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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Nasdaq has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $629.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 2.44% to $629.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.0 billion through Mar 2026, up 8.03% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.0 billion for FY2025, 14.84% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $629.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from $536.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $687.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $152.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $460.0 million (2022), against an average of $437.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: soared 879.41% in 2022 and later fell 28.52% in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $460.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 18.48% to $375.0 million in 2023, then surged by 72.0% to $645.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 16.9% to $536.0 million in 2025, then grew by 17.35% to $629.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $629.0 million, $536.0 million, and $152.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.