NIQ Fundamental Analysis - NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC

Fundamental Rating

NIQ gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 95 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of NIQ have multiple concerns. NIQ is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

NIQ had negative earnings in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: NIQ reported negative net income in multiple years.

Of the past 5 years NIQ 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of NIQ (-6.55%) is worse than 62.11% of its industry peers.

NIQ has a worse Return On Equity (-265.52%) than 81.05% of its industry peers.

NIQ has a Return On Invested Capital (1.48%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.55%
ROE	-265.52%
ROIC	1.48%

ROA(3y)-7.82%

ROA(5y)-3.13%

ROE(3y)-114.29%

ROE(5y)-66.54%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

NIQ's Operating Margin of 2.55% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. NIQ outperforms 48.42% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of NIQ has declined.

NIQ has a better Gross Margin (56.03%) than 68.42% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of NIQ has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.55%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	56.03%

OM growth 3Y-78.52%

OM growth 5Y-59.06%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-10.39%

GM growth 5Y-3.55%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

NIQ has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, NIQ has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

NIQ has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, NIQ has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

NIQ has an Altman-Z score of 0.63. This is a bad value and indicates that NIQ is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

NIQ has a Altman-Z score of 0.63. This is in the lower half of the industry: NIQ underperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.

NIQ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 26.57. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

NIQ's Debt to Equity ratio of 26.57 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NIQ is outperformed by 83.16% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	26.57
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.63

ROIC/WACC0.17

WACC8.51%

2.3 Liquidity

NIQ has a Current Ratio of 0.98. This is a bad value and indicates that NIQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

NIQ's Current ratio of 0.98 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NIQ is outperformed by 60.00% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.98 indicates that NIQ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

NIQ's Quick ratio of 0.98 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. NIQ outperforms 42.11% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.98
Quick Ratio	0.98

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for NIQ have decreased strongly by -51.55% in the last year.

NIQ shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 18.89%.

The Revenue has been growing by 245.32% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)-51.55%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.89%

Revenue growth 3Y674.43%

Revenue growth 5Y245.32%

Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

NIQ is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 33.86% yearly.

NIQ is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.25% yearly.

EPS Next Y111.22%

EPS Next 2Y51.2%

EPS Next 3Y33.86%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year5.3%

Revenue Next 2Y5.28%

Revenue Next 3Y5.25%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for NIQ. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.83, the valuation of NIQ can be described as rather expensive.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as NIQ.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.18. NIQ is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	19.83

4.2 Price Multiples

NIQ's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	11.73

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as NIQ's earnings are expected to grow with 33.86% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y51.2%

EPS Next 3Y33.86%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

NIQ does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC

NYSE:NIQ (10/20/2025, 8:06:01 PM)

After market: 13.85 0 (0%)

13.85

+0.3 (+2.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)11-13 2025-11-13

Inst Owners3.12%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners3.79%

Ins Owner Change0.51%

Market Cap4.09B

Analysts82.35

Price Target23.55 (70.04%)

Short Float %27.27%

Short Ratio5.99

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)97.31%

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	19.83
P/S	1.01
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	24.25
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	11.73

EPS(TTM)-1.53

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.7

Fwd EY5.04%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS13.67

BVpS0.57

TBVpS-15.5

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.55%
ROE	-265.52%
ROCE	1.9%
ROIC	1.48%
ROICexc	1.56%
ROICexgc	16.75%
OM	2.55%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	56.03%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.82%

ROA(5y)-3.13%

ROE(3y)-114.29%

ROE(5y)-66.54%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y58.34%

ROICexcg growth 5Y36.32%

ROICexc growth 3Y-37.77%

ROICexc growth 5Y-22.16%

OM growth 3Y-78.52%

OM growth 5Y-59.06%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-10.39%

GM growth 5Y-3.55%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.59

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	26.57
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	6.4
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.98
Quick Ratio	0.98
Altman-Z	0.63

F-ScoreN/A

WACC8.51%

ROIC/WACC0.17

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-51.55%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y111.22%

EPS Next 2Y51.2%

EPS Next 3Y33.86%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.89%

Revenue growth 3Y674.43%

Revenue growth 5Y245.32%

Sales Q2Q%N/A

Revenue Next Year5.3%

Revenue Next 2Y5.28%

Revenue Next 3Y5.25%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y146.15%

EBIT growth 3Y66.32%

EBIT growth 5Y41.39%

EBIT Next Year2867.9%

EBIT Next 3Y233.02%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y20.71%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y777.98%

OCF growth 3Y107.63%

OCF growth 5Y93.28%

NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC (NIQ) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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