NIQ vs PLTR vs FICO Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Palantir Technologies and Fair Isaac Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$814.59 -7.4% 1M -49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.00B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 5, Fair Isaac 3, NIQ Global Intelligence 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIQPLTRFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $477.64B $16.00B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.2x 158.3x 19.6x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 118.5x 18.6x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +78.9% +24.1% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.1% 49.0% 34.1% PLTR
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 +46.0% +9.0% -49.6% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +51.8%/yr +14.7%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 59.5% 65.8% PLTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 73/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

NIQPLTRFICO

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

AxisNIQPLTRFICO
Valuation 71 #30 of 101 22 #79 of 101 57 #44 of 101
Growth 74 #26 of 97 100 #1 of 97 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 46 #51 of 94 96 #5 of 94 100 #1 of 94
Financial Health 25 #82 of 109 98 #3 of 109 32 #74 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 25 #48 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall 54 68 73
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIQPLTRFICOSPY
1 month +13.2%+2.6%-7.4% -1.0%
3 months +86.4%+60.1%-34.2% +2.9%
6 months +73.5%+37.5%-18.9% +6.4%
Year to date +21.5%+10.7%-51.8% +11.4%
1 year +46.0%+9.0%-49.6% +13.1%
3 years —+1,082.4%-5.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+127.9%-1.9% +21.5%
5 years —+705.4%+98.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+51.8%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+559.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+20.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNIQPLTRFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%59.5%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.1%56.1%79.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.980.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.15-0.75 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-77.6%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.9%-55.8% -2.5%
52-week high $20.04$209.05$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$107.27$592.49 $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.

MultipleNIQPLTRFICO
P/E now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 29.9x 156.5xmedian 29.9x 22.7xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 76.8xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 17.4x 174.0xmedian 17.4x 18.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.9x 140.8xmedian 16.9x 17.7xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.1x 47.8xmedian 3.1x -4.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.86 0.55median 0.86 0.77median 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 monthsNIQPLTRFICO
Revenue $4.36B $6.16B $2.39B
Gross profit $2.43B $5.22B $2.04B
Operating income $135.00M $2.63B $1.24B
Net income -$264.00M $3.03B $815.02M
Free cash flow – $3.36B $996.02M
R&D – $641.24M $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $-0.89 $1.17 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $2.03B $248.44M
Total debt $3.55B – $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 2.57B 22.70M
Enterprise value $4.23B $446.59B $15.24B

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
MetricNIQPLTRFICO
P/E -22.4x 156.5x 22.7x
P/FCF – 140.8x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 139.0x 17.6x
P/S 1.4x 76.8x 7.3x
P/B 5.2x 47.8x -4.3x
P/Tangible book -6.8x 47.8x -4.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 174.0x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 67.0x 175.9x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 75.3x 9.6x
EV/FCF – 138.0x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 136.3x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.55 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 78.9% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 44.4% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 89.6% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.0% 362.6% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 247.7% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 292.3% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 308.7% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% 294.3% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 286.3% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.6% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 103.5% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 96.5% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 107.6% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRFICO
Gross margin 55.7% 84.8% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 43.3% 52.3%
Operating margin 3.1% 42.8% 51.7%
Pretax margin -2.4% 49.9% 44.5%
Net margin -6.1% 49.0% 34.1%
FCF margin – 54.6% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 55.2% 41.8%
Return on equity -21.5% 32.9% –
Return on assets -3.8% 27.7% 39.9%
Return on invested capital 2.8% – 62.6%
Return on capital employed 2.6% 28.0% 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.6% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRFICO
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% 15.4% 301.1%
Equity / assets 17.0% 84.6% -201.1%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 7.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 6.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.88 160.20 8.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQPLTRFICO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 20.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 20.3%
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.

ConsensusNIQPLTRFICO
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 118.5xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $43.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +45.8% +16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +37.5% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQPLTRFICO
Held by institutions 84.4% 60.3% 95.7%
Institutions holding 162 2,836 842
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +10.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 101 1,480 381
Institutions selling 51 1,093 343
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.35 1.11

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.

NIQPLTRFICO
NIQ 1.00 0.10 0.27
PLTR 0.10 1.00 0.10
FICO 0.27 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, PLTR and FICO?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.87B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, NIQ, PLTR and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -22.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.3x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is cheapest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 18.1x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.5x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, 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) +46.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -49.6%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +14.7%/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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.