NIQ vs FICO vs MSTR Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Fair Isaac and Strategy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$709.00 +14.9% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.11B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.62 -8.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$45.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 6, Strategy 2, NIQ Global Intelligence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIQFICOMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.88B $16.11B $45.95B MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.3x 19.8x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 16.2x — FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +24.1% +4.2% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.1% 34.1% — FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.8% 62.6% — FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.3x — NIQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.5% -54.8% -48.6% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.2%/yr +14.7%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 66.9% 81.1% FICO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 75/100 38/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

NIQFICOMSTR

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

AxisNIQFICOMSTR
Valuation 72 #29 of 101 64 #37 of 101 17 #84 of 101
Growth 72 #28 of 97 82 #18 of 97 3 #94 of 97
Profitability 44 #53 of 93 100 #1 of 93 –
Financial Health 25 #81 of 108 33 #73 of 108 94 #7 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 98 #2 of 63 –
Overall 53 75 38
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIQFICOMSTRSPY
1 month +17.2%+14.9%-8.4% +0.7%
3 months +79.1%-37.8%+44.9% +3.7%
6 months +86.6%-30.8%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +23.7%-58.1%-6.8% +12.8%
1 year +59.5%-54.8%-48.6% +11.9%
3 years —-16.7%+237.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-5.9%+50.0% +22.8%
5 years —+78.1%+98.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+12.2%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years —+494.9%+639.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+19.5%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNIQFICOMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%66.9%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%81.7%74.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.363.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.82-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-75.1%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-61.6%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $20.40$1,844.98$275.36 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$592.49$82.31 $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.

MultipleNIQFICOMSTR
P/E now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 28.0x 19.7xmedian 28.0x -3.4xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 6.4xmedian 2.8x 100.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 16.9x 16.5xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 15.4xmedian 15.9x -2,079xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.2x -3.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.89 0.67median 0.89 0.01median 0.89

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 monthsNIQFICOMSTR
Revenue $4.36B $2.39B $495.08M
Gross profit $2.43B $2.04B $335.84M
Operating income $135.00M $1.24B -$19.34B
Net income -$264.00M $815.02M –
Free cash flow – $996.02M –
R&D – $208.49M $94.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.89 $35.90 $-42.25
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $248.44M $2.50B
Total debt $3.55B $5.58B –
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 22.70M 352.53M
Enterprise value $4.24B $15.34B $45.95B

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
MetricNIQFICOMSTR
P/E -22.8x 19.7x -3.4x
P/FCF – 15.4x -2,079x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.3x –
P/S 1.4x 6.4x 100.7x
P/B 5.2x -3.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -7.0x -3.7x -3.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 16.5x –
EV/EBIT 67.8x 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 8.6x 100.7x
EV/FCF – 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.67 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQFICOMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 24.1% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 29.2% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.0% 39.7% -276.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% -317.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 28.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% 39.5% -272.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.5% -309.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQFICOMSTR
Gross margin 55.7% 85.1% –
EBITDA margin 18.2% 52.3% –
Operating margin 3.1% 51.7% –
Pretax margin -2.4% 44.5% –
Net margin -6.1% 34.1% –
FCF margin – 41.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 41.8% –
Return on equity -21.5% – –
Return on assets -3.8% 39.9% –
Return on invested capital 2.8% 62.6% –
Return on capital employed 2.6% 95.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 7.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQFICOMSTR
Debt / assets 52.5% 274.0% –
Debt / equity 3.1x -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 301.1% 11.2%
Equity / assets 17.0% -201.1% 71.9%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.90 8.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQFICOMSTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 23.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 23.3% –
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.

ConsensusNIQFICOMSTR
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +11.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +18.5% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQFICOMSTR
Held by institutions 84.4% 95.7% 59.5%
Institutions holding 162 843 851
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.9% +9.6%
Institutions buying 101 382 474
Institutions selling 51 343 264
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.11 1.80

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.

NIQFICOMSTR
NIQ 1.00 0.27 0.04
FICO 0.27 1.00 0.08
MSTR 0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, FICO and MSTR?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.88B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.11B, Strategy (MSTR) $45.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +59.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -54.8%, Strategy (MSTR) -48.6%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +12.2%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fair Isaac (FICO) has been the steadiest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.