Nasdaq (NDAQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq (NDAQ) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $788.0 million for Q2 2026, up 6.78% year-on-year from $738.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 5.07% on a QoQ basis from $750.0 million in Q1 2026.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $788.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 6.78% year-over-year to $788.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.0 billion (up 6.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.9 billion, up 2.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $788.0 million in Q2 2026 per NDAQ's latest filing, from $750.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for NDAQ reached as high as $788.0 million in Q2 2026 and fell as low as $481.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $646.9 million and a median of $702.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 40.84% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 7.07% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $558.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 36.92% to $764.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 7.07% to $710.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.46% to $763.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.28% to $788.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $788.0 million, $750.0 million, and $763.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bit Origin 1,110.84 Bn 1,110.84 Bn - -
2 S&P Global 130.72 Bn 128.91 Bn 2.94 Bn 2.34 Bn
3 Cme 92.16 Bn 92.16 Bn 1.65 Bn 599.10 Mn
4 Moodys 84.72 Bn 83.22 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.14 Bn
5 Intercontinental Exchange 84.12 Bn 82.38 Bn - 1.31 Bn
6 Nasdaq 53.10 Bn 52.38 Bn 1.50 Bn 788.00 Mn
7 Coinbase Global 44.25 Bn 33.81 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.43 Bn
8 Msci 41.65 Bn 41.29 Bn 717.10 Mn 379.50 Mn
9 Cboe Global Markets 30.13 Bn 27.96 Bn 728.90 Mn 223.30 Mn
10 TransUnion 14.77 Bn 14.04 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.00 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 788.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 750.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 763.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 729.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 738.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 690.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 710.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 698.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 736.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 707.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 764.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 509.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 543.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 558.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 492.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 481.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 487.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 542.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 482.00 Mn