Nasdaq (NDAQ) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 0.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 21.64% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.33 (up 22.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.3, down 3.26% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.27 in Q2 2026 per NDAQ's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for NDAQ reached as high as 1.02 in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 0.16 in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 0.35 and a median of 0.28 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 88.75% — and 2024, when it soared 78.75%.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then surged by 58.97% to 0.34 in 2023, then tumbled by 36.82% to 0.21 in 2024, then surged by 33.42% to 0.29 in 2025, then declined by 3.85% to 0.27 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.27, 0.24, and 0.29 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.