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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Nasdaq has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.1% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.1% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Mar 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.1% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.1% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.14% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.05% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.1% (2025), against an average of 0.1%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 4bps in 2022 and later dropped -8bps in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.12% in 2022, then crashed by -45bps to 0.07% in 2023, then grew by 20bps to 0.08% in 2024, then grew by 28bps to 0.1% in 2025, then decreased by -3bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.1%, and 0.1% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.