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

Nasdaq has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at -$2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 305.31% to -$2.7 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$3.9 billion through Mar 2026, down 472.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$1.8 billion for FY2025, 14.16% down from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$2.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from -$580.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $5.3 billion in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$4.2 billion in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$327.0 million (2024), against an average of -$200.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Cash Flow: skyrocketed 644.0% in 2022 and later plummeted 771.27% in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$2.7 billion in 2022, then crashed by 57.92% to -$4.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 92.25% to -$327.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 77.37% to -$580.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 373.79% to -$2.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at -$2.7 billion, -$580.0 million, and $235.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.