MSTR vs NIQ vs RELX Stock Comparison

Strategy, NIQ Global Intelligence and Relx Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSTR Strategy Inc
$146.01 -10.0% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$49.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$40.52 +22.0% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NIQ Global Intelligence leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NIQ Global Intelligence 5, Strategy 3, Relx 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSTRNIQRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.33B $5.87B $73.70B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x -22.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 22.5x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +7.5% — MSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,294.3% -6.1% — NIQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -73.9% 2.8% — NIQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.0x — MSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.8% +46.0% -11.8% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr — +5.5%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 67.3% 35.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 54/100 — NIQ

Percentile Scorecard

MSTRNIQRELX

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

AxisMSTRNIQRELX
Valuation 8 #93 of 101 71 #30 of 101 –
Growth 7 #90 of 97 74 #26 of 97 –
Profitability 8 #87 of 94 46 #51 of 94 –
Financial Health 80 #23 of 109 25 #82 of 109 18 #90 of 109
Shareholder Returns 3 #62 of 64 – 49 #33 of 64
Overall 21 54 –
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ 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

PeriodMSTRNIQRELXSPY
1 month -10.0%+13.2%+22.0% -1.0%
3 months +59.3%+86.4%+17.7% +2.9%
6 months -14.6%+73.5%+10.9% +6.4%
Year to date -3.9%+21.5%+0.2% +11.4%
1 year -48.8%+46.0%-11.8% +13.1%
3 years +243.6%—+17.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +50.9%—+5.5% +21.5%
5 years +103.2%—+30.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.2%—+5.5% +10.9%
10 years +766.0%—+124.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.1%—+8.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSTRNIQRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%67.3%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.6%63.1%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.160.450.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.68-0.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-59.6%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%0.0%-13.1% -2.5%
52-week high $295.63$20.04$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $82.31$7.97$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.

MultipleMSTRNIQRELX
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 29.9x -22.4xmedian 29.9x —median 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 103.1xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 17.4x 11.4xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,962xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 3.1x 44.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.86 —median 0.86 —median 0.86

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 monthsMSTRNIQRELX
Revenue $498.35M $4.36B –
Gross profit $336.89M $2.43B –
Operating income -$36.36B $135.00M –
Net income -$30.41B -$264.00M –
Free cash flow -$26.19M – –
R&D $93.13M – –
EPS (diluted) $-88.98 $-0.89 –
Cash & equivalents $1.71B $416.60M $291.59M
Total debt $6.71B $3.55B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 352.53M 295.06M 1.84B
Enterprise value $42.32B $4.23B $72.79B

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
MetricMSTRNIQRELX
P/E -1.6x -22.4x –
P/FCF -1,962x – –
P/Operating cash flow -2,558x – –
P/S 103.1x 1.4x –
P/B 1.7x 5.2x 44.3x
P/Tangible book -2.7x -6.8x -29.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 11.4x –
EV/EBIT -1.5x 67.0x –
EV/Revenue 111.7x 2.1x –
EV/FCF -2,125x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -2,770x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSTRNIQRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 7.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 6.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -645.8% 577.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -437.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -734.6% 55.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -430.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -676.7% 62.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -314.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -202.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSTRNIQRELX
Gross margin 67.6% 55.7% –
EBITDA margin -7,284% 18.2% –
Operating margin -7,295% 3.1% –
Pretax margin -7,280% -2.4% –
Net margin -6,294% -6.1% –
FCF margin -5.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin -4.0% – –
Return on equity -90.1% -21.5% –
Return on assets -56.9% -3.8% –
Return on invested capital -73.9% 2.8% –
Return on capital employed -68.7% 2.6% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 10.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSTRNIQRELX
Debt / assets 12.8% 52.5% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.0x –
Debt / FCF -256.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 83.0% 91.7%
Equity / assets 58.8% 17.0% 8.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.4x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 5.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 4.9x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -1.21 0.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSTRNIQRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield -51.6% – –
Shareholder yield -51.6% 0.0% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusMSTRNIQRELX
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-20.12FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +382.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.8% +20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $466.60MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $13.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +18.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSTRNIQRELX
Held by institutions 57.9% 84.4% 4.7%
Institutions holding 867 162 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +4.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 501 101 220
Institutions selling 256 51 157
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.98 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.

MSTRNIQRELX
MSTR 1.00 0.04 0.11
NIQ 0.04 1.00 0.40
RELX 0.11 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSTR, NIQ and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Strategy (MSTR) $49.33B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.87B, Relx (RELX) $73.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Strategy (MSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) has the highest net margin (Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads (Strategy (MSTR) -73.9%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Strategy (MSTR) -48.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +46.0%, Relx (RELX) -11.8%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.3%, Relx (RELX) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSTR, NIQ 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, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads on 5. 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.