ESTC vs GENI vs RELX Stock Comparison

Elastic, Genius Sports and Relx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$105.51 +19.9% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.10B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
GENI Genius Sports Ltd
$6.32 -1.6% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$790.23M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure 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
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionESTCGENIRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.10B $1.61B $70.98B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x -8.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x — 21.5x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +41.5% — GENI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% -23.0% — ESTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.8x -12.0x — GENI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% -47.4% -16.4% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -19.7%/yr +4.6%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 74.9% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 35/100 — ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

ESTCGENIRELX

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

AxisESTCGENIRELX
Valuation 70 #38 of 124 47 #66 of 124 –
Growth 81 #22 of 113 31 #78 of 113 –
Profitability 67 #37 of 109 46 #59 of 109 –
Financial Health 52 #61 of 127 16 #107 of 127 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 65 – 52 #31 of 64
Overall 71 35 –
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GENI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodESTCGENIRELXSPY
1 month +19.9%-1.6%+16.4% -0.2%
3 months +70.0%-13.5%+3.3% +3.9%
6 months +122.4%+46.3%+8.3% +8.2%
Year to date +39.9%-42.6%-3.5% +12.9%
1 year +19.0%-47.4%-16.4% +12.3%
3 years +39.7%+34.8%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+10.5%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years -38.5%-66.6%+25.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.3%-19.7%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+116.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESTCGENIRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%74.9%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.1%75.5%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.680.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.63-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-88.4%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-47.4%-16.4% -1.2%
52-week high $106.26$12.02$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$3.92$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.

MultipleESTCGENIRELX
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 38.6x -8.9xmedian 38.6x —median 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.4x 4.1xmedian 4.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 123.3xmedian 34.5x -72.9xmedian 34.5x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 29.4x -64.3xmedian 29.4x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.3x 4.7xmedian 3.3x 42.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.28 -1.42median 1.28 —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 monthsESTCGENIRELX
Revenue $1.80B $790.23M –
Gross profit $1.36B $216.86M –
Operating income -$47.61M -$148.94M –
Net income $375.64M -$181.64M –
Free cash flow $349.04M -$49.83M –
R&D $455.30M $38.20M –
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $-0.71 –
Cash & equivalents $879.87M $155.08M $291.59M
Total debt $571.20M $785.33M $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 104.64M 254.76M 1.84B
Enterprise value $5.62B $773.02M $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
MetricESTCGENIRELX
P/E 29.4x -8.9x –
P/FCF 31.8x -64.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x -103.0x –
P/S 6.2x 4.1x –
P/B 8.6x 4.7x 42.6x
P/Tangible book 8.6x -45.4x -28.8x
EV/EBITDA 123.3x -72.9x –
EV/EBIT -214.3x -25.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.9x –
EV/FCF 29.2x -76.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.8x -123.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 -1.42 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESTCGENIRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 41.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 29.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 64.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 71.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% -30.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% -11.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 549.9% -133.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% -1.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 555.6% -93.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 6.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% -158.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% -9.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% -211.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.2% -20.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESTCGENIRELX
Gross margin 75.5% 27.4% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% -6.7% –
Operating margin -2.6% -18.8% –
Pretax margin -1.1% -21.3% –
Net margin 20.8% -23.0% –
FCF margin 19.4% -6.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% -3.9% –
Return on equity 29.2% -0.1% –
Return on assets 12.2% -11.0% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.3% -13.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.8% 11.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESTCGENIRELX
Debt / assets 19.0% 37.1% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.8x -12.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x -15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 67.7% 91.7%
Equity / assets 43.2% 32.3% 8.3%
Interest coverage -1.9x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.44 0.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESTCGENIRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% – 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.

ConsensusESTCGENIRELX
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 – 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.51FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 – +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% – +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $1.05BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.9% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESTCGENIRELX
Held by institutions 86.4% 93.6% 4.7%
Institutions holding 371 273 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.7% +0.2%
Institutions buying 199 179 220
Institutions selling 129 70 157
Buyers to sellers 1.54 2.56 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.

ESTCGENIRELX
ESTC 1.00 0.35 0.28
GENI 0.35 1.00 0.29
RELX 0.28 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESTC, GENI and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elastic (ESTC) $11.10B, Genius Sports (GENI) $1.61B, Relx (RELX) $70.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Genius Sports (GENI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Genius Sports (GENI) +41.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elastic (ESTC) has the highest net margin (Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Genius Sports (GENI) -23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Elastic (ESTC) +19.0%, Genius Sports (GENI) -47.4%, Relx (RELX) -16.4%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Elastic (ESTC) -9.3%/yr, Genius Sports (GENI) -19.7%/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 (Elastic (ESTC) 58.1%, Genius Sports (GENI) 74.9%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESTC, GENI 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 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.