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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly Net Margin of 24.29% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 24.39% in Q4 2025, and up 544.0% year-over-year from 3.77% in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.29% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 544.0% year-over-year to 24.29%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.01% (up 668.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.63%, up 656.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 24.29% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, roughly flat from 24.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 131.54% in Q4 2023 to a low of 12.39% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 25.47% and a median of 18.88% in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 11637 bps in 2023 and plunged 11406 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Net Margin stood at 15.17% in 2022, then surged by 767 bps to 131.54% in 2023, then tumbled by 87 bps to 17.49% in 2024, then jumped by 39 bps to 24.39% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 24.29% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 24.29%, 24.39%, and 21.6% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 36.06%
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 62.12%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 48.10%
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 31.79%
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 24.29%
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -27.89%
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 47.72%
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 30.18%
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 32.15%
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 21.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.29%
Dec 31, 2025 24.39%
Sep 30, 2025 21.60%
Jun 30, 2025 21.63%
Mar 31, 2025 18.85%
Dec 31, 2024 17.49%
Sep 30, 2024 16.04%
Jun 30, 2024 12.39%
Mar 31, 2024 13.92%
Dec 31, 2023 131.54%
Sep 30, 2023 20.26%
Jun 30, 2023 18.63%
Mar 31, 2023 19.63%
Dec 31, 2022 15.17%
Sep 30, 2022 18.88%
Jun 30, 2022 19.78%
Mar 31, 2022 18.44%
Dec 31, 2021 17.66%
Sep 30, 2021 21.22%
Jun 30, 2021 24.15%
Mar 31, 2021 18.05%
Dec 31, 2020 15.39%
Sep 30, 2020 18.68%
Jun 30, 2020 17.24%
Mar 31, 2020 15.00%
Dec 31, 2019 19.13%
Sep 30, 2019 13.69%
Jun 30, 2019 16.40%
Mar 31, 2019 23.77%
Dec 31, 2018 -4,400.00%
Sep 30, 2018 16.91%
Jun 30, 2018 15.77%
Mar 31, 2018 15.38%
Dec 31, 2017 24.14%
Sep 30, 2017 17.62%
Jun 30, 2017 14.69%
Mar 31, 2017 17.34%
Dec 31, 2016 -135.93%
Sep 30, 2016 14.10%
Jun 30, 2016 7.80%
Mar 31, 2016 14.59%
Dec 31, 2015 103.50%
Sep 30, 2015 233.90%
Jun 30, 2015 92.96%
Mar 31, 2015 6.47%
Dec 31, 2014 9.35%
Sep 30, 2014 15.04%
Jun 30, 2014 11.68%
Mar 31, 2014 11.47%
Dec 31, 2013 16.61%
Sep 30, 2013 14.04%
Jun 30, 2013 10.81%
Mar 31, 2013 5.65%
Dec 31, 2012 -35.76%
Sep 30, 2012 11.93%
Jun 30, 2012 11.41%
Mar 31, 2012 10.45%
Dec 31, 2011 9.61%
Sep 30, 2011 11.65%
Jun 30, 2011 10.99%
Mar 31, 2011 12.64%
Dec 31, 2010 -24.45%
Sep 30, 2010 13.21%
Jun 30, 2010 10.72%
Mar 31, 2010 7.78%
Dec 31, 2009 -2.94%
Sep 30, 2009 7.28%
Jun 30, 2009 7.65%