NIQ vs PLTR vs ALOY Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Palantir Technologies and Realloys Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALOY Realloys Inc.
$7.00 -19.3% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$431.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNIQPLTRALOYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $477.64B $431.89M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.2x 158.3x -2.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 118.5x — NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +78.9% +69.5% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.1% 49.0% -5,469.6% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.0% +9.0% -27.2% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +51.8%/yr -24.5%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 59.5% 131.7% PLTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 23/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

NIQPLTRALOY

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

AxisNIQPLTRALOY
Valuation 71 #30 of 101 22 #79 of 101 11 #90 of 101
Growth 74 #26 of 97 100 #1 of 97 3 #94 of 97
Profitability 46 #51 of 94 96 #5 of 94 3 #91 of 94
Financial Health 25 #82 of 109 98 #3 of 109 90 #12 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 25 #48 of 64 6 #60 of 64
Overall 54 68 23
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ALOY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIQPLTRALOYSPY
1 month +13.2%+2.6%-19.3% -1.0%
3 months +86.4%+60.1%-0.4% +2.9%
6 months +73.5%+37.5%-21.0% +6.4%
Year to date +21.5%+10.7%-13.5% +11.4%
1 year +46.0%+9.0%-27.2% +13.1%
3 years —+1,082.4%+205.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+127.9%+45.2% +21.5%
5 years —+705.4%-75.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+51.8%-24.5% +10.9%
10 years ——-78.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——-14.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNIQPLTRALOYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%59.5%131.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%56.1%122.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.982.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.15-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-77.6%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.9%-73.0% -2.5%
52-week high $20.04$209.05$25.88 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$107.27$6.17 $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.

MultipleNIQPLTRALOY
P/E now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 29.9x 156.5xmedian 29.9x -2.8xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 76.8xmedian 2.8x 169.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 17.4x 174.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.9x 140.8xmedian 16.9x -23.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.1x 47.8xmedian 3.1x 2.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.86 0.55median 0.86 0.04median 0.86

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 monthsNIQPLTRALOY
Revenue $4.36B $6.16B $2.84M
Gross profit $2.43B $5.22B $1.64M
Operating income $135.00M $2.63B -$126.46M
Net income -$264.00M $3.03B -$145.86M
Free cash flow – $3.36B -$20.20M
R&D – $641.24M $272.70K
EPS (diluted) $-0.89 $1.17 $-2.50
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $2.03B –
Total debt $3.55B – $2.93M
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 2.57B 62.14M
Enterprise value $4.23B $446.59B $431.89M

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
MetricNIQPLTRALOY
P/E -22.4x 156.5x -2.8x
P/FCF – 140.8x -23.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 139.0x -23.9x
P/S 1.4x 76.8x 169.8x
P/B 5.2x 47.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -6.8x 47.8x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 174.0x –
EV/EBIT 67.0x 175.9x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 75.3x 169.8x
EV/FCF – 138.0x -23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 136.3x -23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.55 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRALOY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 78.9% 69.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 44.4% -10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 89.6% 77.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.0% 362.6% -3,631%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 247.7% -180.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 292.3% -2,472%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 308.7% -193.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% 294.3% -1,717%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 286.3% -78.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.6% -2,700%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 103.5% -59.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.5% -2,665%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 107.6% -59.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRALOY
Gross margin 55.7% 84.8% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 43.3% –
Operating margin 3.1% 42.8% -4,460%
Pretax margin -2.4% 49.9% -4,472%
Net margin -6.1% 49.0% -5,470%
FCF margin – 54.6% -712.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 55.2% -711.7%
Return on equity -21.5% 32.9% -86.8%
Return on assets -3.8% 27.7% -74.5%
Return on invested capital 2.8% – –
Return on capital employed 2.6% 28.0% -76.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.6% 4,064%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRALOY
Debt / assets 52.5% – 0.0%
Debt / equity 3.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – –
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 15.4% 9.1%
Equity / assets 17.0% 84.6% 90.9%
Interest coverage – – -610.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 7.2x 30.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.1x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 6.1x –
Altman Z-score 0.88 160.20 12.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRALOY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -30.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -30.3%
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.

ConsensusNIQPLTRALOY
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 118.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $-0.44FY2024
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +45.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $2.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +37.5% +1,181.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQPLTRALOY
Held by institutions 84.4% 60.3% 32.1%
Institutions holding 162 2,836 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +10.9% +711.9%
Institutions buying 101 1,480 96
Institutions selling 51 1,093 10
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.35 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.

NIQPLTRALOY
NIQ 1.00 0.10 -0.05
PLTR 0.10 1.00 0.14
ALOY -0.05 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, PLTR and ALOY?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.87B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, Realloys (ALOY) $431.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Realloys (ALOY) +69.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Realloys (ALOY) -5,469.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +46.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, Realloys (ALOY) -27.2%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/yr, Realloys (ALOY) -24.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been the steadiest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%, Realloys (ALOY) 131.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIQ, PLTR 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, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 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.