NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ)
Communication Services · Consumer intelligence and market research
NIQ is a consumer intelligence and market research platform powered by its Connect data engine, serving CPG and adjacent verticals with integrated insights from Nielsen's legacy research business and the 2023 GfK combination.
What NIQ Global Intelligence does
NIQ Global Intelligence (formerly Nielsen) is a consumer intelligence and data analytics company that provides market research, point-of-sale data, and consumer behavior insights primarily to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry and adjacent verticals including financial services, government, media and advertising. The company operates its Connect data engine to deliver actionable market intelligence and performance analytics to multinational enterprises and CPG manufacturers. NIQ was created through a combination of Nielsen's former Connect business (acquired by Advent International in 2021) and GfK SE (combined in July 2023), and completed its initial public offering in July 2025.
Themes: ["Consumer intelligence / market research","CPG industry insights","Data analytics and business intelligence","Point-of-sale data","Adjacent verticals (financial services, government, media, advertising)"]
Fundamentals
- Price$11.22 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$3.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-32.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-7.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+55.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-43.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity3.89 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+44.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.04 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High debt load with $3.6 billion in total debt against approximately $3.2 billion market cap, creating significant refinancing and deleveraging risk","Unprofitable operations with negative 7.78% net margin and ongoing restructuring charges, indicating execution challenges in integrating GfK and cost optimization","Recent strong revenue growth (43.95% YoY) masks underlying profitability struggles and the company faces concentration risk in legacy CPG customer base amid e-commerce disruption"]
Competitors & peers
- Kantar (Publicis Group)
- Ipsos
- Euromonitor International
- Circana
- IRI (Information Resources Inc.)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.