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NDAQ Returns by Year

Historical annual and monthly returns for Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ).

Performance snapshot

For Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ), the strongest completed calendar year was 2005, when the stock returned 244.9%, while its weakest was 2008, with a return of -50.1%. Across the 23 completed calendar years from 2003 through 2025, its average annual return was 24.8% and its compounded annual return was 16.9%. NDAQ posted positive returns in 17 of those 23 years (74%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 27.2%. In 2026 year to date, NDAQ has returned -2.7%.

NDAQ Annual Returns (%)

NDAQ Monthly and Annual Returns (%)


Methodology and data notes

Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.