CGNT vs RELX vs DV Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Relx and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$742.22M
P/E
212.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGNTRELXDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $742.22M $71.51B $2.09B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 212.7x — 35.4x DV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 22.2x 30.8x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% — +7.6% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% — 7.7% DV
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 +19.0% -13.7% +11.6% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +5.3%/yr -18.3%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 35.3% 44.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 68/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTRELXDV

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

AxisCGNTRELXDV
Valuation 57 #44 of 102 – 59 #69 of 167
Growth 89 #12 of 98 – 49 #79 of 153
Profitability 64 #35 of 95 – 75 #39 of 153
Financial Health 60 #44 of 109 19 #89 of 109 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 52 #31 of 64 68 #31 of 94
Overall 57 – 68
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTRELXDVSPY
1 month +17.0%+19.9%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months +14.5%+12.7%+23.7% +3.5%
6 months +5.6%+10.4%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%-0.6%+18.4% +12.2%
1 year +19.0%-13.7%+11.6% +13.0%
3 years +148.0%+17.9%-49.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.4%+5.6%-20.2% +23.1%
5 years -52.2%+29.7%-63.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%+5.3%-18.3% +11.0%
10 years —+126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCGNTRELXDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%35.3%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%36.0%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.200.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.390.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-50.2%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-13.9%-0.1% -1.8%
52-week high $12.24$46.64$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$27.73$8.61 $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.

MultipleCGNTRELXDV
P/E now vs peer median 208.3xmedian 28.8x —median 28.8x 35.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 11.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 13.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 43.9xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 7.73median 0.85 —median 0.85 5.55median 0.41

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 monthsCGNTRELXDV
Revenue $421.71M – $768.82M
Gross profit $307.70M – $633.77M
Operating income $17.43M – $97.55M
Net income $4.85M – $58.86M
Free cash flow $28.96M – $160.55M
R&D $127.59M – $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 – $0.37
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $291.59M $210.17M
Total debt – $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 1.84B 157.89M
Enterprise value $307.40M $70.61B $1.24B

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
MetricCGNTRELXDV
P/E 208.3x – 35.4x
P/FCF 25.2x – 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 10.3x
P/S 1.7x – 2.7x
P/B 3.3x 43.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -29.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x – 11.8x
EV/EBIT 35.9x – 19.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.6x – 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x – 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.73 – 5.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% – 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% – 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% – 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% – 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% – 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXDV
Gross margin 73.0% – 82.4%
EBITDA margin 7.0% – 20.7%
Operating margin 4.1% – 12.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% – 12.2%
Net margin 0.8% – 7.7%
FCF margin 6.9% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – 26.6%
Return on equity 2.2% – 5.4%
Return on assets 0.9% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x – 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXDV
Debt / assets – 15.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 91.7% 16.5%
Equity / assets 43.4% 8.3% 83.5%
Interest coverage 113.9x – 55.5x
Current ratio 1.3x – 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.22 – 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTRELXDV
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield -2.8% – 7.0%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 2.3% 7.0%
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.

ConsensusCGNTRELXDV
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +19.9% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTRELXDV
Held by institutions 67.2% 4.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 133 439 315
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +0.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 75 220 167
Institutions selling 33 157 114
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.40 1.46

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.

CGNTRELXDV
CGNT 1.00 0.33 0.38
RELX 0.33 1.00 0.43
DV 0.38 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, RELX and DV?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $742.22M, Relx (RELX) $71.51B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, RELX and DV?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 212.7x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.8x, Relx (RELX) 22.2x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). 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%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%, Relx (RELX) -13.7%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/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) 52.2%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.