COMP <GO>
NIQ vs MSFT // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NIQ 1
— MSFT 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $19.83 (-2.65%) • MKT CAP: $5.85B
macro-sensitivity
—
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
macro-sensitivity
1.14
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NIQ VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NIQ | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 67.66% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 26.54% | -24.84 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 78.3x | 19.9x | +58.37 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.39% | 1.55% | +2.84 | NIQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.00% | 47.10% | -45.10 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | 41.17% | -49.57 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.70% | 17.91% | -12.21 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.72% | -0.72 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.86 | 9.35 | -8.49 | MSFT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.08% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.4 | 61.5 | -2.10 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 1.14 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 24.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.85B | $3.88T | -$3.87T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NIQ REV | MSFT REV | NIQ GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | NIQ FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $4.20B | $281.72B | — | 68.8% | $264.0M | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $3.97B | $245.12B | — | 69.8% | $38.5M | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $3.34B | $211.91B | — | 68.9% | -$11.8M | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NIQ // BETA —
MSFT // BETA 1.14