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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Nasdaq's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.1% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.1%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.1%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.1%, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.1% at Nasdaq, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.14% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.1% (2021), against an average of 0.1%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed rose 4bps in 2022 before it fell -6bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.13% in 2021, then decreased by -5bps to 0.12% in 2022, then crashed by -32bps to 0.08% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 0.08% in 2024, then increased by 28bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NDAQ's Return on Capital Employed are 0.1% (Q4 2025), 0.1% (Q3 2025), and 0.09% (Q2 2025).