RELX vs HUCK vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Relx, Huckleberry.ai 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
$71.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$142.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$745.87M
P/E
213.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionRELXHUCKCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.74B $142.83M $745.87M RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.4x 213.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 44.4x 20.8x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.0% +12.0% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -13.4% 0.8% CGNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 67.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% -77.2% +19.0% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -48.7%/yr -13.7%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 101.1% 52.2% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 27/100 57/100 CGNT

Percentile Scorecard

RELXHUCKCGNT

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

AxisRELXHUCKCGNT
Valuation – 37 #65 of 102 57 #44 of 102
Growth – 36 #63 of 98 89 #12 of 98
Profitability – 37 #60 of 95 64 #35 of 95
Financial Health 19 #89 of 109 6 #103 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 18 #53 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall – 27 57
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • HUCK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXHUCKCGNTSPY
1 month +19.9%-7.7%+17.0% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-12.9%+14.5% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%-12.6%+5.6% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-63.1%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%-77.2%+19.0% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%-61.2%+148.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%-27.1%+35.4% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-96.5%-52.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-48.7%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXHUCKCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%101.1%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%107.6%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.202.181.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.760.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-97.8%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-77.8%-18.5% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$14.01$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$2.00$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.

MultipleRELXHUCKCGNT
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.8x -3.4xmedian 28.8x 208.3xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 0.4xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 149.4xmedian 17.7x 21.3xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x -15.5xmedian 15.8x 25.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.2x -0.7xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 -0.13median 0.85 7.73median 0.85

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 monthsRELXHUCKCGNT
Revenue – $315.21M $421.71M
Gross profit – $237.80M $307.70M
Operating income – -$30.85M $17.43M
Net income – -$42.15M $4.85M
Free cash flow – -$8.79M $28.96M
R&D – $74.68M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.92 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $25.10M $102.17M
Total debt $3.11B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 46.00M 72.91M
Enterprise value $70.84B -$12.19M $311.05M

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
MetricRELXHUCKCGNT
P/E – -3.4x 208.3x
P/FCF – -15.5x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -228.0x 17.6x
P/S – 0.4x 1.7x
P/B 43.9x -0.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -29.7x -0.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA – 149.4x 21.3x
EV/EBIT – -8.0x 35.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF – -28.2x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -415.9x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.13 7.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.0% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.1% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 31.3% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.6% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 51.9% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -123.5% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.6% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.9% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKCGNT
Gross margin – 75.4% 73.0%
EBITDA margin – 0.5% 7.0%
Operating margin – -9.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin – -12.8% 3.1%
Net margin – -13.4% 0.8%
FCF margin – -2.8% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -0.2% 9.8%
Return on equity – – 2.2%
Return on assets – -22.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 5.9%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.2% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKCGNT
Debt / assets 15.6% 78.4% –
Debt / equity 1.9x -0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 67.5x –
Debt / FCF – -15.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 207.1% 56.6%
Equity / assets 8.3% -107.1% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 113.9x
Current ratio – 0.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – -12.86 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKCGNT
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.7% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -0.7% -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.

ConsensusRELXHUCKCGNT
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 – +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% -28.6% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $301.44MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -1.9% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXHUCKCGNT
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.

RELXHUCKCGNT
RELX 1.00 0.13 0.33
HUCK 0.13 1.00 0.37
CGNT 0.33 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, HUCK and CGNT?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $71.74B, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $142.83M, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $745.87M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/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%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 101.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RELX, HUCK 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, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 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.