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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Nasdaq (NDAQ)

Nasdaq Q3 net revenue rose 13% to $1.5 billion; GAAP EPS up 31% to $0.96

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Nasdaq reported third-quarter 2026 net revenue of $1.5 billion, up 13% from a year earlier, with GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.96, up 31%, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.04, up 18%. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend and updated its 2026 non-GAAP operating expense guidance to a range of $2.550 billion to $2.580 billion.

Key points

  • Third-quarter net revenue was $1.5 billion, up 13% reported and 14% organic; Solutions revenue rose 17% to $1.2 billion.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.96 versus $0.73 a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.04 versus $0.88.
  • Cash dividends declared per common share were $0.31 in the quarter, versus $0.27 a year earlier.
  • The company returned $173 million through dividends and $323 million through share repurchases in the quarter, with $2.2 billion remaining under its repurchase authorization as of September 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyNasdaq (NDAQ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 22, 2026, 7:26 AM ET
Accession number0001120193-26-000017

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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