RELX vs FICO vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Relx, Fair Isaac and Similarweb Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$40.46 +21.1% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$724.14 +9.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.08B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.71 +9.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$745.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 5, Relx 2, Similarweb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXFICOSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.55B $16.08B $745.54M RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 19.7x -34.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 16.6x 39.7x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.1% +10.2% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 34.1% -7.4% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 62.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -56.4% +1.9% SMWB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr +13.5%/yr -15.4%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 66.9% 81.0% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 75/100 37/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

RELXFICOSMWB

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

AxisRELXFICOSMWB
Valuation – 63 #38 of 100 29 #71 of 100
Growth – 82 #18 of 97 64 #36 of 97
Profitability – 100 #1 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Financial Health 18 #91 of 111 33 #75 of 111 26 #82 of 111
Shareholder Returns 44 #36 of 64 95 #4 of 64 22 #50 of 64
Overall – 75 37
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXFICOSMWBSPY
1 month +21.1%+9.6%+9.4% -2.3%
3 months +11.9%-30.8%+18.8% -0.7%
6 months +11.3%-31.7%+188.4% +4.8%
Year to date +0.1%-57.2%+16.3% +10.3%
1 year -8.5%-56.4%+1.9% +10.3%
3 years +15.2%-22.2%+71.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.8%-8.0%+19.6% +20.1%
5 years +27.4%+88.6%-56.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.0%+13.5%-15.4% +10.1%
10 years +126.8%+525.8%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.5%+20.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXFICOSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%66.9%81.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%82.0%88.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.341.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.840.02 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-75.1%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-60.8%-6.0% -3.5%
52-week high $44.58$1,844.98$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$592.49$2.33 $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.

MultipleRELXFICOSMWB
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.5x 20.1xmedian 28.5x -33.9xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.8x 16.7xmedian 16.8x -297.3xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.2x 15.7xmedian 16.2x 49.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 2.9x -3.8xmedian 2.9x 33.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 0.68median 0.90 -1.12median 0.90

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 monthsRELXFICOSMWB
Revenue – $2.39B $295.61M
Gross profit – $2.04B $235.99M
Operating income – $1.24B -$11.06M
Net income – $815.02M -$21.78M
Free cash flow – $996.02M $15.44M
R&D – $208.49M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) – $35.90 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $248.44M $73.90M
Total debt $3.11B $5.58B –
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 22.70M 84.82M
Enterprise value $74.64B $15.31B $468.50M

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
MetricRELXFICOSMWB
P/E – 20.1x -33.9x
P/FCF – 15.7x 49.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.6x 53.5x
P/S – 6.5x 2.6x
P/B 44.2x -3.8x 33.3x
P/Tangible book -29.9x -3.8x 33.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.7x -297.3x
EV/EBIT – 17.0x -61.8x
EV/Revenue – 8.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 21.1x 44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.9x 48.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.68 -1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXFICOSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.1% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.2% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 39.7% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.8% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.9% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 39.5% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.5% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.1% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.6% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.5% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% 32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXFICOSMWB
Gross margin – 85.1% 79.8%
EBITDA margin – 52.3% -0.8%
Operating margin – 51.7% -3.7%
Pretax margin – 44.5% -5.9%
Net margin – 34.1% -7.4%
FCF margin – 41.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 41.8% 4.8%
Return on equity – – -108.3%
Return on assets – 39.9% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – 62.6% –
Return on capital employed – 95.3% -19.5%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.3% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXFICOSMWB
Debt / assets 15.6% 274.0% –
Debt / equity 1.9x -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 301.1% 91.9%
Equity / assets 8.3% -201.1% 8.1%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 8.37 0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXFICOSMWB
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield – 22.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 22.8% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusRELXFICOSMWB
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 39.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +11.1% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +18.5% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXFICOSMWB
Held by institutions 4.7% 95.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 441 844 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.9% -7.8%
Institutions buying 222 382 36
Institutions selling 157 344 18
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.11 2.00

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.

RELXFICOSMWB
RELX 1.00 0.35 0.24
FICO 0.35 1.00 0.16
SMWB 0.24 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, FICO and SMWB?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $75.55B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.08B, Similarweb (SMWB) $745.54M.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Similarweb (SMWB) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -8.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%, Similarweb (SMWB) +1.9%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.0%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.5%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.