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Updated Aug 31, 2026

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ)

Technology • NYSE

$19.20

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

22.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) scores 22/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full NIQ quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

MARGIN OF SAFETY

Is this stock cheap or expensive relative to what the business has historically generated for owners?

Margin of Safety unavailable — insufficient data for the owner-earnings DCF.

BRINA GAP ↗

Is the market underestimating or overestimating what this business is capable of going forward?

-60.2%

Market Overestimates

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full NIQ valuation analysis · → View full NIQ Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-33.9%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):CRITICAL (3.26x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (1.4%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (0.7%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) stock report — Zyberno Score 22/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

According to Zyberno's DCF model, NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) shows a Brina Gap of -60.2%, which weakens the case: based on the company's ROIC (0.7%) and reinvestment rate (-2,132.9%), the business can fundamentally grow at -14.9% — but the current enterprise value implies the market expects 45.3%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:19.20

Market Cap:$5.67B

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:4.94x

P/S Ratio:1.32x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (3)

Enterprise Value:$8.80B

Ev Ebitda Ratio:12.77x

Pfcf Ratio:21.46x

Price Action & Momentum (1)

% of 52-Week High:99.1%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (7)

ROE:

-33.9%

📊 Click to view full NIQ ROE analysis →

ROA:-4.9%

Roic:

0.7%

📊 Click to view full NIQ ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:-2,132.9%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-14.9%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:45.3%

Brina Gap:

-60.2%

☷ Click to view full NIQ Brina Gap analysis →

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:1.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-7.8%

Ebitda Margin:16.1%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:1.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-7.8%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$729.17K

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):7.2%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:1.09x

Quick Ratio:1.09x

Cash Ratio:0.28x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:3.26x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:3.26x

Debt To Ebitda:5.15x

Coverage Ratios (1)

Times Interest Earned:-999.00

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:129,700,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:416,600,000.00

Long Term Debt:$3.45B

Net Debt:$3.13B

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $4.29B

Linear Growth: 7.2%

📊 Click to view full NIQ Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00$59.90M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

-$333.30M

Income Before Tax:-$204.80M

Ebitda Ttm:688,800,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:4,230,400,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:1,655,300,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$121.20M

Interest Expense:0.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:147.2%

Ebitda Margin:16.1%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$6.76B

Current Assets:$1.64B

Ppe Net:179,900,000.00

Goodwill:2,405,200,000.00

Intangible Assets:$2.01B

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:5,614,000,000.00

Current Liabilities:1,508,700,000.00

Long Term Debt:$3.45B

Short Term Debt:$100.60M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$1.15B

Retained Earnings:-$2.32B

Common Stock:1,500,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:852,300,000.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:669,800,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:369,300,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:8,800,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

$298.70M$264.00M

Investment Activities (1)

Investing Cash Flow:-$59.20M

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$31.10M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$80.80M

Long Term Debt Repayments:$101.50M

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:628,900,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-140,001.11

-$140.00K

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$1.13

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:14.54

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$1.01

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$3.89

Cash Per Share:1.41

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.63x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:33.08x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:5.03x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:72.51

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:56.98

Cash Conversion Cycle:-983.47

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:20.00

Quality Score:30.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Damodaran Growth Analysis (4)

Reinvestment Rate:-2,132.9%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-14.9%

Market-Implied Growth Rate:45.3%

Brina Gap:

-60.2%

☷ Click to view full NIQ Brina Gap analysis →

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):7.2%

Other Growth Rates (1)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:NIQ

Company Name:NIQ Global Intelligence plc

Sector:Technology

Industry:Software Development

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:295.06M

Shares Outstanding Basic:295.06M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:295.06M

Data Processing Info (3)

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Last Updated:2026-08-31 02:22:31 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-31T02:22:31.891591