MKTW vs MSTR vs RELX Stock Comparison

Marketwise, Strategy and Relx Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKTW Marketwise, Inc.
$20.18 +2.0% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$315.89M
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.50M
Div. yield
5.20%
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$145.16 -7.6% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$51.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.74 +17.1% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.35%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMKTWMSTRRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $315.89M $51.09B $70.47B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x -1.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.1x — 21.4x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.3% +7.8% — MSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% -6,294.3% — MKTW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -73.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.20% — 2.35% MKTW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% -49.0% -16.2% MKTW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr +15.2%/yr +4.4%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 81.1% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 21/100 — MKTW

Percentile Scorecard

MKTWMSTRRELX

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

AxisMKTWMSTRRELX
Valuation 99 #2 of 101 8 #93 of 101 –
Growth 15 #83 of 97 7 #90 of 97 –
Profitability 81 #19 of 94 8 #87 of 94 –
Financial Health 10 #97 of 108 81 #21 of 108 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns 62 #25 of 64 3 #62 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 53 21 –
  • MKTW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodMKTWMSTRRELXSPY
1 month +2.0%-7.6%+17.1% +0.9%
3 months -1.5%+55.5%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months +14.3%-8.2%+8.2% +8.5%
Year to date +34.4%-4.5%-4.2% +13.3%
1 year +38.4%-49.0%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years -47.2%+256.8%+13.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -19.2%+52.9%+4.4% +23.5%
5 years -85.6%+103.0%+24.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -32.1%+15.2%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years —+658.0%+113.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+22.5%+7.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMKTWMSTRRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%81.1%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%74.7%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.203.150.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.60-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.2%-84.1%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-49.0%-16.2% -0.9%
52-week high $21.34$284.64$46.23 $779.14
52-week low $13.65$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.

MultipleMKTWMSTRRELX
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 27.6x -1.6xmedian 27.6x —median 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 102.5xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 17.4x -1.5xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 15.8x -1,951xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x 42.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.64median 0.84 0.01median 0.84 —median 0.84

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 monthsMKTWMSTRRELX
Revenue $317.50M $498.35M –
Gross profit $273.79M $336.89M –
Operating income $25.65M -$36.36B –
Net income $28.69M -$30.41B –
Free cash flow $45.87M -$26.19M –
R&D $9.37M $93.13M –
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $-88.98 –
Cash & equivalents $32.91M $1.71B $291.59M
Total debt – $6.71B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.64M 352.53M 1.84B
Enterprise value -$124.19M $44.08B $69.59B

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
MetricMKTWMSTRRELX
P/E 23.9x -1.6x –
P/FCF 6.9x -1,951x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x -2,543x –
P/S 1.0x 102.5x –
P/B -1.2x 1.7x 42.4x
P/Tangible book -1.2x -2.7x -28.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x -1.5x –
EV/EBIT 11.0x -1.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 111.1x –
EV/FCF 6.2x -2,114x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x -2,755x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.64 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKTWMSTRRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.3% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.1% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.0% -645.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -437.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -64.7% -734.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% -430.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -65.9% -676.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% -314.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 136.8% 79.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -202.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.7% 74.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -109.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKTWMSTRRELX
Gross margin 86.2% 67.6% –
EBITDA margin 8.8% -7,284% –
Operating margin 8.1% -7,295% –
Pretax margin 9.3% -7,280% –
Net margin 0.7% -6,294% –
FCF margin 14.4% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.7% -4.0% –
Return on equity – -90.1% –
Return on assets 14.8% -56.9% –
Return on invested capital – -73.9% –
Return on capital employed – -68.7% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 10.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKTWMSTRRELX
Debt / assets – 12.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – -256.2x –
Liabilities / assets 243.8% 41.2% 91.7%
Equity / assets -143.8% 58.8% 8.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.4x 5.4x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 5.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 4.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.68 -1.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKTWMSTRRELX
Dividend yield 5.2% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.6% -51.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% -51.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.8% – –
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.

ConsensusMKTWMSTRRELX
Forward P/E 63.1xFY2026 – 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.32FY2026 $-18.79FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.1%FY2026 – +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +425.0% – +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $327.52MFY2026 $465.93MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.2%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +14.2% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKTWMSTRRELX
Held by institutions 5.7% 59.5% 4.7%
Institutions holding 53 850 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +9.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 33 473 220
Institutions selling 12 264 157
Buyers to sellers 2.75 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.

MKTWMSTRRELX
MKTW 1.00 0.06 0.00
MSTR 0.06 1.00 0.11
RELX 0.00 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKTW, MSTR and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marketwise (MKTW) $315.89M, Strategy (MSTR) $51.09B, Relx (RELX) $70.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Strategy (MSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marketwise (MKTW) -11.3%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marketwise (MKTW) has the highest net margin (Marketwise (MKTW) 0.7%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marketwise (MKTW) returned the most: Marketwise (MKTW) +38.4%, Strategy (MSTR) -49.0%, Relx (RELX) -16.2%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Marketwise (MKTW) -32.1%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marketwise (MKTW) has the highest dividend yield: Marketwise (MKTW) 5.20%, Relx (RELX) 2.35%. Strategy (MSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Marketwise (MKTW) 53.9%, 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, MKTW, 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, Marketwise (MKTW) 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.