NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Announces Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.430-0.470 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.420. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.160-1.200 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. 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. Deutsche Bank raised their price objective 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, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.17.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE NIQ opened at $21.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. NIQ Global Intelligence has a one year low of $7.93 and a one year high of $21.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.22 billion, a PE ratio of -17.28 and a beta of -0.27.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 8.01% and a positive return on equity of 14.84%. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

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.