Compare Stocks: NDAQ vs. MSCI

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

NDAQ

$98.41

Market Cap $54.90B

Sector Financials

Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

Data through 2026-08-24

MSCI

$571.11

Market Cap $40.97B

Sector Financials

Industry Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

Data through 2026-08-24

Key Differences

A differences-first view of the selected companies using the same data shown in the comparison tables below.

6M Performance

NDAQ has the stronger six-month price performance (+23.1% vs +6.1% for MSCI).

Revenue Growth

NDAQ currently shows the faster revenue growth rate (14.9% vs 12.2% for MSCI).

Operating Margin

MSCI currently shows the higher operating margin (56.3% vs 49.3% for NDAQ).

Forward P / E

NDAQ currently trades at the lower forward earnings multiple (21.0x vs 25.0x for MSCI).

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	NDAQ	MSCI
1 Month	+6.9%	+3.7%
1 Month vs SPY	+3.4%	+0.3%
3 Months	+8.1%	-3.0%
3 Months vs SPY	+5.6%	-5.5%
6 Months	+23.1%	+6.1%
6 Months vs SPY	+11.1%	-5.9%
1 Year	+4.7%	+0.7%
1 Year vs SPY	-15.5%	-19.6%
2 Years	+40.6%	+1.9%
2 Years vs SPY	+4.1%	-34.7%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	NDAQ	MSCI
Revenue Growth	14.9%	12.2%
Earnings Growth	14.1%	19.6%
Gross Margin	100.0% · Context	83.0% · Context
Operating Margin	49.3% · Context	56.3% · Context
Net Margin	35.0% · Context	40.7% · Context
Return on Equity	16.5% · Context	—
Return on Assets	5.9% · Context	21.1% · Context

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	NDAQ	MSCI
P / E	28.4 · Context	31.1 · Context
Forward P / E	21.0 · Context	25.0 · Context
P / S	9.7 · Context	12.4 · Context
P / B	4.6 · Context	-15.2 · Context
EV / Sales	N/A	N/A
EV / EBIT	N/A	N/A
P / FCF	N/A	N/A
FCF Yield	N/A	N/A

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	NDAQ	MSCI
Free Cash Flow	N/A	N/A
Operating Cash Flow	N/A	N/A
Debt / Equity	N/A	N/A

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	NDAQ	MSCI
Next Earnings	2026-10-22	2026-10-20
EPS Estimate	1.03	5.02
Revenue Estimate	1.47B	884.77M
EPS Growth	+16.7%	+12.4%
Revenue Growth	+11.7%	+11.5%
Analyst Coverage	14	13