RELX vs HUCK vs MSA Stock Comparison

Relx, Huckleberry.ai and MSA Safety 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
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$136.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$182.59 +0.1% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
1.17%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

MSA Safety leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (MSA Safety 7, Relx 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXHUCKMSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.07B $136.13M $7.05B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -3.4x 22.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 44.4x 19.6x MSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.0% +6.5% MSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -13.4% 16.1% MSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 67.5x 0.8x MSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.27% — 1.17% RELX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% -77.2% +8.6% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -48.7%/yr +3.7%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 101.1% 25.5% MSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 47/100 77/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

RELXHUCKMSA

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

AxisRELXHUCKMSA
Valuation – 58 #18 of 41 62 #26 of 67
Growth – 57 #17 of 38 93 #5 of 54
Profitability – 60 #15 of 36 98 #2 of 53
Financial Health 32 #33 of 48 13 #42 of 48 70 #25 of 82
Shareholder Returns – 46 #8 of 14 62 #15 of 39
Overall – 47 77
  • RELX ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications
  • HUCK ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications
  • MSA ranked among 82 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXHUCKMSASPY
1 month +19.9%-7.7%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-12.9%+4.0% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%-12.6%+6.8% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-63.1%+14.0% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%-77.2%+8.6% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%-61.2%+15.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%-27.1%+5.0% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-96.5%+20.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-48.7%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%—+228.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%—+12.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXHUCKMSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%101.1%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%107.6%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.202.180.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.760.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-97.8%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-77.8%-10.1% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$14.01$203.08 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$2.00$152.94 $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.

MultipleRELXHUCKMSA
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.8x -3.4xmedian 20.8x 22.5xmedian 22.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 0.4xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 21.3x 149.4xmedian 21.3x 15.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.2x -15.5xmedian 25.2x 19.9xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 2.1x -0.7xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.04 -0.13median 2.04 0.12median 0.76

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 monthsRELXHUCKMSA
Revenue – $315.21M $1.95B
Gross profit – $237.80M $925.88M
Operating income – -$30.85M $413.17M
Net income – -$42.15M $314.01M
Free cash flow – -$8.79M $354.30M
R&D – $74.68M $68.19M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.92 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $25.10M $200.06M
Total debt $3.11B – $599.74M
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 46.00M 38.70M
Enterprise value $72.19B -$18.89M $6.33B

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
MetricRELXHUCKMSA
P/E – -3.4x 22.5x
P/FCF – -15.5x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow – -228.0x 17.4x
P/S – 0.4x 3.6x
P/B 43.9x -0.7x 5.0x
P/Tangible book -29.7x -0.7x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – 149.4x 15.3x
EV/EBIT – -8.0x 18.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF – -28.2x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -415.9x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.13 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKMSA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.0% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.1% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 31.3% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.0% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 45.6% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% 186.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 51.9% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 188.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -123.5% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.6% 96.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.9% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 72.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKMSA
Gross margin – 75.4% 47.6%
EBITDA margin – 0.5% 25.1%
Operating margin – -9.8% 21.2%
Pretax margin – -12.8% 21.1%
Net margin – -13.4% 16.1%
FCF margin – -2.8% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin – -0.2% 20.9%
Return on equity – – 22.8%
Return on assets – -22.7% 12.2%
Return on invested capital – – 15.9%
Return on capital employed – – 18.0%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 16.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKMSA
Debt / assets 15.6% 78.4% 23.1%
Debt / equity 1.9x -0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 67.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – -15.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 207.1% 46.1%
Equity / assets 8.3% -107.1% 53.9%
Interest coverage – – 12.7x
Current ratio – 0.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – -12.86 5.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXHUCKMSA
Dividend yield 2.3% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -0.7% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusRELXHUCKMSA
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $9.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 – +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.0% -28.6% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.74BFY2026 $301.44MFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -1.9% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXHUCKMSA
Held by institutions 4.7% – 91.0%
Institutions holding 439 – 457
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% – +3.0%
Institutions buying 220 – 236
Institutions selling 157 – 147
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 1.61

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.

RELXHUCKMSA
RELX 1.00 0.13 -0.01
HUCK 0.13 1.00 0.08
MSA -0.01 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, HUCK and MSA?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $73.07B, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $136.13M, MSA Safety (MSA) $7.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

MSA Safety (MSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MSA Safety (MSA) has the highest net margin (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.2%, MSA Safety (MSA) +8.6%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Relx (RELX) has the highest dividend yield: Relx (RELX) 2.27%, MSA Safety (MSA) 1.17%. Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MSA Safety (MSA) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 101.1%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RELX, HUCK and MSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MSA Safety (MSA) leads on 7. 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.