AMPL vs RELX vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Amplitude, Relx and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.42 +26.6% 1M +74.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$40.52 +22.0% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
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, NIQ Global Intelligence 3, Amplitude 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLRELXNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.24B $73.70B $5.87B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.5x — -22.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 248.9x 22.5x 18.1x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% — +7.5% AMPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% — -6.1% NIQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.5% -11.8% +46.0% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr +5.5%/yr — RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.8% 35.2% 67.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 — 54/100 NIQ

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLRELXNIQ

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

AxisAMPLRELXNIQ
Valuation 15 #86 of 101 – 71 #30 of 101
Growth 60 #39 of 97 – 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 29 #67 of 94 – 46 #51 of 94
Financial Health 58 #46 of 109 18 #90 of 109 25 #82 of 109
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 49 #33 of 64 –
Overall 40 – 54
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPLRELXNIQSPY
1 month +26.6%+22.0%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +115.1%+17.7%+86.4% +2.9%
6 months +146.7%+10.9%+73.5% +6.4%
Year to date +50.4%+0.2%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +74.5%-11.8%+46.0% +13.1%
3 years +66.2%+17.3%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+5.5%— +21.5%
5 years -74.2%+30.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.7%+5.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+124.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMPLRELXNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.8%35.2%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%36.1%63.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.210.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.13-0.340.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-50.2%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $17.42$46.64$20.04 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$27.73$7.97 $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.

MultipleAMPLRELXNIQ
P/E now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 29.9x —median 29.9x -22.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -45.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 11.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 147.7xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 3.1x 44.3xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -5.83median 0.86 —median 0.86 —median 0.86

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 monthsAMPLRELXNIQ
Revenue $374.37M – $4.36B
Gross profit $271.11M – $2.43B
Operating income -$104.03M – $135.00M
Net income -$99.53M – -$264.00M
Free cash flow $29.44M – –
R&D $108.93M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 – $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $291.59M $416.60M
Total debt – $3.11B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 1.84B 295.06M
Enterprise value $1.54B $72.79B $4.23B

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
MetricAMPLRELXNIQ
P/E -22.6x – -22.4x
P/FCF 147.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 136.9x – –
P/S 11.6x – 1.4x
P/B 31.9x 44.3x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 36.0x -29.9x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA -45.2x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT -40.5x – 67.0x
EV/Revenue 11.2x – 2.1x
EV/FCF 142.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 132.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.83 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% – 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% – 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% – 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% – 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXNIQ
Gross margin 72.4% – 55.7%
EBITDA margin -24.8% – 18.2%
Operating margin -27.8% – 3.1%
Pretax margin -25.5% – -2.4%
Net margin -26.6% – -6.1%
FCF margin 7.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% – –
Return on equity -56.3% – -21.5%
Return on assets -26.3% – -3.8%
Return on invested capital – – 2.8%
Return on capital employed -61.7% – 2.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXNIQ
Debt / assets – 15.6% 52.5%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.0x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 91.7% 83.0%
Equity / assets 38.2% 8.3% 17.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 9.59 – 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPLRELXNIQ
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMPLRELXNIQ
Forward P/E 248.9xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% +20.0% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $13.74BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +0.4% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLRELXNIQ
Held by institutions 62.1% 4.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 201 439 162
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% +0.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 115 220 101
Institutions selling 62 157 51
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.40 1.98

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.

AMPLRELXNIQ
AMPL 1.00 0.38 0.28
RELX 0.38 1.00 0.40
NIQ 0.28 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, RELX and NIQ?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $2.24B, Relx (RELX) $73.70B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Amplitude (AMPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +74.5%, Relx (RELX) -11.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +46.0%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -23.7%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%, Relx (RELX) 35.2%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.