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Nasdaq (NDAQ) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Nasdaq has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 15 years, most recently at 0.24 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 8.23% to 0.24 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.31 through Mar 2026, up 3.3% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3 for FY2025, 3.26% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.24 for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.02 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.16 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.29 (2025), against an average of 0.35.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: crashed 88.75% in 2022 and later soared 78.75% in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.21 in 2022, then soared by 58.97% to 0.34 in 2023, then plummeted by 36.82% to 0.21 in 2024, then soared by 33.42% to 0.29 in 2025, then decreased by 14.79% to 0.24 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.24, 0.29, and 1.02 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.