APPS vs DV vs RELX Stock Comparison

Digital Turbine, DoubleVerify Holdings and Relx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$10.17 -8.5% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPSDVRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $2.09B $70.98B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 35.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 30.8x 21.5x APPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% +14.4% -16.4% APPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.0%/yr -19.1%/yr +4.6%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.6% 44.1% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

APPSDVRELX

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

AxisAPPSDVRELX
Valuation – 57 #72 of 167 –
Growth – 49 #79 of 153 –
Profitability – 75 #39 of 153 –
Financial Health 21 #141 of 179 90 #18 of 179 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 67 #32 of 94 52 #31 of 64
Overall – 68 –
  • APPS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPSDVRELXSPY
1 month -8.5%+1.2%+16.4% -0.2%
3 months +20.2%+20.4%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months +193.9%+24.2%+8.3% +8.2%
Year to date +103.4%+18.4%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year +51.1%+14.4%-16.4% +12.3%
3 years +114.1%-49.2%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%-20.2%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years -88.4%-65.4%+25.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.0%-19.1%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,274.3%—+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +30.0%—+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPSDVRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.6%44.1%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%47.3%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.550.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.33-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-79.7%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-0.1%-16.4% -1.2%
52-week high $14.39$13.56$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $2.82$8.61$27.73 $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.

MultipleAPPSDVRELX
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.3x 35.4xmedian 17.3x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 11.8xmedian 14.2x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x 13.1xmedian 11.5x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 42.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 5.56median 0.40 —median 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 monthsAPPSDVRELX
Revenue – $768.82M –
Gross profit – $633.77M –
Operating income – $97.55M –
Net income – $58.86M –
Free cash flow – $160.55M –
R&D – $178.30M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.37 –
Cash & equivalents $37.96M $210.17M $291.59M
Total debt $360.96M – $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 120.47M 157.89M 1.84B
Enterprise value $995.24M $1.24B $70.08B

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
MetricAPPSDVRELX
P/E – 35.4x –
P/FCF – 13.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – 10.3x –
P/S – 2.7x –
P/B 6.1x 1.9x 42.6x
P/Tangible book -71.1x 2.1x -28.8x
EV/EBITDA – 11.8x –
EV/EBIT – 19.4x –
EV/Revenue – 2.5x –
EV/FCF – 11.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPSDVRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 15.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 11.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPSDVRELX
Gross margin – 82.4% –
EBITDA margin – 20.7% –
Operating margin – 12.7% –
Pretax margin – 12.2% –
Net margin – 7.7% –
FCF margin – 20.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 26.6% –
Return on equity – 5.4% –
Return on assets – 4.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 8.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 13.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPSDVRELX
Debt / assets 42.9% – 15.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 76.2% 16.5% 91.7%
Equity / assets 23.8% 83.5% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 55.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 4.5x –
Quick ratio 1.5x 4.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 7.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPSDVRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 7.0% –
Shareholder yield – 7.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusAPPSDVRELX
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.4% +36.4% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $690.88MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +0.8% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPSDVRELX
Held by institutions 64.5% 100.0% 4.7%
Institutions holding 211 315 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +1.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 128 167 220
Institutions selling 62 114 157
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.46 1.40

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.

APPSDVRELX
APPS 1.00 0.19 0.09
DV 0.19 1.00 0.42
RELX 0.09 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPS, DV and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.15B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Relx (RELX) $70.98B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Turbine (APPS) returned the most: Digital Turbine (APPS) +51.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Digital Turbine (APPS) -35.0%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPS, DV and RELX?

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.