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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

Nasdaq has reported Return on Assets over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets rose 2.0% to 0.07% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.07% through Mar 2026, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.06% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Assets peaked at 0.07% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.03% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Assets is 0.05% (2025), against an average of 0.05%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Assets: dropped -2bps in 2024 and later increased 2bps in 2025.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Return on Assets over 5 years: stood at 0.05% in 2022, then dropped by -27bps to 0.04% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 0.04% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 58bps to 0.06% in 2025, then rose by 13bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.06%, and 0.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.