28.12%, 30.74%, and 29.61% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 127.61 Bn 123.47 Bn 2.98 Bn 43.70%
2 Cme 97.52 Bn 97.52 Bn 1.65 Bn 64.89%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 89.57 Bn 87.62 Bn - 38.52%
4 Moodys 86.76 Bn 85.26 Bn 1.67 Bn 47.87%
5 Nasdaq 54.95 Bn 54.24 Bn 1.50 Bn 28.12%
6 Coinbase Global 45.29 Bn 36.50 Bn 1.16 Bn -9.30%
7 Msci 41.31 Bn 40.96 Bn 717.10 Mn 56.23%
8 Cboe Global Markets 30.95 Bn 28.56 Bn 731.60 Mn 32.99%
9 TransUnion 16.34 Bn 15.50 Bn 765.00 Mn 19.70%
10 Factset Research Systems 10.81 Bn 10.51 Bn 310.73 Mn 26.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 28.12%
Mar 31, 2026 30.74%
Dec 31, 2025 29.61%
Sep 30, 2025 29.93%
Jun 30, 2025 27.03%
Mar 31, 2025 26.10%
Dec 31, 2024 25.47%
Sep 30, 2024 23.55%
Jun 30, 2024 23.60%
Mar 31, 2024 24.49%
Dec 31, 2023 36.91%
Sep 30, 2023 29.70%
Jun 30, 2023 26.66%
Mar 31, 2023 26.88%
Dec 31, 2022 22.06%
Sep 30, 2022 25.56%
Jun 30, 2022 26.55%
Mar 31, 2022 26.38%
Dec 31, 2021 23.45%
Sep 30, 2021 26.23%