NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.160-1.200 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.040. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.5 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence also updated its Q4 2026 guidance to 0.430-0.470 EPS.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NIQ stock opened at $21.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.28 and a beta of -0.27. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.43. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 1 year low of $7.93 and a 1 year high of $21.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.200 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank increased their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.17.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, Inc. (NYSE: NIQ), also known as NielsenIQ, provides consumer and retail intelligence to manufacturers and retailers. Its services include retail measurement, consumer and shopper insights, market research, and data analytics designed to help clients understand purchasing behavior, track product performance, and inform business decisions. The company combines information from retail sales, consumer panels, and other sources to deliver analysis across product categories and markets.