Nasdaq Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Nasdaq Inc cash flow quality index. Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.21x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $625.00 Million exceeds net income of $518.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ) flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Nasdaq Inc (2000–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Nasdaq Inc from 2000 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Nasdaq Inc across 25 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Nasdaq Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2025)
Nasdaq Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Nasdaq Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Nasdaq Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.26x | $2.25 Billion | $1.79 Billion | ▼ -27.4% |
| 2024 | 1.74x | $1.94 Billion | $1.11 Billion | ▲ +8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.60x | $1.70 Billion | $1.06 Billion | ▲ +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.52x | $1.71 Billion | $1.12 Billion | ▲ +66.5% |
| 2021 | 0.91x | $1.08 Billion | $1.19 Billion | ▼ -32.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34x | $1.25 Billion | $933.00 Million | ▲ +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.24x | $963.00 Million | $774.00 Million | ▼ -44.6% |
| 2018 | 2.24x | $1.03 Billion | $458.00 Million | ▲ +81.2% |
| 2017 | 1.24x | $909.00 Million | $734.00 Million | ▼ -81.5% |
| 2016 | 6.69x | $722.00 Million | $108.00 Million | ▲ +316.7% |
| 2015 | 1.60x | $685.00 Million | $427.00 Million | ▼ -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.66x | $687.00 Million | $413.00 Million | ▲ +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49x | $574.00 Million | $384.00 Million | ▼ -12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.70x | $594.00 Million | $349.00 Million | ▼ -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75x | $669.00 Million | $383.00 Million | ▲ +54.4% |
| 2010 | 1.13x | $440.00 Million | $389.00 Million | ▼ -48.9% |
| 2009 | 2.21x | $582.00 Million | $263.00 Million | ▲ +73.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27x | $407.73 Million | $319.88 Million | ▲ +281.4% |
| 2007 | 0.33x | $173.24 Million | $518.40 Million | ▼ -78.7% |
| 2006 | 1.57x | $201.07 Million | $127.89 Million | ▼ -19.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96x | $120.90 Million | $61.69 Million | ▼ -97.0% |
| 2004 | 64.87x | $117.03 Million | $1.80 Million | ▲ +1680.3% |
| 2002 | 3.64x | $157.15 Million | $43.13 Million | ▲ +126.7% |
| 2001 | 1.61x | $65.03 Million | $40.46 Million | ▼ -85.3% |
| 2000 | 10.97x | $255.55 Million | $23.31 Million | — |