Nasdaq (NDAQ) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq (NDAQ) recorded Income from Continuing Operations of $539 million in Q3 2026, up 27.4% from $423 million a year earlier and up 6.3% from the prior quarter.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nasdaq's Income from Continuing Operations came in at $2.08 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 28.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.79 billion, up 60.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Income from Continuing Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Income from Continuing Operations came in at $1.12 billion in FY2024 (+5.5%), $1.06 billion in FY2023 (-5.9%), $1.12 billion in FY2022 (-5.4%) and $1.19 billion in FY2021 (+27.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income from Continuing Operations has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 51.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Income from Continuing Operations in the last five years was growth of 103.6% in Q2 2025, against a decline of 22.6% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $507 million (Q2 2026), $519 million (Q1 2026) and $518 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.48 Bn | 98.81 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 101.69 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | 1.69 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 98.41 Bn | 92.22 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 956.00 Mn |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 73.28 Bn | 52.89 Bn | - | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 61.44 Bn | 58.88 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 539.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 46.84 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | 1.09 Bn |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 38.04 Bn | 28.52 Bn | 712.20 Mn | 428.20 Mn |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 35.16 Bn | 18.81 Bn | - | 1.35 Bn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 32.22 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 642.90 Mn |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 30.09 Bn | 22.61 Bn | - | 224.91 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 539.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 507.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 519.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 518.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 452.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 395.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 355.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 222.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 233.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 196.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 294.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 267.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 301.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 240.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 294.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 307.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 283.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 259.00 Mn |
API Access
Nasdaq Income from Continuing Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "ticker": "NDAQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();