On the stock market since 2025, it operates in the world of technology. It has 38,760 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Average growth of 12% a year over the last 3 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 8% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 12% a year on average.
The company sells $4.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 29 buys and 8 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $353.3M against $4.2B in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.5 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, NIQ sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NIQ has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.