NIQ Global Intelligence/$NIQ
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About NIQ Global Intelligence
NIQ Global Intelligence PLC is a world-wide consumer intelligence company positioned at the nexus of brands, retailers, and consumers. It manages a comprehensive and integrated ecosystem: The NIQ Ecosystem, which combines proprietary data, technology, human intelligence, and sophisticated software applications and analytics solutions. The company's technology platform aggregates consumer shopping data from diverse sources, generates proprietary reference data and metadata, and provides an omnichannel view of consumer shopping behavior. It generates revenue from solutions in two product groupings: Intelligence (Consumer Measurement) and Activation (Consumer Analytics). The company's reportable segments are: EMEA, which generates the maximum revenue, Americas, and APAC.
- Ticker
- $NIQ
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 38,760
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Website
- nielseniq.com
NIQ Metrics
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$5.3B
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-$1.20
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Price and volume
Market cap
$5.3B
52-week high
$19.69
52-week low
$7.93
Average daily volume
1.2M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.086
Quick ratio
0.916
Long term debt to equity
3.17
Total debt to equity
3.308
Interest coverage (TTM)
0.84%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
840.9
Gross margin (TTM)
55.40%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-8.01%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.61%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-79.00%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$110,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.86%
Return on equity (TTM)
-44.17%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.191
Price to book
5.82
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-1.5
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.686
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.08%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.91
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
8.86%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-42.19%
What the Analysts think about NIQ
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for NIQ Global Intelligence stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of NIQ Global Intelligence stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
NIQ beat its second-quarter guidance and raised its 2026 outlook, with organic constant-currency revenue growth of 5.8% and adjusted EBITDA growth of 21.9%. The higher forecast points to continued growth and margin improvement. (NIQ)
The subscription business provides a relatively dependable base: annualised Intelligence subscription revenue topped $3 billion, with 105% net dollar retention and 99% gross retention in Q2. Those figures indicate that existing customers are, on balance, maintaining or increasing their spend. (NIQ)
The balance sheet remains heavily indebted: NIQ reported about $3.49 billion of total debt at the end of June. That leaves the company exposed to interest and refinancing risk, even as it aims to reduce leverage. (Last10K)
GAAP losses and restructuring costs remain a concern despite stronger adjusted results. NIQ reported a $30.5 million net loss in Q2, while its cost-cutting programme involves substantial cash charges. (NIQ)
The cash-flow outlook leaves little room for slippage: first-half free cash flow was still negative, and management’s full-year forecast relies on generating roughly $300 million in the second half. If that seasonal rebound falls short, debt reduction and the raised cash-flow target could be harder to deliver. (Longbridge, NIQ)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Oct 2026.
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Upcoming events
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NIQ News
AllArticlesVideos
NIQ Reaches Key Milestone in Acquisition of The U Group, Strengthening Trusted Intelligence and The Full View™
Business Wire1 day ago
NIQ Launches Omnishopper Taiwan, Delivering a More Complete View of Consumer Purchase Behavior
Business Wire3 days ago
NIQ and Maverik Announce Strategic Retail Collaboration
Business Wire3 days ago
Funds containing NIQ
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $NIQ weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.01% |
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