Nasdaq just handed Wall Street a beat worth paying attention to. The exchange and financial technology giant reported Q2 2026 revenue of $2 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $1.07, clearing analyst consensus estimates by a meaningful margin.
Analysts had penciled in roughly $0.98 in adjusted EPS and revenue somewhere in the $1.45 to $1.46 billion range. The actual results landed noticeably higher on both counts.
What the numbers actually say
Revenue climbed 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
The adjusted EPS figure told an even sharper story. A 25.9% year-over-year increase in earnings per share suggests the company is not just growing the top line but actually converting that growth into profit more efficiently.
