Nasdaq (NDAQ) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.97 for Q3 2026, up 30.9% from $0.74 a year earlier and up 7.5% from the prior quarter.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Nasdaq's EPS (Basic) came in at $3.73, up 31.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.12, up 60.7% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $1.94 in FY2024 (-7.4%), $2.10 in FY2023 (-8.2%), $2.28 in FY2022 (-4.2%) and $2.38 in FY2021 (+26.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 49.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 104.4%); the low point was Q1 2024 (a decline of 34.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $0.90 (Q2 2026), $0.92 (Q1 2026) and $0.90 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.34 Bn | 97.67 Bn | - | 2.90 |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 103.32 Bn | 36.94 Bn | - | 2.37 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 97.84 Bn | 90.74 Bn | - | 1.68 |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.91 Bn | 53.45 Bn | - | 0.52 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.30 Bn | 57.74 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.97 |
| 6 | State Street | 47.09 Bn | 47.09 Bn | - | 3.76 |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 37.14 Bn | 27.62 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 4.08 |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.28 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - | 0.69 |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.35 Bn | 32.35 Bn | - | 3.44 |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 26.89 Bn | 18.69 Bn | - | 0.94 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.97 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.74 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Nasdaq EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "NDAQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();