Nasdaq (NDAQ) Equity Income (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq (NDAQ) recorded Equity Income of $38 million in Q3 2026, up 58.3% from $24 million a year earlier and up 81.0% from the prior quarter.
Nasdaq (NDAQ) Equity Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nasdaq's Equity Income came in at $95 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 14.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $83 million, up 418.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Equity Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Equity Income came in at $16 million in FY2024, -$7 million in FY2023, $31 million in FY2022 (-40.4%) and $52 million in FY2021 (-25.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Equity Income since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Equity Income rose in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 276.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Equity Income in the last five years was growth of 800.0% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 87.7% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $21 million (Q2 2026), $26 million (Q1 2026) and $10 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 102.80 Mn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 101.69 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.41 Bn | 92.22 Bn | 1.22 Bn | - |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.28 Bn | 52.89 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 61.44 Bn | 58.88 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 38.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 46.84 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 38.04 Bn | 28.52 Bn | 712.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.16 Bn | 18.81 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.22 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.09 Bn | 22.61 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -38.00 Mn |
Nasdaq Equity Income 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=equity-income&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "equity-income", "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=equity-income&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();