Nasdaq (NDAQ) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Nasdaq has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $38.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $38.0 million, up 8.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $168.0 million (up 15.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $165.0 million, up 17.02% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation came in at $38.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, down from $43.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $46.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $24.0 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $34.0 million (2023), against an average of $33.6 million.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation changed 0.0% in 2022 and surged 41.67% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Nasdaq's Share-based Compensation stood at $30.0 million in 2022, then rose by 6.67% to $32.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.5% to $36.0 million in 2024, then grew by 19.44% to $43.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.63% to $38.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $38.0 million (Q1 2026), $43.0 million (Q4 2025), and $41.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.