NDAQ Stock — Nasdaq Inc.

Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NDAQ is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.32%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 2306.2% over the past 24.3 years, 1184.3 points ahead of SPY at 1121.9%.

Nasdaq Inc. operates as a technology and financial infrastructure company serving global capital markets, providing trading platforms, market data and analytics, financial technology solutions for compliance and risk management, and exchange services across equities, derivatives, commodities, and digital assets. The company distributes a modest quarterly dividend with a current yield in the low single digits. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to financial infrastructure and market services with modest dividend income.

NDAQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2306.2% over the past 24.3 years, 1184.3 points ahead of SPY at 1121.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.4%.

NDAQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.29%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/01/2002

Distribution rate

1.32%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.23%

5-year average yield

1.28

Last close

$93.97 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$52,527,103,647

Average volume

2643900.0

Dividend

$0.31

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.998

Payout ratio

30.0%

P/E ratio

27.4

Forward P/E

23.6407

EPS

$3.43

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.32%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.23%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NDAQ risks and drawbacks

NDAQ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.4%.

Who may consider NDAQ — and who may not

NDAQ may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NDAQ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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