# NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $18.39, market value $5.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). NIQ Global Intelligence plc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 0.24**. A PEG of 0.24 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 6.0×**. The shares trade at 6.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.8×**. Enterprise value is 11.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.3%** (5-yr avg 6.0%). Free cash flow equals 9.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 1.9%**. 1.9% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -8.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -35.7%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 1.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -5.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -5.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.7%**. Revenue grew 5.7% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 59.5%**. Earnings per share rose 59.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $519 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. NIQ Global Intelligence plc does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover NIQ Global Intelligence plc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $19.69 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 8.8%** (YTD 11.5%, 3-mo 120.2%). The shares are up 8.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.6%** (131.9% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.63** (volatility 70%). Beta of 0.63 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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