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

Nasdaq has reported Return on Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 8.0% to 0.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Mar 2026, down 8.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.31% for FY2025, 9.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.16% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 126.33% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.47% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.21% (2024), against an average of 7.26%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: surged 12607bps in 2022 and later crashed -12472bps in 2023.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.58% in 2022, then plummeted by -79bps to 0.12% in 2023, then surged by 75bps to 0.21% in 2024, then crashed by -31bps to 0.15% in 2025, then increased by 7bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.15%, and 0.29% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.