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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Nasdaq's Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.24% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Sales rose 7.0% year-over-year to 0.24%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.22%, up 7.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.22%, 7.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.24% at Nasdaq, up from 0.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.12% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.19% (2022), against an average of 0.19%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales fell -6bps in 2024 before it increased 9bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.18% in 2021, then fell by -14bps to 0.15% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 0.12% in 2023, then soared by 47bps to 0.17% in 2024, then surged by 39bps to 0.24% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NDAQ's Return on Sales are 0.24% (Q4 2025), 0.22% (Q3 2025), and 0.22% (Q2 2025).