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Nasdaq (NDAQ) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 31.68% in Q1 2026, up 16.01% quarter-over-quarter from 27.31% in Q4 2025, and up 840.0% year-over-year from 3.37% in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.68% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 840.0% year-over-year to 31.68%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.09% (up 732.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 25.96%, up 638.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 31.68% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 27.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 186.58% in Q4 2023 to a low of 18.64% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 33.6% and a median of 24.53% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin soared 16622 bps in 2023 and tumbled 16495 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's EBT Margin stood at 20.35% in 2022, then surged by 817 bps to 186.58% in 2023, then slumped by 88 bps to 21.63% in 2024, then climbed by 26 bps to 27.31% in 2025, then rose by 16 bps to 31.68% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 31.68%, 27.31%, and 27.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 45.74%
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 80.36%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 63.72%
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.85%
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 31.68%
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -32.89%
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 45.75%
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 40.50%
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 34.37%
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 26.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 31.68%
Dec 31, 2025 27.31%
Sep 30, 2025 27.02%
Jun 30, 2025 26.22%
Mar 31, 2025 23.28%
Dec 31, 2024 21.63%
Sep 30, 2024 18.72%
Jun 30, 2024 19.03%
Mar 31, 2024 18.64%
Dec 31, 2023 186.58%
Sep 30, 2023 26.95%
Jun 30, 2023 23.52%
Mar 31, 2023 25.83%
Dec 31, 2022 20.35%
Sep 30, 2022 24.53%
Jun 30, 2022 25.58%
Mar 31, 2022 24.36%
Dec 31, 2021 21.40%
Sep 30, 2021 27.34%
Jun 30, 2021 32.15%
Mar 31, 2021 23.92%
Dec 31, 2020 18.26%
Sep 30, 2020 25.27%
Jun 30, 2020 22.60%
Mar 31, 2020 20.18%
Dec 31, 2019 23.75%
Sep 30, 2019 19.62%
Jun 30, 2019 22.53%
Mar 31, 2019 30.13%
Dec 31, 2018 32,800.00%
Sep 30, 2018 21.68%
Jun 30, 2018 28.04%
Mar 31, 2018 20.76%
Dec 31, 2017 20.71%
Sep 30, 2017 24.25%
Jun 30, 2017 21.23%
Mar 31, 2017 22.19%
Dec 31, 2016 -244.31%
Sep 30, 2016 21.42%
Jun 30, 2016 16.28%
Mar 31, 2016 21.55%
Dec 31, 2015 153.15%
Sep 30, 2015 349.15%
Jun 30, 2015 135.21%
Mar 31, 2015 10.07%
Dec 31, 2014 10.54%
Sep 30, 2014 21.88%
Jun 30, 2014 18.73%
Mar 31, 2014 17.37%
Dec 31, 2013 27.68%
Sep 30, 2013 21.24%
Jun 30, 2013 16.58%
Mar 31, 2013 7.93%
Dec 31, 2012 -26.75%
Sep 30, 2012 17.96%
Jun 30, 2012 15.34%
Mar 31, 2012 17.04%
Dec 31, 2011 14.23%
Sep 30, 2011 18.01%
Jun 30, 2011 15.65%
Mar 31, 2011 18.65%
Dec 31, 2010 -22.78%
Sep 30, 2010 18.89%
Jun 30, 2010 16.48%
Mar 31, 2010 11.54%
Dec 31, 2009 -1.84%
Sep 30, 2009 10.37%
Jun 30, 2009 12.82%