NIQ Global Intelligence plc 2025年度报告

FORM 10-K (Mark One) OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _________ to _________ NIQ Global Intelligence plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (312) 583-5100 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YesNo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuantto Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrantwas required to submit such files). YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Non-accelerated filer If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered publicaccounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YesNo The registrant was not a public company as of June 30, 2025, the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter,and therefore, cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its voting and non-voting ordinary shares held by non-affiliates as of suchdate. As of February24, 2026, there were 295,107,483 ordinary shares outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Definitive ProxyStatement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2025 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. NIQ Global Intelligence plcIndex to Annual Report on Form 10-KFor the Year Ended December31, 2025 PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for the Registrant'sOrdinary Shares, Related ShareholderMatters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities59Item 6.[Reserved]60Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations61Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk84Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data85Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants On Accounting and Financial Disclosure135Item 9A.Controls and Procedures135Item 9B.Other Information136Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections136 PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance137Item 11.Executive Compensation137Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters137Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independen