Nasdaq (NDAQ) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq's (NDAQ) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 65.84% in Q1 2026, up 682.0% year-on-year from 8.42% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 65.54% in Q4 2025.

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

Nasdaq has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 65.84% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 65.84%, up 682.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 65.23% (up 425.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 63.53%, up 71.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 65.84% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, roughly flat from 65.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 749.66% in Q4 2023 to a low of 57.16% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 62.49% (2025), against an average of 102.41%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 69233 bps in 2023 and plunged 68922 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Gross Margin stood at 57.33% in 2022, then jumped by 1208 bps to 749.66% in 2023, then sank by 92 bps to 60.44% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 65.54% in 2025, then climbed by 0 bps to 65.84% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 65.84% (Q1 2026), 65.54% (Q4 2025), and 67.16% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 70.39%
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 97.21%
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 74.46%
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - -
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 65.84%
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 94.06%
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 89.93%
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 57.27%
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 58.30%
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 51.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 65.84%
Dec 31, 2025 65.54%
Sep 30, 2025 67.16%
Jun 30, 2025 62.49%
Mar 31, 2025 59.02%
Dec 31, 2024 60.44%
Sep 30, 2024 60.25%
Jun 30, 2024 64.68%
Mar 31, 2024 66.73%
Dec 31, 2023 749.66%
Sep 30, 2023 64.78%
Jun 30, 2023 64.55%
Mar 31, 2023 59.62%
Dec 31, 2022 57.33%
Sep 30, 2022 57.16%
Jun 30, 2022 57.54%
Mar 31, 2022 58.11%
Dec 31, 2021 60.40%
Sep 30, 2021 61.75%
Jun 30, 2021 59.92%