NRDS
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NRDS's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 11%, but earnings per share fell 17%. At 9.4x earnings, it's trading about half its usual 20x. Analysts expect earnings to decline, though they disagree widely on how much.
NRDS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NRDS's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NRDS.
NRDS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 9.4x | $7.31 | — |
| Forward | 9.8x | $7.31 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $8.58 | +17% |
| Fair | 19x | $14.91 | +104% |
| Expensive | 246x | $192 | +2522% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NRDS's PE is in its cheap range at 9.4x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 9.8x next year's earnings.
NRDS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NRDS's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
NRDS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.74 | -4.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.78 | -17% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.89 | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.93 | +151% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.64 | +68% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.94 | +$1.07 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.60 | +$0.74 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +$0.53 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.38 | +$0.53 |
NRDS earned $0.78 per share over the past year, down 17% from the year before.
NRDS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $239.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.3M | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $222.2M | +6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $225.4M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $215.1M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $186.9M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $209.2M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $183.8M | +37% |
NRDS's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $240M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.1% | -7.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.7% | +1.3 points |
NRDS's operating margin was 8.1% last quarter, down 7.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NRDS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31M | -36% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.1M | +145% |
| Q1 2026 | $35.3M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.6M | +298% |
| Q3 2025 | $48.4M | +67% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.8M | +70% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.7M | -67% |
NRDS's free cash flow was $146M over the past year, up 44% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NRDS.
NRDS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -12.2M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -12.8M shares |
| 5 years | -0.1% | -47.3K shares |
| Available history | +17% | +9.6M shares |
NRDS has 65M diluted shares, down 16% from a year ago, with $150M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $66M |
| Q4 2025 | $50.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $68.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $10.8M |
| Q4 2021 | — |
NRDS spent $150M buying back its own shares over the past year.
NRDS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
NRDS has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NRDS.
NRDS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.1 | Neutral |
NRDS's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
NRDS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NRDS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 13x | 28% below |
| PE % | 5 | 64 | 59 pts below |
NRDS is trading at 9.4x earnings, a 28% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
NRDS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.28 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.41 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.3 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.8 | 32% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.8 | 38% below |
NRDS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% below its 200-week average.
NRDS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25.9 | $15.1 | -42% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $8.99 | -41% |
| 2023 | $8.99 | $14.7 | +64% |
| 2024 | $14.7 | $13.2 | -11% |
| 2025 | $13.2 | $13.9 | +5.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.9 | $7.31 | -48% |
NRDS has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 48% so far in 2026.