CRM vs RELX vs INTA Stock Comparison

Salesforce, Relx and Intapp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$240.90 +2.9% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$198.26B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.72%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
4 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.33%
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
INTA Intapp, Inc.
$42.95 +19.0% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$600.04M
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRMRELXINTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.26B $70.93B $3.29B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x — -116.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 21.5x 27.5x CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% — +14.4% INTA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.0% — -4.7% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.72% 2.33% — RELX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% -16.4% +8.2% INTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +4.6%/yr +10.0%/yr INTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 35.3% 60.9% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 58/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

CRMRELXINTA

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

AxisCRMRELXINTA
Valuation 76 #25 of 101 – 37 #64 of 101
Growth 71 #29 of 97 – 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 94 – 53 #45 of 94
Financial Health 42 #63 of 108 18 #89 of 108 48 #57 of 108
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 64 52 #31 of 64 75 #17 of 64
Overall 69 – 58
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • INTA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRMRELXINTASPY
1 month +2.9%+16.4%+19.0% -0.2%
3 months +32.7%+3.3%+40.4% +3.9%
6 months +32.9%+8.3%+89.3% +8.2%
Year to date -9.1%-3.5%-6.3% +12.9%
1 year -5.7%-16.4%+8.2% +12.3%
3 years +22.6%+14.4%+29.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.0%+4.6%+9.0% +23.3%
5 years -19.3%+25.2%+61.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+4.6%+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +222.3%+116.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.4%+8.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRMRELXINTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%35.3%60.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%36.1%58.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.190.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.460.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-50.2%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-16.4%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $266.23$46.64$47.99 $779.14
52-week low $150.12$27.73$19.14 $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.

MultipleCRMRELXINTA
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x -116.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x -327.0xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 20.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.2x 42.6xmedian 3.2x 10.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.85 —median 0.85 -4.35median 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 monthsCRMRELXINTA
Revenue $43.94B – $600.04M
Gross profit $33.96B – $459.63M
Operating income $8.74B – -$26.70M
Net income $9.66B – -$28.26M
Free cash flow $15.15B – $159.56M
R&D $6.37B – $167.20M
EPS (diluted) $11.77 – $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $291.59M $147.69M
Total debt $39.29B $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 821.00M 1.84B 76.59M
Enterprise value $154.13B $70.04B $2.64B

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
MetricCRMRELXINTA
P/E 20.4x – -116.4x
P/FCF 13.1x – 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x – 20.4x
P/S 4.5x – 5.5x
P/B 5.2x 42.6x 10.7x
P/Tangible book 6.2x -28.8x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x – -327.0x
EV/EBIT 25.9x – -117.7x
EV/Revenue 5.1x – 5.2x
EV/FCF 14.9x – 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x – 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 – -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMRELXINTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% – 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – 17.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – 17.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 21.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% – 22.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% – 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.0% – -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 82.9% – 24.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.9% – -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.5% – 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% – 43.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% – 65.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% – 43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 67.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMRELXINTA
Gross margin 77.3% – 76.6%
EBITDA margin 34.0% – -1.6%
Operating margin 19.9% – -4.5%
Pretax margin 28.2% – -4.0%
Net margin 22.0% – -4.7%
FCF margin 34.5% – 26.6%
Operating cash flow margin 35.8% – 26.9%
Return on equity 26.7% – -9.0%
Return on assets 8.9% – -3.9%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – –
Return on capital employed 10.7% – -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 8.3% – 21.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMRELXINTA
Debt / assets 35.8% 15.6% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 91.7% 55.1%
Equity / assets 35.0% 8.3% 44.9%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.63 – 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMRELXINTA
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 17.3% – 7.2%
Shareholder yield 18.0% 2.3% 7.2%
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.

ConsensusCRMRELXINTA
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 27.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.65FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $1.56FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +41.0%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +22.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +19.9% +18.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.89BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $679.07MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +0.4% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMRELXINTA
Held by institutions 80.7% 4.7% 85.1%
Institutions holding 2,471 439 248
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +0.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,003 220 129
Institutions selling 1,270 157 90
Buyers to sellers 0.79 1.40 1.43

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.

CRMRELXINTA
CRM 1.00 0.52 0.63
RELX 0.52 1.00 0.47
INTA 0.63 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRM, RELX and INTA?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Salesforce (CRM) $198.26B, Relx (RELX) $70.93B, Intapp (INTA) $3.29B.

Which company is growing faster?

Intapp (INTA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Intapp (INTA) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Intapp (INTA) -4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intapp (INTA) returned the most: Salesforce (CRM) -5.7%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%, Intapp (INTA) +8.2%. Over five years, Intapp (INTA) compounded fastest (Salesforce (CRM) -4.2%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr, Intapp (INTA) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Relx (RELX) has the highest dividend yield: Salesforce (CRM) 0.72%, Relx (RELX) 2.33%. Intapp (INTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Intapp (INTA) 60.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.