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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 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, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.1% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.32% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.05% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.11% (2024), against an average of 0.14%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 14bps in 2022 and later decreased -26bps in 2024.
  • Tracing NDAQ's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.18% in 2022, then plummeted by -71bps to 0.05% in 2023, then surged by 85bps to 0.1% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 0.09% in 2025, then rose by 3bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.09%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.