NIQ vs RELX vs FICO Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Relx and Fair Isaac Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$41.08 +21.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$75.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$701.03 +1.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.07B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 6, Relx 2, NIQ Global Intelligence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNIQRELXFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.88B $75.90B $16.07B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.7x — 19.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 22.7x 16.0x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% — +24.1% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% — 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — 4.3x NIQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.3% -7.3% -56.4% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.3%/yr +13.0%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 35.6% 66.8% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 74/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

NIQRELXFICO

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

AxisNIQRELXFICO
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 – 60 #40 of 99
Growth 86 #15 of 98 – 79 #21 of 98
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 – 100 #1 of 96
Financial Health 20 #89 of 111 18 #91 of 111 32 #76 of 111
Shareholder Returns – 42 #39 of 67 99 #2 of 67
Overall 57 – 74
  • NIQ ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNIQRELXFICOSPY
1 month +17.1%+21.5%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +73.7%+12.2%-35.8% -0.4%
6 months +93.4%+14.9%-34.3% +4.5%
Year to date +22.8%+1.6%-58.5% +12.4%
1 year +65.3%-7.3%-56.4% +13.6%
3 years —+17.0%-24.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+5.4%-9.0% +20.8%
5 years —+29.5%+84.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+5.3%+13.0% +10.4%
10 years —+134.7%+517.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+20.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNIQRELXFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%35.6%66.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%36.3%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.190.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.98-0.20-0.84 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-50.2%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-7.9%-62.0% -1.6%
52-week high $20.40$44.58$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$27.73$592.49 $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.

MultipleNIQRELXFICO
P/E now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 25.3x —median 25.3x 19.5xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 16.3xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x 15.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 44.9xmedian 2.8x -3.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 —median 0.84 0.66median 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 monthsNIQRELXFICO
Revenue $4.39B – $2.39B
Gross profit $2.43B – $2.04B
Operating income $85.40M – $1.24B
Net income -$350.00M – $815.02M
Free cash flow $506.40M – $996.02M
R&D – – $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $-1.19 – $35.90
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $291.59M $248.44M
Total debt $3.55B $3.11B $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 1.84B 22.70M
Enterprise value $4.13B $74.99B $15.30B

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
MetricNIQRELXFICO
P/E -17.0x – 19.5x
P/FCF 11.8x – 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x – 15.1x
P/S 1.4x – 6.3x
P/B 5.2x 44.9x -3.7x
P/Tangible book -6.9x -30.4x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x – 16.3x
EV/EBIT 106.6x – 16.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 8.6x
EV/FCF 18.0x – 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x – 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQRELXFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% – 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% – 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 481.0% – 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.1% – 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% – 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,467% – 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12,760% – 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQRELXFICO
Gross margin 55.4% – 85.1%
EBITDA margin 17.2% – 52.3%
Operating margin 1.9% – 51.7%
Pretax margin -4.4% – 44.5%
Net margin -8.0% – 34.1%
FCF margin 11.5% – 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% – 41.8%
Return on equity -29.8% – –
Return on assets -5.1% – 39.9%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 62.6%
Return on capital employed 1.6% – 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% – 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQRELXFICO
Debt / assets 52.5% 15.6% 274.0%
Debt / equity 3.1x 1.9x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – 4.3x
Debt / FCF 7.0x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 91.7% 301.1%
Equity / assets 17.0% 8.3% -201.1%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.87 – 8.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQRELXFICO
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – – 23.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 23.6%
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.

ConsensusNIQRELXFICO
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.81FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +19.9% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +0.4% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQRELXFICO
Held by institutions 84.4% 4.7% 95.7%
Institutions holding 162 441 845
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 101 222 383
Institutions selling 51 157 344
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.41 1.11

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.

NIQRELXFICO
NIQ 1.00 0.39 0.27
RELX 0.39 1.00 0.35
FICO 0.27 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, RELX and FICO?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.88B, Relx (RELX) $75.90B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.07B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 1.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +65.3%, Relx (RELX) -7.3%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Relx (RELX) 35.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIQ, RELX and FICO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads on 6. 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.