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NDAQ (Nasdaq) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 28.89 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Nasdaq Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-10-31), Nasdaq's share price is $73.92. Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $2.56. Hence, Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 28.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

NDAQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.51   Med: 18.5   Max: 47.57
Current: 28.88

During the past 13 years, Nasdaq's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 47.57. The lowest was 14.51. And the median was 18.50.

NDAQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
70.49% of 410 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 13.285 vs NDAQ: 28.88

Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.33. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.56.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Nasdaq was -22.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Nasdaq's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 60.10% per year. The lowest was -7.30% per year. And the median was 12.40% per year.


Nasdaq Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nasdaq Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Nasdaq Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.39 20.82 38.44 19.66 19.22

Nasdaq Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.82 19.22 22.37 21.79 28.53

Competitive Comparison of Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Nasdaq Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nasdaq's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=73.92/2.559
=28.89

Nasdaq's Share Price of today is $73.92.
Nasdaq's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.56.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Nasdaq  (NAS:NDAQ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Nasdaq Business Description

Address
151 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Executives
John Zecca officer: Executive Vice President 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bradley J Peterson officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006
Adenza Parent, Lp director, 10 percent owner ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER, SUITE 2400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94150
Bryan Everard Smith officer: Executive Vice President 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Borse Dubai Ltd 10 percent owner LEVEL 7, PRECINCT BLDG 5, GATE DISTRICT, PO BOX 506690, DUBAI INTL FINANCIAL CTR, DUBAI C0 00000
Spaht Paul Holden Jr. director 600 MONTGOMERY STREET, 20TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Thoma Bravo Ugp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 110 N. WACKER DRIVE, 32ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ann M Dennison officer: Controller and Prin Acctg Ofcr ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006
Johan Torgeby director 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeffery W Yabuki director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Adena T Friedman officer: Executive Vice President 1801 K STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20006
Michael R Splinter director
Steven D Black director C/O JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michelle Lynn Daly officer: Controller and Prin Acctg Ofcr 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Brendan Brothers officer: Interim Head of AFC 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036