CGNT vs RELX vs CRM Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Relx and Salesforce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$727.28M
P/E
208.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI 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
2 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$240.90 +2.9% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$197.82B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 5, Cognyte Software 2, Relx 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTRELXCRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $727.28M $70.98B $197.82B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.4x — 20.5x CRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 21.5x 13.6x CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% — +11.2% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% — 22.0% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% -16.4% -5.7% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +4.6%/yr -4.2%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 35.3% 46.8% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 69/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTRELXCRM

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

AxisCGNTRELXCRM
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 – 76 #25 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 – 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 63 #35 of 94 – 88 #12 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 18 #89 of 108 42 #63 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 52 #31 of 64 70 #20 of 64
Overall 57 – 69
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTRELXCRMSPY
1 month +19.6%+16.4%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +14.2%+3.3%+32.7% +3.9%
6 months +6.7%+8.3%+32.9% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%-3.5%-9.1% +12.9%
1 year +20.3%-16.4%-5.7% +12.3%
3 years +153.5%+14.4%+22.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+4.6%+7.0% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%+25.2%-19.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%+4.6%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years —+116.5%+222.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGNTRELXCRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%35.3%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%36.1%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.190.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.46-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-50.2%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-16.4%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$46.64$266.23 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$27.73$150.12 $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.

MultipleCGNTRELXCRM
P/E now vs peer median 212.9xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x 20.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x 15.1xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 42.6xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.90median 0.85 —median 0.85 0.22median 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 monthsCGNTRELXCRM
Revenue $421.71M – $43.94B
Gross profit $307.70M – $33.96B
Operating income $17.43M – $8.74B
Net income $4.85M – $9.66B
Free cash flow $28.96M – $15.15B
R&D $127.59M – $6.37B
EPS (diluted) $0.05 – $11.77
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $291.59M $8.31B
Total debt – $3.11B $39.29B
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 1.84B 821.00M
Enterprise value $292.46M $70.08B $153.69B

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
MetricCGNTRELXCRM
P/E 212.9x – 20.4x
P/FCF 25.7x – 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x – 12.6x
P/S 1.8x – 4.5x
P/B 3.4x 42.6x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -28.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x – 15.1x
EV/EBIT 36.9x – 25.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 5.1x
EV/FCF 22.2x – 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x – 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.90 – 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXCRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% – 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% – 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% – 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – 47.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% – 45.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 82.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% – 69.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – 94.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – 23.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% – 21.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXCRM
Gross margin 73.0% – 77.3%
EBITDA margin 7.0% – 34.0%
Operating margin 4.1% – 19.9%
Pretax margin 3.1% – 28.2%
Net margin 0.8% – 22.0%
FCF margin 6.9% – 34.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – 35.8%
Return on equity 2.2% – 26.7%
Return on assets 0.9% – 8.9%
Return on invested capital – – 9.0%
Return on capital employed 5.9% – 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% – 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXCRM
Debt / assets – 15.6% 35.8%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.9x
Debt / FCF – – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 91.7% 65.0%
Equity / assets 43.4% 8.3% 35.0%
Interest coverage 113.9x – 9.4x
Current ratio 1.3x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.25 – 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXCRM
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -2.7% – 17.3%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 2.3% 18.0%
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.

ConsensusCGNTRELXCRM
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $17.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +19.9% -5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.4% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTRELXCRM
Held by institutions 67.2% 4.7% 80.7%
Institutions holding 133 439 2,471
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +0.2% -4.8%
Institutions buying 75 220 1,003
Institutions selling 33 157 1,270
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.40 0.79

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.

CGNTRELXCRM
CGNT 1.00 0.33 0.49
RELX 0.33 1.00 0.52
CRM 0.49 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, RELX and CRM?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.28M, Relx (RELX) $70.98B, Salesforce (CRM) $197.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, RELX and CRM?

Salesforce (CRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 208.4x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Salesforce (CRM) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x, Relx (RELX) 21.5x, Salesforce (CRM) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%, Salesforce (CRM) -5.7%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -4.2%/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) 52.2%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Salesforce (CRM) leads on 5. 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.