NIQ Global Intelligence is a consumer intelligence data provider with 49% upside to analyst consensus targets and a forward P/E of only 7.1x, but quality metrics are extremely weak with a Piotroski F-Score of 0 and two consecutive earnings misses raising concerns about near-term execution reliability.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Analyst Upside Discount↓Deteriorating
- Zero Piotroski Quality Alarm→Stable
- Earnings Miss Pattern↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026
NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) Stock Analysis
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.09: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer, and government clients across 90 countries, covering more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Revenue is roughly 80% recurring, split between... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.09: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About NIQ Global Intelligence plc
About NIQ Global Intelligence plc
NIQ Global Intelligence delivered more than 115 million data pulls covering nearly 127 trillion data points to clients in 2025, with a catalog of over 246 million unique product items spanning 90 countries. Intelligence offerings — primarily omnichannel measurement, consumer behavior insights, and retailer solutions — generated approximately 81% of fiscal 2025 revenue, while Activation analytics contributed the remaining 19%. The company serves approximately 23,000 clients including roughly half of the Fortune 500, across more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend.
NIQ monetizes its data through long-term subscription contracts for Intelligence offerings, typically two to five years in duration with annual price escalators tied to consumer price indicators, and on-demand Activation analytics sold project-by-project. Approximately 80% of total 2025 revenue was recurring in nature. Client retention supports this model: net dollar retention was at or above 100% for twelve consecutive trailing quarters ending December 31, 2025, and the company's top five longest-tenured clients averaged more than 70 years of tenure with NIQ and its predecessor. Cash Data Costs declined from 22% of revenue in 2021 to 15% in 2025 following technology platform investment and data-source expansion. NIQ competes primarily against Circana and Kantar in the consumer intelligence market.
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NIQ's ten largest clients collectively accounted for 15.3% of total revenues in fiscal 2025, with no single client exceeding 5% of revenue — a degree of diversification that has supported stable retention metrics. A distinct risk is data-access dependency: NIQ sources information from thousands of third-party retailers, panelists, and eCommerce partners, some of which are not in direct contractual privity with the company. In October 2024, NIQ moved for an injunction against Nielsen Media's use of certain NIQ data; the parties reached a non-monetary settlement, illustrating that data-sharing arrangements with competitors may require ongoing renegotiation.
From NIQ Global Intelligence plc's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — NIQ Global Intelligence plc
Latest news
- NEWS NielsenIQ Integrates Google’s AI Commerce Ecosystem To Improve Product Discovery And Local Availability — benzinga Oct 29, 2026 positive
- NEWS NielsenIQ Announces New Optimization Capabilities For Shopper Experience Platform, Supported By Its CONTENT Framework — benzinga Oct 28, 2026 positive
- NEWS NIQ Announces Mars as New ConnectAI Charter Customer — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 positive
- NEWS NIQ Announces 2026 Western Europe NIQ BASES Breakthrough Innovation Award Winners — fiscal.ai Oct 21, 2026 positive
- NEWS BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on NIQ Global Intelligence, Raises Price Target to $22 — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:48:40Z.
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- LOWCustomertop-10 clients15%10-K Item 1A: 'Our ten largest clients collectively accounted for approximately 15.3% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.09: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $19.01. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $18.00 reached (−10.4% from $20.09); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $19.01. Stop-loss: $19.01.
Target reached (-10.4% upside); Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0).
NIQ Global Intelligence plc trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 15.6). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover NIQ with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $21.
What does NIQ Global Intelligence plc do?NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer,...
NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer, and government clients across 90 countries, covering more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Revenue is roughly 80% recurring, split between Intelligence subscriptions (approximately 81% of 2025 revenue, typically 2-5 year contracts) and Activation analytics (approximately 19%), with the largest single client below 5% of total revenue.