Nasdaq (NDAQ) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq's Interest Paid came in at $78 million for Q3 2026, up 5.4% from $74 million a year earlier and up 14.7% from the prior quarter.
Nasdaq (NDAQ) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Nasdaq reported Interest Paid of $343 million, down 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $354 million, down 12.6% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Paid was $405 million in FY2024 (+128.8%), $177 million in FY2023 (+52.6%), $116 million in FY2022 (-1.7%) and $118 million in FY2021 (+21.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Paid is $22 million (Q3 2023) to $145 million (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Interest Paid increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Paid over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 304.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 27.5%).
- Business Quant data shows NDAQ's Interest Paid at $68 million (Q2 2026), $126 million (Q1 2026) and $71 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.17 Bn | 97.51 Bn | - | 46.30 Mn |
| 2 | Bank of New York Mellon | 102.97 Bn | 41.75 Bn | - | 4.64 Bn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 96.63 Bn | 89.52 Bn | - | 211.00 Mn |
| 4 | Robinhood Markets | 76.49 Bn | 56.03 Bn | - | 21.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 60.11 Bn | 57.55 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 78.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 46.59 Bn | 46.59 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 7 | Cboe Global Markets | 36.15 Bn | 27.80 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 23.30 Mn |
| 8 | Interactive Brokers | 34.58 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | 1.15 Bn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 31.46 Bn | 31.46 Bn | - | 1.36 Bn |
| 10 | Tradeweb Markets | 26.80 Bn | 18.61 Bn | - | 85,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 68.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 126.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 84.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 90.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 88.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.00 Mn |
Nasdaq Interest Paid API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-paid&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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=interest-paid&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();