DV vs MSTR vs RELX Stock Comparison

DoubleVerify Holdings, Strategy and Relx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.40 -10.9% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
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
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVMSTRRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.09B $50.30B $70.98B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x -1.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x — 21.5x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +7.8% — MSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -6,294.3% — DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -73.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.4% -52.2% -16.4% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr +14.6%/yr +4.6%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 81.1% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 21/100 — DV

Percentile Scorecard

DVMSTRRELX

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

AxisDVMSTRRELX
Valuation 57 #72 of 167 7 #94 of 101 –
Growth 49 #79 of 153 7 #90 of 97 –
Profitability 75 #39 of 153 8 #87 of 94 –
Financial Health 90 #18 of 179 79 #23 of 108 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns 67 #32 of 94 3 #62 of 64 52 #31 of 64
Overall 68 21 –
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVMSTRRELXSPY
1 month +1.2%-10.9%+16.4% -0.2%
3 months +20.4%+47.0%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months +24.2%-14.7%+8.3% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%-6.9%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year +14.4%-52.2%-16.4% +12.3%
3 years -49.2%+247.6%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%+51.5%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years -65.4%+97.2%+25.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%+14.6%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years —+715.0%+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVMSTRRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%81.1%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.3%74.6%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.553.140.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.64-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-84.1%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-52.2%-16.4% -1.2%
52-week high $13.56$295.63$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $8.61$82.31$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.

MultipleDVMSTRRELX
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 17.3x -1.6xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 99.9xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.2x -1.5xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 11.5x -1,900xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 42.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.56median 0.40 0.01median 0.85 —median 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 monthsDVMSTRRELX
Revenue $768.82M $498.35M –
Gross profit $633.77M $336.89M –
Operating income $97.55M -$36.36B –
Net income $58.86M -$30.41B –
Free cash flow $160.55M -$26.19M –
R&D $178.30M $93.13M –
EPS (diluted) $0.37 $-88.98 –
Cash & equivalents $210.17M $1.71B $291.59M
Total debt – $6.71B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 157.89M 352.53M 1.84B
Enterprise value $1.24B $43.29B $70.08B

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
MetricDVMSTRRELX
P/E 35.4x -1.6x –
P/FCF 13.1x -1,900x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x -2,477x –
P/S 2.7x 99.9x –
P/B 1.9x 1.6x 42.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -2.6x -28.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x -1.5x –
EV/EBIT 19.4x -1.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 108.4x –
EV/FCF 11.8x -2,063x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x -2,690x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.56 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVMSTRRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% -645.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -437.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% -734.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -430.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -676.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -314.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 79.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -202.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 74.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -109.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVMSTRRELX
Gross margin 82.4% 67.6% –
EBITDA margin 20.7% -7,284% –
Operating margin 12.7% -7,295% –
Pretax margin 12.2% -7,280% –
Net margin 7.7% -6,294% –
FCF margin 20.9% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% -4.0% –
Return on equity 5.4% -90.1% –
Return on assets 4.6% -56.9% –
Return on invested capital – -73.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% -68.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 0.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 10.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVMSTRRELX
Debt / assets – 12.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – -256.2x –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 41.2% 91.7%
Equity / assets 83.5% 58.8% 8.3%
Interest coverage 55.5x – –
Current ratio 4.5x 5.4x –
Quick ratio 4.7x 5.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.0x 4.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.36 -1.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVMSTRRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 7.0% -53.3% –
Shareholder yield 7.0% -53.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusDVMSTRRELX
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 – 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $-18.79FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 – +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% – +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $841.13MFY2026 $465.93MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +14.2% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVMSTRRELX
Held by institutions 100.0% 56.4% 4.7%
Institutions holding 315 850 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +9.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 167 473 220
Institutions selling 114 264 157
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.79 1.40

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.

DVMSTRRELX
DV 1.00 0.09 0.42
MSTR 0.09 1.00 0.11
RELX 0.42 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DV, MSTR and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Strategy (MSTR) $50.30B, Relx (RELX) $70.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Strategy (MSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.4%, Strategy (MSTR) -52.2%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.1%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.6%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DV, MSTR 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.