NIQ Global Intelligence Plc (NIQ) Stock

NIQ Global Intelligence Plc (NIQ) is a Technology stock trading at $18.17 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.36B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

NIQ Global Intelligence Plc provides consumer intelligence using an analytics platform that examines shopping data to deliver insights into consumer behavior. The company serves brands, retailers, and other clients, and reports operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Understand NIQ Global Intelligence Plc: how it makes money

NIQ provides an AI-powered platform that analyzes shopping data to help brands and retailers understand global consumer behavior, generating revenue primarily from intelligence subscription services sold to clients.

The profit engine is recurring intelligence subscriptions, where customer value is reinforced by retention (NIQ reports net dollar retention for its intelligence subscriptions).

Business quality (Weak): Strong operating focus on recurring intelligence subscriptions and retention metrics, but latest quarter shows negative operating margin.

Bull case

  • Recurring subscription base: NIQ reports Annualized Intelligence Subscription Revenue of 2.9 USD_B, indicating a subscription-led model.
  • Customer value retention: NIQ reports Net Dollar Retention of 104.0 percent (and related intelligence subscription retention at 105.0 percent), suggesting existing clients tend to spend more than the prior period.
  • Scale signals in customer wins and measurement coverage: NIQ reports 209.0 Full View Measurement Clients and 17.0 Seven-Figure Wins Closed.

Bear case

  • Latest quarter profitability pressure: NIQ reports operating margin of -1.0 percent for the latest period provided.
  • Limited evidence of non-subscription revenue in the provided data: Activation Revenue is 0.0 USD_B in the provided candidate set, implying the model may rely more heavily on subscription revenue than on activation-type revenue.
  • Geographic revenue mix uncertainty: The provided revenue detail shows Europe, Middle East and Africa revenue of 0.47 USD_B and Asia Pacific revenue of 0.17 USD_B, but the full breakdown is not provided for other geographies in the same detail set.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$18.17
Market Cap$5.36B
EV / EBITDA13.3
Price / Book4.67
Price / Sales1.24
FCF Yield0.5%
DCF Value (model)$15.15
DCF Upside vs Price-16.6%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$4.20B
Net Margin-8.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)5.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)-59.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)585.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.79 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Business Services)30.0
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderAdvent International, L.P. ($1.70B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryBusiness Services
CEOJames Peck
Employees38,625
CountryUS
IPO Date2025-07-23

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.