NEXN vs RELX vs DV Stock Comparison

Nexxen International, Relx and DoubleVerify Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.51B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNEXNRELXDVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.69M $71.51B $2.09B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x — 35.4x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 22.2x 30.8x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% — +7.6% DV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 950.3% — 7.7% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -13.7% +11.6% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +5.3%/yr -18.3%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 35.3% 44.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — 68/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

NEXNRELXDV

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

AxisNEXNRELXDV
Valuation 91 #16 of 167 – 59 #69 of 167
Growth 36 #99 of 153 – 49 #79 of 153
Profitability 80 #32 of 153 – 75 #39 of 153
Financial Health 58 #75 of 179 19 #89 of 109 90 #18 of 179
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 94 52 #31 of 64 68 #31 of 94
Overall 73 – 68
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEXNRELXDVSPY
1 month -0.5%+19.9%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%+12.7%+23.7% +3.5%
6 months +19.8%+10.4%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date +32.4%-0.6%+18.4% +12.2%
1 year +0.9%-13.7%+11.6% +13.0%
3 years +168.9%+17.9%-49.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +39.1%+5.6%-20.2% +23.1%
5 years -54.9%+29.7%-63.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.7%+5.3%-18.3% +11.0%
10 years —+126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEXNRELXDVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%35.3%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%36.0%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.200.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.390.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-50.2%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-13.9%-0.1% -1.8%
52-week high $10.95$46.64$13.56 $779.14
52-week low $5.70$27.73$8.61 $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.

MultipleNEXNRELXDV
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 17.5x —median 28.8x 35.4xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x —median 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 14.5x —median 17.7x 11.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 12.1x —median 15.8x 13.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 43.9xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.41 —median 0.85 5.55median 0.41

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 monthsNEXNRELXDV
Revenue $382.86M – $768.82M
Gross profit $315.91M – $633.77M
Operating income $19.59M – $97.55M
Net income $13.07M – $58.86M
Free cash flow $115.13M – $160.55M
R&D $60.09M – $178.30M
EPS (diluted) $59.59 – $0.37
Cash & equivalents $132.04M $291.59M $210.17M
Total debt – $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 61.06M 1.84B 157.89M
Enterprise value -$144.96M $70.61B $1.24B

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
MetricNEXNRELXDV
P/E 0.1x – 35.4x
P/FCF 4.2x – 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x – 10.3x
P/S 1.3x – 2.7x
P/B 1.0x 43.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.9x -29.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x – 11.8x
EV/EBIT 15.8x – 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 2.7x – 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x – 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 5.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXNRELXDV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% – 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.2% – 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% – 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.9% – 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.6% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% – 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% – 7.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.1% – 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXNRELXDV
Gross margin 82.5% – 82.4%
EBITDA margin 22.5% – 20.7%
Operating margin 5.1% – 12.7%
Pretax margin 2.2% – 12.2%
Net margin 950.3% – 7.7%
FCF margin 30.1% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% – 26.6%
Return on equity 2.8% – 5.4%
Return on assets 1.7% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.7x – 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXNRELXDV
Debt / assets – 15.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 91.7% 16.5%
Equity / assets 60.5% 8.3% 83.5%
Interest coverage 8.5x – 55.5x
Current ratio 1.3x – 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 1.97 – 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXNRELXDV
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 34.2% – 7.0%
Shareholder yield 34.2% 2.3% 7.0%
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.

ConsensusNEXNRELXDV
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +19.9% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $373.87MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $841.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +0.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXNRELXDV
Held by institutions 62.6% 4.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 126 439 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.7% +0.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 79 220 167
Institutions selling 30 157 114
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.40 1.46

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.

NEXNRELXDV
NEXN 1.00 0.24 0.28
RELX 0.24 1.00 0.43
DV 0.28 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXN, RELX and DV?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexxen International (NEXN) $511.69M, Relx (RELX) $71.51B, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXN, RELX and DV?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.7x, Relx (RELX) 22.2x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: Nexxen International (NEXN) +0.9%, Relx (RELX) -13.7%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Nexxen International (NEXN) -14.7%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Nexxen International (NEXN) 45.0%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXN, RELX and DV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexxen International (NEXN) 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.