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NIQ vs GDS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE) VS. GDS Holdings Limited ADS (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NIQ 4
— GDS 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: GDS
LAST: $19.83 (-2.65%) • MKT CAP: $6.01B
valuation
78.3x
LAST: $21.92 (-5.35%) • MKT CAP: $4.64B
valuation
14.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NIQ VS. GDS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NIQ | GDS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 14.90% | -13.20 | GDS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 78.3x | 14.9x | +63.40 | GDS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.39% | 3.99% | +0.40 | NIQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.00% | 21.10% | -19.10 | GDS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.40% | 16.40% | -24.80 | GDS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.70% | -1.10% | +6.80 | NIQ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.86 | 3.87 | -3.01 | GDS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | GDS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.0 | 38.3 | +28.70 | NIQ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.24 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.01B | $4.64B | $1.37B | NIQ | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NIQ REV | GDS REV | NIQ GROSS % | GDS GROSS % | NIQ FCF | GDS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.20B | — | — | — | $264.0M | — |
| FY 2024 | $3.97B | — | — | — | $38.5M | — |
| FY 2023 | $3.34B | — | — | — | -$11.8M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NIQ // BETA —
GDS // BETA 1.24