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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Free Cash Flow: 2009-2024

Historic Free Cash Flow for Nasdaq (NDAQ) over the last 16 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to $1.7 billion.

  • Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow fell 19.15% to $152.0 million in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $2.1 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 43.50%. This contributed to the annual value of $1.7 billion for FY2024, which is 12.61% up from last year.
  • As of FY2024, Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.7 billion, which was up 12.61% from $1.5 billion recorded in FY2023.
  • In the past 5 years, Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow registered a high of $1.7 billion during FY2024, and its lowest value of $920.0 million during FY2021.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Free Cash Flow was $1.6 billion (2022), whereas its average is $1.6 billion.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow declined by 13.53% in 2021 and then spiked by 68.91% in 2022.
  • Yearly analysis of 5 years shows Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2020, then declined by 13.53% to $920.0 million in 2021, then spiked by 68.91% to $1.6 billion in 2022, then fell by 1.03% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 12.61% to $1.7 billion in 2024.