FICO vs MKTW vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Fair Isaac, Marketwise and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$698.28 -17.0% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.08B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
8 wins
MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$20.18 +2.0% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$315.89M
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.50M
Div. yield
5.20%
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 8, NIQ Global Intelligence 2, Marketwise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFICOMKTWNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.08B $315.89M $5.93B FICO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 23.9x -22.5x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 63.1x 18.1x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% -11.3% +7.5% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 0.7% -6.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.6% — 2.8% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — 4.0x NIQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 5.20% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.1% +38.4% +52.5% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr -32.1%/yr — FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.2% 53.9% 67.1% MKTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 53/100 53/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

FICOMKTWNIQ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFICOMKTWNIQ
Valuation 67 #34 of 101 99 #2 of 101 71 #30 of 101
Growth 81 #19 of 97 15 #83 of 97 73 #27 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 81 #19 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Financial Health 34 #72 of 108 10 #97 of 108 24 #82 of 108
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 64 62 #25 of 64 –
Overall 76 53 53
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MKTW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFICOMKTWNIQSPY
1 month -17.0%+2.0%+14.3% +0.9%
3 months -49.1%-1.5%+67.9% +5.9%
6 months -33.1%+14.3%+76.9% +8.5%
Year to date -58.7%+34.4%+21.9% +13.3%
1 year -58.1%+38.4%+52.5% +12.4%
3 years -17.7%-47.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.3%-19.2%— +23.5%
5 years +75.4%-85.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.9%-32.1%— +11.0%
10 years +486.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.3%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFICOMKTWNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.2%53.9%67.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.8%47.4%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.200.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.710.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-94.2%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.2%-5.4%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $1,844.98$21.34$20.10 $779.14
52-week low $592.49$13.65$7.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFICOMKTWNIQ
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 27.6x 23.9xmedian 27.6x -22.5xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 17.4x 10.1xmedian 17.4x 11.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 15.8x 6.9xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 3.2x -1.2xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.84 -2.64median 0.84 —median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFICOMKTWNIQ
Revenue $2.39B $317.50M $4.36B
Gross profit $2.04B $273.79M $2.43B
Operating income $1.24B $25.65M $135.00M
Net income $815.02M $28.69M -$264.00M
Free cash flow $996.02M $45.87M –
R&D $208.49M $9.37M –
EPS (diluted) $35.90 $0.84 $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $248.44M $32.91M $416.60M
Total debt $5.58B – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 22.70M 2.64M 295.06M
Enterprise value $14.32B -$124.19M $4.53B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFICOMKTWNIQ
P/E 19.4x 23.9x -22.5x
P/FCF 15.1x 6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 6.8x –
P/S 6.3x 1.0x 1.4x
P/B -3.7x -1.2x 5.2x
P/Tangible book -3.7x -1.2x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 10.1x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 11.0x 67.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 20.5x 6.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 6.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 -2.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFICOMKTWNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% -11.3% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -12.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.2% -12.1% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -67.0% 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -33.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -64.7% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% -30.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 39.5% -65.9% 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -9.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 136.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 135.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -4.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFICOMKTWNIQ
Gross margin 85.1% 86.2% 55.7%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 8.8% 18.2%
Operating margin 51.7% 8.1% 3.1%
Pretax margin 44.5% 9.3% -2.4%
Net margin 34.1% 0.7% -6.1%
FCF margin 41.6% 14.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 14.7% –
Return on equity – – -21.5%
Return on assets 39.9% 14.8% -3.8%
Return on invested capital 62.6% – 2.8%
Return on capital employed 95.3% – 2.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 3.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFICOMKTWNIQ
Debt / assets 274.0% – 52.5%
Debt / equity -1.4x – 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – 4.0x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 301.1% 243.8% 83.0%
Equity / assets -201.1% -143.8% 17.0%
Interest coverage 6.6x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.31 0.68 0.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFICOMKTWNIQ
Dividend yield – 5.2% –
Net buyback yield 23.7% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 23.7% 5.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFICOMKTWNIQ
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 63.1xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $43.69FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 -86.1%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +425.0% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2026 $327.52MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +2.3% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFICOMKTWNIQ
Held by institutions 95.7% 5.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 842 53 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +8.7% +4.0%
Institutions buying 381 33 101
Institutions selling 343 12 51
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.75 1.98

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FICOMKTWNIQ
FICO 1.00 0.11 0.26
MKTW 0.11 1.00 0.01
NIQ 0.26 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FICO, MKTW and NIQ?

Fair Isaac (FICO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.08B, Marketwise (MKTW) $315.89M, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, FICO, MKTW and NIQ?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.4x, Marketwise (MKTW) 23.9x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.0x, Marketwise (MKTW) 63.1x, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Marketwise (MKTW) -11.3%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.1%, Marketwise (MKTW) +38.4%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +52.5%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr, Marketwise (MKTW) -32.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%, Marketwise (MKTW) 5.20%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 0.00%. Fair Isaac (FICO) and NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marketwise (MKTW) has been the steadiest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%, Marketwise (MKTW) 53.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FICO, MKTW and NIQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.