Nasdaq (NDAQ) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq (NDAQ) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 25.04% for Q2 2026, down 766.0% year-on-year from 3.76% in Q2 2025, and down 14.93% on a QoQ basis from 29.43% in Q1 2026.

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

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 25.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 766.0% year-over-year to 25.04% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 22.29% (down 396.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.07%, up 67.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 25.04% in Q2 2026 per NDAQ's latest filing, from 29.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for NDAQ reached as high as 251.68% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 7.76% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 37.41% and a median of 27.62% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 22260 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 21990 bps.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 29.08% in 2022, then surged by 766 bps to 251.68% in 2023, then tumbled by 87 bps to 31.77% in 2024, then dropped by 21 bps to 25.24% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 25.04% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 25.04%, 29.43%, and 25.24% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 24.21%
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 54.13%
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 31.49%
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 40.78%
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 25.04%
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn 12.93%
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 41.68%
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 152.48%
10 TransUnion 14.77 Bn 14.04 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.53%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 25.04%
Mar 31, 2026 29.43%
Dec 31, 2025 25.24%
Sep 30, 2025 7.76%
Jun 30, 2025 32.70%
Mar 31, 2025 29.29%
Dec 31, 2024 31.77%
Sep 30, 2024 9.88%
Jun 30, 2024 22.77%
Mar 31, 2024 29.33%
Dec 31, 2023 251.68%
Sep 30, 2023 18.13%
Jun 30, 2023 26.17%
Mar 31, 2023 34.25%
Dec 31, 2022 29.08%
Sep 30, 2022 12.27%
Jun 30, 2022 21.46%
Mar 31, 2022 37.13%
Dec 31, 2021 22.77%
Sep 30, 2021 14.74%