NASDAQ, INC. (NDAQ) closed fiscal year 2025 with 570 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.05 USD per share.
NASDAQ, INC. (NDAQ) closed fiscal year 2025 with 570 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.05 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 5.17 M shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has shrunk by 10.1 %. The dividend per share was 1.05 USD, up 11.7 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 601 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 18 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 634M | 527M | 521M | 497M | 508M | 506M | 493M | 500M | 502M | 495M | 495M | 495M | 500M | 492M | 575M | 575M | 570M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 11.3M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 6.77M | 2.58M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 5.20M | 0.00M | 83.0M | 0.06M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2.21 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.35 % | 0.51 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.04 % | 0.00 % | 14.43 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -107M | -6.69M | -23.8M | 0.00M | -1.69M | -13.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -6.83M | -0.21M | -0.48M | 0.00M | -8.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -5.17M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -20.25 % | -1.28 % | -4.80 % | 0.00 % | -0.33 % | -2.72 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.38 % | -0.04 % | -0.10 % | 0.00 % | -1.63 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.91 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -107M | -6.69M | -23.8M | 11.3M | -1.69M | -13.4M | 6.77M | 2.58M | -6.83M | -0.21M | -0.48M | 5.20M | -8.00M | 83.0M | 0.06M | -5.17M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -20.25 % | -1.28 % | -4.80 % | 2.21 % | -0.33 % | -2.72 % | 1.35 % | 0.51 % | -1.38 % | -0.04 % | -0.10 % | 1.04 % | -1.63 % | 14.43 % | 0.01 % | -0.91 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | — | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 1.05 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | — | 18.47 % | 22.60 % | 23.67 % | 34.81 % | 188.68 % | 33.33 % | 61.14 % | 39.41 % | 34.30 % | 29.49 % | 34.04 % | 41.64 % | 48.43 % | 33.61 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | — | 65.0M | 87.0M | 98.0M | 149M | 200M | 243M | 280M | 305M | 320M | 350M | 383M | 441M | 541M | 601M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | — | 1.57 % | 1.30 % | 1.19 % | 1.52 % | 1.80 % | 1.90 % | 2.11 % | 1.71 % | 1.51 % | 1.00 % | 1.29 % | 1.48 % | 1.20 % | 1.06 % |
Figures in USD
