Nasdaq (NDAQ) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq's (NDAQ) quarterly Research & Development came in at $84.0 million in Q1 2026, up 9.09% year-on-year from $77.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.0% quarter-over-quarter from $80.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nasdaq has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $84.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $84.0 million, up 9.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $323.0 million (up 11.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $316.0 million, up 12.46% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $84.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from $80.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $84.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $50.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $67.0 million (2024), against an average of $65.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 6.38% in 2022 and gained 24.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Research & Development stood at $57.0 million in 2022, then rose by 14.04% to $65.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 13.85% to $74.0 million in 2024, then gained by 8.11% to $80.0 million in 2025, then increased by 5.0% to $84.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $84.0 million (Q1 2026), $80.0 million (Q4 2025), and $80.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn -
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 76.60 Mn
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn -
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 238.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 84.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn 195.86 Mn
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 49.60 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 27.60 Mn
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn -
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 84.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 79.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 65.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 56.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 46.00 Mn