CRM vs RELX vs SDA Stock Comparison

Salesforce, Relx and SunCar Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$247.58 +5.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$203.76B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.70%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
6 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$73.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.27%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 6, SunCar Technology 3, Relx 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMRELXSDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $203.76B $73.07B $29.60M CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x — 4.9x SDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 22.3x 5.8x SDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% — +17.9% SDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.0% — 1.1% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — 5.6% CRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 2.4x CRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.70% 2.27% 0.00% RELX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -13.7% -85.3% CRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +5.3%/yr -50.7%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 35.3% 96.5% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 50/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

CRMRELXSDA

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

AxisCRMRELXSDA
Valuation 76 #25 of 102 – 98 #4 of 119
Growth 73 #27 of 98 – 100 #1 of 115
Profitability 88 #12 of 95 – 21 #90 of 113
Financial Health 43 #63 of 109 19 #89 of 109 30 #80 of 114
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 64 52 #31 of 64 0 #107 of 107
Overall 70 – 50
  • CRM ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • SDA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRMRELXSDASPY
1 month +5.8%+19.9%-44.2% -0.8%
3 months +42.7%+12.7%-61.8% +3.5%
6 months +37.4%+10.4%-79.6% +7.0%
Year to date -6.5%-0.6%-85.6% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-13.7%-85.3% +13.0%
3 years +26.0%+17.9%-96.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%+5.6%-67.0% +23.1%
5 years -16.1%+29.7%-97.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.5%+5.3%-50.7% +11.0%
10 years +230.3%+126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.7%+8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRMRELXSDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%35.3%96.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%36.0%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.200.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.39-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-50.2%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-13.9%-87.9% -1.8%
52-week high $266.23$46.64$2.39 $779.14
52-week low $150.12$27.73$0.29 $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.

MultipleCRMRELXSDA
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 28.8x —median 28.8x 4.9xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 4.2xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 4.6xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.2x 43.9xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.85 —median 0.85 —median 0.52

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 monthsCRMRELXSDA
Revenue $43.94B – $543.49M
Gross profit $33.96B – –
Operating income $8.74B – $11.38M
Net income $9.66B – $6.51M
Free cash flow $15.15B – $6.42M
R&D $6.37B – $9.73M
EPS (diluted) $11.77 – $0.06
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $291.59M $19.90M
Total debt $39.29B $3.11B $81.89M
Shares (diluted) 821.00M 1.84B 102.08M
Enterprise value $159.63B $72.19B -$81.56M

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
MetricCRMRELXSDA
P/E 21.0x – 4.9x
P/FCF 13.4x – 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x – 1.9x
P/S 4.6x – 0.1x
P/B 5.3x 43.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.3x -29.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – 4.2x
EV/EBIT 26.5x – 6.1x
EV/Revenue 5.3x – 0.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x – 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x – 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMRELXSDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% – 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% – 1,304%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.0% – 166.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 82.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 69.9% – 141.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% – 201.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% – 245.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMRELXSDA
Gross margin 77.3% – –
EBITDA margin 34.0% – 3.1%
Operating margin 19.9% – 2.1%
Pretax margin 28.2% – 1.4%
Net margin 22.0% – 1.1%
FCF margin 34.5% – 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 35.8% – 2.9%
Return on equity 26.7% – 6.9%
Return on assets 8.9% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMRELXSDA
Debt / assets 35.8% 15.6% 30.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 12.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 91.7% 63.9%
Equity / assets 35.0% 8.3% 36.1%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.68 – 1.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMRELXSDA
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 16.8% – -64.1%
Shareholder yield 17.5% 2.3% -64.1%
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.

ConsensusCRMRELXSDA
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 5.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.65FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.0%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +20.0% +180.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.89BFY2026 $13.74BFY2026 $568.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +0.4% +22.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMRELXSDA
Held by institutions 80.7% 4.7% 0.3%
Institutions holding 2,471 439 9
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +0.2% -7.2%
Institutions buying 1,003 220 4
Institutions selling 1,270 157 1
Buyers to sellers 0.79 1.40 4.00

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.

CRMRELXSDA
CRM 1.00 0.52 0.07
RELX 0.52 1.00 0.04
SDA 0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRM, RELX and SDA?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Salesforce (CRM) $203.76B, Relx (RELX) $73.07B, SunCar Technology (SDA) $29.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRM, RELX and SDA?

SunCar Technology (SDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Salesforce (CRM) 21.0x, SunCar Technology (SDA) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, SunCar Technology (SDA) is cheapest (Salesforce (CRM) 14.0x, Relx (RELX) 22.3x, SunCar Technology (SDA) 5.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SunCar Technology (SDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, SunCar Technology (SDA) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, SunCar Technology (SDA) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Salesforce (CRM) leads (Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%, SunCar Technology (SDA) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Salesforce (CRM) returned the most: Salesforce (CRM) -2.8%, Relx (RELX) -13.7%, SunCar Technology (SDA) -85.3%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Salesforce (CRM) -3.5%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, SunCar Technology (SDA) -50.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Relx (RELX) has the highest dividend yield: Salesforce (CRM) 0.70%, Relx (RELX) 2.27%, SunCar Technology (SDA) 0.00%. SunCar Technology (SDA) 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%, SunCar Technology (SDA) 96.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.