NIQ
NIQ Global Intelligence Plc
NIQ lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
NIQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
NIQ's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
NIQ PE Valuation
NIQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NIQ, with profitability improving.
NIQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.26 | — |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.75 | -$0.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.97 | -$1.22 |
NIQ lost $0.40 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
NIQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +6.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -4.8% |
NIQ's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, up 6.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.8% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | -6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3% | -6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | +6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.3 points |
NIQ's operating margin was 9.5% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NIQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $247M | -6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | -$66.8M | +$105M |
| Q4 2025 | $173.2M | +220% |
| Q3 2025 | $264.8M | +369% |
| Q1 2025 | -$171.8M | -$17.2M |
NIQ generated $489M in free cash flow over the past year, up 140% from the year before.
NIQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +14.4M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +1.4M shares |
NIQ has 296M diluted shares, up 5.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
NIQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 11.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.1x | High |
NIQ's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.3 years a year ago.
NIQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 88.9 | Overbought |
NIQ's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
NIQ PE vs Technology Sector
NIQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.8 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.3 | 18% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.9 | 39% above |
NIQ is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 39% above its 50-week average.
NIQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.7 | $16.4 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.4 | $19.2 | +17% |
NIQ has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's up 17% so far in 2026.