Nasdaq (NDAQ) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq's (NDAQ) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$2.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 305.31% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 373.79% quarter-over-quarter from -$580.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nasdaq has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$2.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$2.7 billion, down 305.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.9 billion (down 472.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.8 billion, down 14.16% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$2.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from -$580.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.3 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of -$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.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 644.0% in 2022 and plunged 771.27% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Net Cash Flow stood at -$2.7 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 57.92% to -$4.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 92.25% to -$327.0 million in 2024, then sank by 77.37% to -$580.0 million in 2025, then sank by 373.79% to -$2.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$2.7 billion (Q1 2026), -$580.0 million (Q4 2025), and $235.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 91.00 Mn
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.35 Bn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn -871.00 Mn
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 40.82 Bn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn -2.75 Bn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn -921.23 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn -128.20 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.80 Bn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn -101.60 Mn
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn -10.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -580.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -580.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 235.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 235.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -775.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -775.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -678.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -678.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -327.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -327.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 216.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 216.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.22 Bn