Nasdaq Inc
NASDAQ:NDAQ

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Price: 78.39 USD 1.83% Market Closed
Market Cap: 45.1B USD

Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Nasdaq Inc

Revenue
7B USD
Cost of Revenue
-2.5B USD
Gross Profit
4.5B USD
Operating Expenses
-2.7B USD
Operating Income
1.9B USD
Other Expenses
-930m USD
Net Income
959m USD

Margins Comparison
Nasdaq Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Nasdaq Inc
NASDAQ:NDAQ
45.1B USD
65%
27%
14%
US
S&P Global Inc
NYSE:SPGI
156.8B USD
69%
40%
26%
US
Moody's Corp
NYSE:MCO
86.8B USD
73%
42%
29%
US
Intercontinental Exchange Inc
NYSE:ICE
86.2B USD
80%
38%
21%
US
CME Group Inc
NASDAQ:CME
83.5B USD
0%
79%
33%
UK
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
LSE:LSEG
62.8B GBP
87%
20%
8%
US
Coinbase Global Inc
NASDAQ:COIN
70.5B USD
87%
25%
30%
CN
East Money Information Co Ltd
SZSE:300059
369.2B CNY
94%
60%
81%
US
MSCI Inc
NYSE:MSCI
48B USD
82%
53%
43%
HK
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
HKEX:388
364.6B HKD
0%
54%
74%
DE
Deutsche Boerse AG
XETRA:DB1
42.3B EUR
83%
40%
27%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Nasdaq Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Nasdaq Inc
NASDAQ:NDAQ
45.1B USD
11%
3%
9%
6%
US
S&P Global Inc
NYSE:SPGI
156.8B USD
10%
6%
10%
8%
US
Moody's Corp
NYSE:MCO
86.8B USD
56%
13%
24%
19%
US
Intercontinental Exchange Inc
NYSE:ICE
86.2B USD
9%
2%
8%
2%
US
CME Group Inc
NASDAQ:CME
83.5B USD
12%
3%
22%
5%
UK
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
LSE:LSEG
62.8B GBP
3%
0%
5%
0%
US
Coinbase Global Inc
NASDAQ:COIN
70.5B USD
21%
1%
12%
1%
CN
East Money Information Co Ltd
SZSE:300059
369.2B CNY
11%
3%
7%
6%
US
MSCI Inc
NYSE:MSCI
48B USD
-134%
24%
39%
28%
HK
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
HKEX:388
364.6B HKD
24%
3%
16%
9%
DE
Deutsche Boerse AG
XETRA:DB1
42.3B EUR
20%
1%
10%
1%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.