---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-034786"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NIQ"
cik: "0002054696"
company_name: "NIQ Global Intelligence plc"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T11:01:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T11:09:04.919214+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NIQ Q1 beats guidance with 11.1% revenue growth; Adj. EBITDA margin expands to 21.0%

## Summary
- Revenue $1,072.7M, +11.1% reported / +5.1% OCC; Americas OCC +9.3%
- Adj. EBITDA $224.8M, +19.1% YoY; Adj. net income positive $43.4M vs -$4.5M prior year
- Net loss attributable to NIQ $90.1M, improved 24.8% YoY; diluted loss per share $0.31 vs $0.49
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: 5.0%-5.3% OCC growth, 23.5%-23.8% Adj. EBITDA margin, $235M-$250M levered FCF
- Expanded 2026 Restructuring Program; expects additional annualized cost savings of ~$70M-$80M

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-034786
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NIQ
- cik: 0002054696
- company_name: NIQ Global Intelligence plc
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T11:01:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054696/000162828026034786/0001628280-26-034786-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054696/000162828026034786/niq-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NIQ Global Intelligence plc reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,072.7 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,072.7 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Results Revenue: • Total revenue grew 11.1% year-over-year to $1,072.7 million. OCC revenue grew 5.1%, led by Americas and EMEA, which grew 9.3% and 4.6%, respectively. • Intelligence revenue (as reported) grew 10.9%, or 5.1% in OCC. Activation revenue
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2054696/000162828026034786/0001628280-26-034786-index.htm

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