CGNT vs RDCM vs RELX Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Radcom and Relx Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$8.84 +0.8% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$590.57M
P/E
169.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
RDCM Radcom Ltd
$10.18 -2.2% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$162.01M
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$41.08 +21.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$75.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGNTRDCMRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $590.57M $162.01M $75.90B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 169.3x 18.3x — RDCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 27.5x 22.7x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% — — –
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 +4.7% -22.7% -7.3% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr -2.8%/yr +5.3%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 47.9% 35.6% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 89/100 — RDCM

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTRDCMRELX

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

AxisCGNTRDCMRELX
Valuation 58 #42 of 99 97 #5 of 124 –
Growth 89 #12 of 98 82 #21 of 114 –
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 87 #15 of 111 –
Financial Health 57 #48 of 111 91 #12 of 128 18 #91 of 111
Shareholder Returns 14 #58 of 67 – 42 #39 of 67
Overall 56 89 –
  • CGNT ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • RDCM ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RELX ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTRDCMRELXSPY
1 month +0.8%-2.2%+21.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.2%+1.7%+12.2% -0.4%
6 months -16.4%-36.4%+14.9% +4.5%
Year to date -6.0%-22.2%+1.6% +12.4%
1 year +4.7%-22.7%-7.3% +13.6%
3 years +103.2%+32.0%+17.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.7%+9.7%+5.4% +20.8%
5 years -57.8%-13.1%+29.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -15.9%-2.8%+5.3% +10.4%
10 years —-42.5%+134.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-5.4%+8.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCGNTRDCMRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%47.9%35.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%52.4%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.740.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.47-0.20 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-46.9%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-36.9%-7.9% -1.6%
52-week high $12.24$16.14$44.58 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$9.91$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.

MultipleCGNTRDCMRELX
P/E now vs peer median 184.7xmedian 25.3x 18.7xmedian 41.0x —median 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x —median 4.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.5x —median 28.9x —median 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.1x —median 23.9x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 3.1x 44.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 6.85median 0.84 0.19median 1.36 —median 0.84

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 monthsCGNTRDCMRELX
Revenue $421.71M – –
Gross profit $307.70M – –
Operating income $17.43M – –
Net income $4.85M $9.48M –
Free cash flow $28.96M – –
R&D $127.59M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.53 –
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $12.61M $291.59M
Total debt – – $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 16.84M 1.84B
Enterprise value $155.75M -$272.73M $74.99B

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
MetricCGNTRDCMRELX
P/E 184.7x 18.7x –
P/FCF 22.3x – –
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x – –
P/S 1.5x – –
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 44.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.4x -30.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x – –
EV/EBIT 31.2x 10.0x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x – –
EV/FCF 18.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.85 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRDCMRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -17.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 96.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -24.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 97.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRDCMRELX
Gross margin 73.0% – –
EBITDA margin 7.0% – –
Operating margin 4.1% – –
Pretax margin 3.1% – –
Net margin 0.8% – –
FCF margin 6.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – –
Return on equity 2.2% 8.0% –
Return on assets 0.9% 6.4% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 4.7% –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTRDCMRELX
Debt / assets – – 15.6%
Debt / equity – – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 19.9% 91.7%
Equity / assets 43.4% 80.1% 8.3%
Interest coverage 113.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 6.2x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 6.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 5.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.04 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTRDCMRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield -3.1% – –
Shareholder yield -3.1% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCGNTRDCMRELX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.37FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 -66.1%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +24.3% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $56.61MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -20.8%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +2.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTRDCMRELX
Held by institutions 67.2% 53.3% 4.7%
Institutions holding 134 54 441
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +2.3% +0.2%
Institutions buying 75 29 222
Institutions selling 33 16 157
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.81 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.

CGNTRDCMRELX
CGNT 1.00 0.20 0.31
RDCM 0.20 1.00 0.09
RELX 0.31 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, RDCM and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $590.57M, Radcom (RDCM) $162.01M, Relx (RELX) $75.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, RDCM and RELX?

Radcom (RDCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 169.3x, Radcom (RDCM) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 18.4x, Radcom (RDCM) 27.5x, Relx (RELX) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +4.7%, Radcom (RDCM) -22.7%, Relx (RELX) -7.3%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -15.9%/yr, Radcom (RDCM) -2.8%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 51.8%, Radcom (RDCM) 47.9%, Relx (RELX) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGNT, RDCM 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.