BLSH vs NIQ vs RELX Stock Comparison

Bullish, NIQ Global Intelligence and Relx Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLSH Bullish
$28.49 -20.2% 1M -45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$190.34B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$39.13 +17.7% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$71.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.33%
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

NIQ Global Intelligence leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (NIQ Global Intelligence 4, Bullish 3, Relx 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLSHNIQRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.30B $6.02B $71.18B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x -22.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 67.8x 18.4x 21.6x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -26.5% +7.5% — NIQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% -6.1% — BLSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.8% 2.8% — NIQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.0x — BLSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.33% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.8% +59.5% -12.4% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +4.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 67.0% 35.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 — BLSH

Percentile Scorecard

BLSHNIQRELX

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

AxisBLSHNIQRELX
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 72 #29 of 101 –
Growth 32 #64 of 94 72 #28 of 97 –
Profitability 47 #48 of 90 44 #53 of 93 –
Financial Health 95 #6 of 105 25 #81 of 108 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns – – 45 #35 of 63
Overall 63 53 –
  • BLSH ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodBLSHNIQRELXSPY
1 month -20.2%+17.2%+17.7% +0.7%
3 months +26.0%+79.1%+6.9% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%+86.6%+6.9% +7.1%
Year to date -24.8%+23.7%-3.2% +12.8%
1 year -45.8%+59.5%-12.4% +11.9%
3 years ——+12.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year ——+4.0% +22.8%
5 years ——+25.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+4.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+115.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLSHNIQRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%67.0%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.4%62.8%35.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.740.450.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.89-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-59.6%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.8%0.0%-12.4% -1.2%
52-week high $52.57$20.40$44.69 $779.14
52-week low $21.79$7.97$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.

MultipleBLSHNIQRELX
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 19.5x -22.8xmedian 28.0x —median 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.7xmedian 17.8x 11.5xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 16.1x —median 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x 5.2xmedian 3.2x 42.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.98 —median 0.89 —median 0.89

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 monthsBLSHNIQRELX
Revenue $190.34B $4.36B –
Gross profit $71.94M $2.43B –
Operating income -$124.59M $135.00M –
Net income -$1.43B -$264.00M –
Free cash flow $113.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $-10.84 $-0.89 –
Cash & equivalents $86.61M $416.60M $291.59M
Total debt $11.00K $3.55B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 127.72M 295.06M 1.84B
Enterprise value -$478.12M $4.62B $70.30B

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
MetricBLSHNIQRELX
P/E -2.6x -22.8x –
P/FCF 37.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 34.9x – –
P/S 0.0x 1.4x –
P/B 1.7x 5.2x 42.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -7.0x -28.9x
EV/EBITDA -33.7x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT -32.0x 67.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 35.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLSHNIQRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) -26.5% 7.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.9% 6.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.2% 577.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -858.6% 55.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) -755.9% 62.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 190.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 171.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLSHNIQRELX
Gross margin 0.0% 55.7% –
EBITDA margin -0.1% 18.2% –
Operating margin -0.1% 3.1% –
Pretax margin -0.8% -2.4% –
Net margin -0.7% -6.1% –
FCF margin 0.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 0.1% – –
Return on equity -55.4% -21.5% –
Return on assets -44.5% -3.8% –
Return on invested capital -4.8% 2.8% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% 2.6% –
Asset turnover 59.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLSHNIQRELX
Debt / assets 0.0% 52.5% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 4.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 83.0% 91.7%
Equity / assets 79.4% 17.0% 8.3%
Interest coverage -2.2x – –
Current ratio 23.5x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.5x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 65.06 0.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLSHNIQRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBLSHNIQRELX
Forward P/E 67.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +95.2% +19.8% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $364.64MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.4%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +18.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLSHNIQRELX
Held by institutions 32.8% 84.4% 4.7%
Institutions holding 176 162 440
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% +4.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 87 101 221
Institutions selling 70 51 157
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.98 1.41

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.

BLSHNIQRELX
BLSH 1.00 0.12 0.10
NIQ 0.12 1.00 0.39
RELX 0.10 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLSH, NIQ and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bullish (BLSH) $4.30B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $6.02B, Relx (RELX) $71.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bullish (BLSH) -26.5%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bullish (BLSH) has the highest net margin (Bullish (BLSH) -0.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads (Bullish (BLSH) -4.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Bullish (BLSH) -45.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +59.5%, Relx (RELX) -12.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 0.00%, Relx (RELX) 2.33%. Bullish (BLSH) and NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Bullish (BLSH) 73.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Relx (RELX) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLSH, NIQ 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, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads on 4. 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.