Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Nasdaq (NDAQ) Q1 Earnings

For the quarter ended March 2025, Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported revenue of $1.24 billion, up 10.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.79, compared to $0.63 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 billion, representing a surprise of +0.14%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.60%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.77.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how Nasdaq performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Total matched market share executed on Nasdaq exchanges - Cash Equity Trading: 14.6% versus 14.9% estimated by five analysts on average. Total matched market share executed on Nasdaq exchanges - Equity Derivative Trading and Clearing: 29.1% compared to the 29.1% average estimate based on five analysts. Total industry average daily volume - Equity Derivative Trading and Clearing: 53.6 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 51.45 million. Total industry average daily share volume - Cash Equity Trading: 15.7 billion compared to the 14.6 billion average estimate based on four analysts. Net Revenues- Financial Technology: $432 million versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $434.59 million. Net Revenues- Capital Access Platforms: $515 million compared to the $519.37 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.5% year over year. Net Revenues- Other Revenues: $9 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $8.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%. Net Revenues- Capital Access Platforms- Workflow and Insights revenues: $130 million compared to the $131.13 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4% year over year. Net Revenues- Capital Access Platforms- Index revenues: $193 million versus $198.75 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.9% change. Net Revenues- Capital Access Platforms- Data and Listing Services revenues: $192 million compared to the $191.11 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.2% year over year. Net Revenues- Financial Technology- Capital Markets Technology: $254 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $256.29 million. Net Revenues- Market Services: $1.13 billion compared to the $275.95 million average estimate based on five analysts. View all Key Company Metrics for Nasdaq here>>>Shares of Nasdaq have returned -5.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks