NIQ vs CRM vs ALOY Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Salesforce and Realloys Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$227.21 -1.1% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$186.99B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.76%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
8 wins
ALOY Realloys Inc.
$6.66 -17.9% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$458.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNIQCRMALOYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.97B $186.99B $458.09M CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.0x 19.3x -2.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 12.9x — CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +11.2% +69.5% ALOY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 22.0% -5,469.6% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 9.0% — CRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.9x — CRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.76% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% -10.7% -11.1% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.9%/yr -26.0%/yr CRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 47.0% 129.9% CRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 21/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

NIQCRMALOY

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

AxisNIQCRMALOY
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 75 #26 of 99 7 #92 of 99
Growth 86 #15 of 98 72 #28 of 98 3 #95 of 98
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 87 #13 of 96 2 #94 of 96
Financial Health 20 #89 of 111 44 #63 of 111 89 #13 of 111
Shareholder Returns – 73 #19 of 67 6 #63 of 67
Overall 57 70 21
  • NIQ ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • ALOY ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIQCRMALOYSPY
1 month +17.1%-1.1%-17.9% -1.0%
3 months +73.7%+17.8%-31.3% -0.4%
6 months +93.4%+25.4%-36.2% +4.5%
Year to date +22.8%-14.2%-17.7% +12.4%
1 year +65.3%-10.7%-11.1% +13.6%
3 years —+9.5%+272.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+3.1%+55.0% +20.8%
5 years —-26.1%-77.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-5.9%-26.0% +10.4%
10 years —+205.5%-79.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.8%-14.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNIQCRMALOYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%47.0%129.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%41.9%119.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.422.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.98-0.23-0.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-59.2%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-14.7%-74.3% -1.6%
52-week high $20.40$266.23$25.88 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$150.12$6.05 $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.

MultipleNIQCRMALOY
P/E now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 25.3x 19.3xmedian 25.3x -2.7xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 161.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 16.5x 14.4xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 16.1x 12.3xmedian 16.1x -22.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 0.20median 0.84 0.03median 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 monthsNIQCRMALOY
Revenue $4.39B $43.94B $2.84M
Gross profit $2.43B $33.96B $1.64M
Operating income $85.40M $8.74B -$126.46M
Net income -$350.00M $9.66B -$145.86M
Free cash flow $506.40M $15.15B -$20.20M
R&D – $6.37B $272.70K
EPS (diluted) $-1.19 $11.77 $-2.50
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $8.31B –
Total debt $3.55B $39.29B $44.00K
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 821.00M 62.14M
Enterprise value $4.47B $142.87B $458.09M

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
MetricNIQCRMALOY
P/E -17.0x 19.3x -2.7x
P/FCF 11.8x 12.3x -22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 11.9x -22.7x
P/S 1.4x 4.3x 161.6x
P/B 5.2x 4.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -6.9x 5.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 14.4x –
EV/EBIT 106.6x 24.6x -3.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.9x 161.6x
EV/FCF 18.0x 14.2x -22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 13.6x -22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQCRMALOY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 11.2% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% -10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 10.7% 77.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 481.0% 9.4% -3,631%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.8% -180.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.1% 45.0% -2,472%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 82.9% -193.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% 69.9% -1,717%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% -78.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,467% 19.6% -2,700%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% -59.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12,760% 21.3% -2,665%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.1% -59.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQCRMALOY
Gross margin 55.4% 77.3% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 34.0% –
Operating margin 1.9% 19.9% -4,460%
Pretax margin -4.4% 28.2% -4,472%
Net margin -8.0% 22.0% -5,470%
FCF margin 11.5% 34.5% -712.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 35.8% -711.7%
Return on equity -29.8% 26.7% -86.8%
Return on assets -5.1% 8.9% -74.5%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.6% 10.7% -76.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.6x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 8.3% 4,064%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQCRMALOY
Debt / assets 52.5% 35.8% 0.0%
Debt / equity 3.1x 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 7.0x 2.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 65.0% 9.1%
Equity / assets 17.0% 35.0% 90.9%
Interest coverage – 9.4x -610.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 30.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 0.87 2.54 11.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQCRMALOY
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 18.3% -31.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 19.1% -31.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusNIQCRMALOY
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $-0.44FY2024
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% -5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $2.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +11.7% +1,181.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQCRMALOY
Held by institutions 84.4% 80.7% 32.1%
Institutions holding 162 2,474 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -4.8% +711.9%
Institutions buying 101 1,005 96
Institutions selling 51 1,271 10
Buyers to sellers 1.98 0.79 9.60

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.

NIQCRMALOY
NIQ 1.00 0.33 -0.05
CRM 0.33 1.00 -0.02
ALOY -0.05 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, CRM and ALOY?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.97B, Salesforce (CRM) $186.99B, Realloys (ALOY) $458.09M.

Which company is growing faster?

Realloys (ALOY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Realloys (ALOY) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Realloys (ALOY) -5,469.6%). On return on invested capital, Salesforce (CRM) leads (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 1.8%, Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +65.3%, Salesforce (CRM) -10.7%, Realloys (ALOY) -11.1%. Over five years, Salesforce (CRM) compounded fastest (Salesforce (CRM) -5.9%/yr, Realloys (ALOY) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 0.00%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.76%. NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) and Realloys (ALOY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Salesforce (CRM) has been the steadiest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Salesforce (CRM) 47.0%, Realloys (ALOY) 129.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIQ, CRM and ALOY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Salesforce (CRM) 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.