Quick Ratio

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to pay its short-term liabilities using its most liquid assets, with a value above 1.0x generally considered healthy.

At 0.34x, NDAQ holds only $0.34 in liquid assets for every $1.00 of current debt, indicating a thin liquidity buffer. This places the firm well below the sector median of 0.72x and in the 19th percentile among its peers, meaning 81% of comparable companies have a stronger quick ratio. Because the year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are both listed as N/A, no trend direction can be assessed from the available data. The combination of an already low ratio with no trend visibility suggests that the current liquidity position is a risk factor, but without knowing whether it is improving or deteriorating, the implication is neutral rather than clearly bearish. This metric supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as the quick ratio’s weakness is balanced by the absence of trend information that would justify a more decisive rating.

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