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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026, down 1.92% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and down 120.87% year-over-year from $8.7 billion in Q1 2025.

Nasdaq's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 120.87% year-over-year to -$1.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.8 billion (down 120.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.8 billion, up 15.53% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at -$1.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from -$1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $8.7 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$2.1 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of -$1.8 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 573.07% in 2022 and tumbled 130.85% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Nasdaq's Retained Earnings stood at -$2.0 billion in 2022, then climbed by 3.37% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then declined by 9.1% to -$2.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 15.53% to -$1.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.92% to -$1.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$1.8 billion, -$1.8 billion, and -$1.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 24.80 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 59.40 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 21.40 Bn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn -519.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn -1.81 Bn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn -13.31 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 5.68 Bn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 3.85 Bn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 3.10 Bn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 2.53 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 8.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 6.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 6.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 6.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 5.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 5.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 5.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 4.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 4.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 4.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 4.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -825.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -892.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 3.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -882.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 3.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -770.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -864.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 3.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 3.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -883.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 3.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -325.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 3.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 2.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -185.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -368.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -346.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 2.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 1.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.61 Bn