Nasdaq (NDAQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Nasdaq's (NDAQ) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 23.34% in Q1 2026, up 428.0% year-on-year from 4.42% in Q1 2025, and up 118.33% quarter-over-quarter from 10.69% in Q4 2025.
Nasdaq (NDAQ) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nasdaq has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 23.34% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 23.34%, up 428.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.08% (down 329.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.69%, down 636.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 23.34% for Q1 2026 at Nasdaq, up from 10.69% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 34.9% in Q2 2024 to a low of 10.69% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.04% (2022), against an average of 22.29%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 1413 bps in 2024 and plunged 1738 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Nasdaq's Tax Rate stood at 25.47% in 2022, then grew by 16 bps to 29.5% in 2023, then plunged by 35 bps to 19.13% in 2024, then tumbled by 44 bps to 10.69% in 2025, then jumped by 118 bps to 23.34% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.34% (Q1 2026), 10.69% (Q4 2025), and 20.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 122.27 Bn | 125.38 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 21.17 |
| 2 | Cme | 88.49 Bn | 88.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 23.60 |
| 3 | Moodys | 79.74 Bn | 78.38 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 24.02 |
| 4 | Intercontinental Exchange | 76.18 Bn | 74.71 Bn | - | 24.51 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 46.59 Bn | 45.91 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 23.34 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 43.23 Bn | 42.70 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 15.19 |
| 7 | Msci | 42.63 Bn | 42.25 Bn | 765.10 Mn | -4.32 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 26.37 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 25.18 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 12.50 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 6.45 |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 8.21 Bn | 7.92 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 17.41 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.50% |