AMPL vs RELX vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Amplitude, Relx and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.26 +29.8% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.33%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$744.67M
P/E
212.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Relx leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Relx 3, Cognyte Software 3, Amplitude 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLRELXCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.31B $70.93B $744.67M RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.4x — 212.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 246.6x 21.5x 21.2x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% — +12.0% AMPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% — 0.8% CGNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.33% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.9% -16.4% +20.3% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr +4.6%/yr -12.8%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.8% 35.3% 52.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 57/100 CGNT

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLRELXCGNT

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

AxisAMPLRELXCGNT
Valuation 14 #87 of 101 – 57 #44 of 101
Growth 59 #40 of 97 – 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 29 #67 of 94 – 63 #35 of 94
Financial Health 59 #45 of 108 18 #89 of 108 60 #44 of 108
Shareholder Returns 44 #36 of 64 52 #31 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 41 – 57
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPLRELXCGNTSPY
1 month +29.8%+16.4%+19.6% -0.2%
3 months +97.5%+3.3%+14.2% +3.9%
6 months +144.5%+8.3%+6.7% +8.2%
Year to date +49.1%-3.5%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +71.9%-16.4%+20.3% +12.3%
3 years +72.3%+14.4%+153.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.9%+4.6%+36.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.4%+25.2%-49.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.1%+4.6%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years —+116.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMPLRELXCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.8%35.3%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.6%36.1%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.191.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.09-0.460.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-50.2%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-16.4%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $17.42$46.64$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$27.73$6.34 $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.

MultipleAMPLRELXCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x 212.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -44.8xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x 21.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 146.3xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 25.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 3.2x 42.6xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.77median 0.85 —median 0.85 7.90median 0.85

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 monthsAMPLRELXCGNT
Revenue $374.37M – $421.71M
Gross profit $271.11M – $307.70M
Operating income -$104.03M – $17.43M
Net income -$99.53M – $4.85M
Free cash flow $29.44M – $28.96M
R&D $108.93M – $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 – $0.05
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $291.59M $102.17M
Total debt – $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 1.84B 72.91M
Enterprise value $3.60B $70.04B $334.00M

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
MetricAMPLRELXCGNT
P/E -22.4x – 212.9x
P/FCF 146.3x – 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 135.6x – 18.0x
P/S 11.5x – 1.8x
P/B 31.6x 42.6x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 35.7x -28.8x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA -44.8x – 21.8x
EV/EBIT -40.1x – 36.9x
EV/Revenue 11.1x – 1.5x
EV/FCF 141.6x – 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.2x – 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.77 – 7.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% – 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% – 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% – 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% – 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% – 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% – 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% – 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% – 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXCGNT
Gross margin 72.4% – 73.0%
EBITDA margin -24.8% – 7.0%
Operating margin -27.8% – 4.1%
Pretax margin -25.5% – 3.1%
Net margin -26.6% – 0.8%
FCF margin 7.9% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% – 9.8%
Return on equity -56.3% – 2.2%
Return on assets -26.3% – 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -61.7% – 5.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% – 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXCGNT
Debt / assets – 15.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 91.7% 56.6%
Equity / assets 38.2% 8.3% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 113.9x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 9.48 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXCGNT
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% – -2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.3% -2.7%
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.

ConsensusAMPLRELXCGNT
Forward P/E 246.6xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% +19.9% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +0.4% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLRELXCGNT
Held by institutions 79.4% 4.7% 67.2%
Institutions holding 201 439 133
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +0.2% -2.8%
Institutions buying 115 220 75
Institutions selling 62 157 33
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.40 2.27

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.

AMPLRELXCGNT
AMPL 1.00 0.38 0.48
RELX 0.38 1.00 0.33
CGNT 0.48 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, RELX and CGNT?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $4.31B, Relx (RELX) $70.93B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $744.67M.

Which company is growing faster?

Amplitude (AMPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +71.9%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -25.1%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Relx (RELX) 2.33%. Amplitude (AMPL) and Cognyte Software (CGNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPL, RELX and CGNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Relx (RELX) leads on 3. 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.