Nasdaq Inc vs S&P Global Inc — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while S&P Global Inc trades at $431.27 (market cap $132.71B). The key difference: S&P Global Inc is far larger — about 2.6× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays the higher dividend (1.22%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | SPGI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $132.71B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $534.79 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $370.42 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $144.68B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 0.87% |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. In 2021 and excluding IHS Markit, S&P Ratings was over 45% of the firm's revenue and over 55% of the firm's operating income. S&P Ratings is the largest credit rating agency in the world. The firm's other segments include Market Intelligence, Indices, and Platts. Market Intelligence provides desktop tools and other data solutions to investment banks, corporations, and other entities. Indices provides benchmarks for financial markets and is monetized through subscriptions, asset-based fees, and transaction-based royalties. Platts provides benchmarks to commodity markets, principally petroleum.
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