Nasdaq Inc. Executive Compensation
Nasdaq Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation that owns and operates the Nasdaq stock market.
Named Executive Officers — FY2025
Compensation Analysis
Computed directly from SEC-sourced figures tracked on this page — not a general description.
Nasdaq Inc. discloses FY2025 compensation for 5 named executive officers, totaling $66.8M. Adena Friedman, the Chair & CEO, accounts for 37% of that combined total.
Adena Friedman's total compensation rose 117% year-over-year, from $11.5M in FY2024 to $25.0M in FY2025.
Cash compensation (salary plus bonus) made up 6% of Nasdaq Inc.'s FY2025 tracked executive pay, with stock awards accounting for 0%.
Among 115 other Finance companies in this dataset, Nasdaq Inc.'s combined tracked executive pay of $66.8M ranks in the 97th percentile (industry median: $9.1M). Its highest-paid executive, Adena Friedman, ranks in the 88th percentile for top-executive pay in the sector (industry median: $4.6M).
Compensation figures on this page for Nasdaq Inc. come directly from its SEC DEF 14A proxy statement(s), filed with the SEC via EDGAR — not from crowdsourced or self-reported salary data.