Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Nasdaq (NDAQ) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.20% for Q2 2026, up 2.26 percentage points from 4.94% a year earlier and up 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nasdaq's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.82%, up 2.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -0.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nasdaq's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.56% in FY2024 (-0.42 pp), 3.98% in FY2023 (-1.50 pp), 5.48% in FY2022 (-0.75 pp) and 6.23% in FY2021 (+0.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 2.37 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 2.32 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 6.55% (Q1 2026), 5.80% (Q4 2025) and 5.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 109.93 Bn | 98.03 Bn | - | 2.16% |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.85 Bn | 85.66 Bn | - | 2.32% |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 86.83 Bn | 67.92 Bn | - | 4.08% |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 57.69 Bn | 55.13 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 7.61% |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 37.07 Bn | 30.53 Bn | - | 2.10% |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.37 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 12.48% |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 28.54 Bn | 21.25 Bn | - | 12.30% |
| 8 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.11 Bn | 20.43 Bn | - | 5.21% |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 20.23 Bn | 14.11 Bn | 288.85 Mn | 0.57% |
| 10 | Xp | 15.26 Bn | -6.57 Bn | 105.39 Mn | 1.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.16% |
API Access
Nasdaq Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NDAQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();