RELX vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Relx and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$73.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.27%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$728.59M
P/E
208.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionRELXCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.07B $728.59M RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 208.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 20.8x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.0% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.27% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +19.0% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -13.7%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 52.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 73/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

RELXCGNT

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

AxisRELXCGNT
Valuation – 85 #7 of 41
Growth – 97 #2 of 38
Profitability – 80 #8 of 36
Financial Health 32 #33 of 48 70 #15 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 31 #10 of 14
Overall – 73
  • RELX ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXCGNTSPY
1 month +19.9%+17.0% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+14.5% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+5.6% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+19.0% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%+148.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+35.4% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-52.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-18.5% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$6.34 $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.

MultipleRELXCGNT
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.8x 208.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 21.3x 21.3xmedian 21.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.2x 25.2xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.04 7.73median 2.04

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 monthsRELXCGNT
Revenue – $421.71M
Gross profit – $307.70M
Operating income – $17.43M
Net income – $4.85M
Free cash flow – $28.96M
R&D – $127.59M
EPS (diluted) – $0.05
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $102.17M
Total debt $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 72.91M
Enterprise value $72.19B $317.93M

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
MetricRELXCGNT
P/E – 208.3x
P/FCF – 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.6x
P/S – 1.7x
P/B 43.9x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -29.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 21.3x
EV/EBIT – 35.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x
EV/FCF – 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXCGNT
Gross margin – 73.0%
EBITDA margin – 7.0%
Operating margin – 4.1%
Pretax margin – 3.1%
Net margin – 0.8%
FCF margin – 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.8%
Return on equity – 2.2%
Return on assets – 0.9%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – 5.9%
Asset turnover – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXCGNT
Debt / assets 15.6% –
Debt / equity 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 56.6%
Equity / assets 8.3% 43.4%
Interest coverage – 113.9x
Current ratio – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXCGNT
Dividend yield 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – -2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -2.8%
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.

ConsensusRELXCGNT
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.0% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.74BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXCGNT
Held by institutions 4.7% 67.2%
Institutions holding 439 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -2.8%
Institutions buying 220 75
Institutions selling 157 33
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.27

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.

RELXCGNT
RELX 1.00 0.33
CGNT 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX and CGNT?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $73.07B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $728.59M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Relx (RELX) 2.27%. Cognyte Software (CGNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do RELX and CGNT move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.33, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, RELX and CGNT?

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 3. 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.