NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $1.1 billion, up 6.3% on the year
NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) reported revenue of $1.1 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 6.3% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $36 million, and diluted earnings per share $0.12. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 12 November 2026.
Revenue
$1.1 billion
+6.3% on the year · -0.5% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
9.5%
-3.3% a year earlier
Q3 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
$36 million
Q3 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.12
Q3 FY2024Q3 FY2026
this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.
Revenue up 6.3%, 5.8% organic: Reported revenue rose 6.3% to $1,119.1 million. Organic constant currency growth was 5.8%, driven mainly by value-based pricing and upselling of new capabilities and solutions.
Positive GAAP net income for first time: Net income attributable to NIQ was $35.8 million, or $0.12 per share, after a loss of $198.6 million a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $87.8 million, or $0.30 per share.
Adjusted EBITDA up 17.8%: Adjusted EBITDA rose 17.8% to $263.6 million, and its margin expanded 230 basis points to 23.6%. Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA rose 19.6% to $750.3 million.
$ million except per share. Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.
Cash flow
$ million
Q3 FY2026
Q2 FY2026
Q3 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Operating cash flow
254
140
272
+81.6%
-6.5%
Capital expenditure
7.4
4.9
7.4
+51.0%
0.0%
Free cash flow
247
135
265
+82.7%
-6.7%
Free cash flow margin
22.1%
12.0%
25.2%
Cash from investing
-69.2
-65.8
-69.1
Cash from financing
-29.9
-14.6
-5.0
Depreciation and amortisation
142
154
167
-8.4%
-15.2%
Share-based compensation
7.3
8.8
50.5
-17.0%
-85.5%
Diluted shares, weighted
296m
295m
282m
+0.5%
+5.1%
Shares outstanding at period end
295m
295m
295m
+0.1%
+0.1%
Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.
Balance sheet
$ million
Q3 FY2026
Q2 FY2026
Q3 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity
965
907
983
+6.4%
-1.8%
Non-controlling interest
242
240
241
+0.7%
+0.6%
Debt
3,478
3,489
3,530
-0.3%
-1.5%
Operating lease liabilities
183
188
201
-2.9%
-8.8%
Other liabilities
1,928
1,936
1,873
-0.4%
+2.9%
Total liabilities and equity
6,796
6,762
6,829
+0.5%
-0.5%
Fixed assets
186
180
229
+3.3%
-18.9%
Goodwill
2,399
2,405
2,431
-0.3%
-1.3%
Intangible assets
1,940
2,013
2,253
-3.6%
-13.9%
Cash and equivalents
573
417
446
+37.4%
+28.3%
Receivables
763
852
716
-10.5%
+6.5%
Other assets
936
894
753
+4.6%
+24.2%
Total assets
6,796
6,762
6,829
+0.5%
-0.5%
Questions
What was NIQ Global Intelligence's revenue in Q3 FY2026?
NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) reported revenue of $1.1 billion for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 6.3% on the same quarter a year earlier.
How much did NIQ Global Intelligence earn in Q3 FY2026?
Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $36 million, and diluted earnings per share $0.12.
When did NIQ Global Intelligence report Q3 FY2026 results?
NIQ Global Intelligence filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 12 November 2026.
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing. Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.
10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 12 November 2026: the filing.