RELX vs MSA vs FICO Stock Comparison

Relx, MSA Safety and Fair Isaac Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$179.23 -1.8% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$691.94 -19.8% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 6, MSA Safety 4, Relx 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXMSAFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.98B $6.84B $15.70B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 21.8x 19.3x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 19.2x 15.8x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +24.1% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.1% 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 4.3x MSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +7.5% -58.9% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +3.2%/yr +11.9%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 25.5% 67.2% MSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 78/100 76/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

RELXMSAFICO

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

AxisRELXMSAFICO
Valuation – 58 #86 of 203 68 #33 of 101
Growth – 86 #27 of 188 81 #19 of 97
Profitability – 97 #6 of 183 100 #1 of 94
Financial Health 18 #89 of 108 76 #54 of 217 33 #73 of 108
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 74 #40 of 153 98 #2 of 64
Overall – 78 76
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXMSAFICOSPY
1 month +16.4%-1.8%-19.8% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%-0.3%-48.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.3%+7.2%-31.5% +8.2%
Year to date -3.5%+11.9%-59.1% +12.9%
1 year -16.4%+7.5%-58.9% +12.3%
3 years +14.4%+13.7%-18.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.6%+4.4%-6.6% +23.3%
5 years +25.2%+16.9%+75.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.6%+3.2%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years +116.5%+224.9%+477.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%+12.5%+19.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRELXMSAFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%25.5%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%24.1%81.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.810.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.29-0.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-34.9%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-11.7%-62.5% -1.2%
52-week high $46.64$203.08$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$152.94$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.

MultipleRELXMSAFICO
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.3x 22.0xmedian 25.2x 19.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.3x 15.0xmedian 14.0x 16.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 19.5xmedian 21.7x 15.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 2.3x -3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 0.12median 1.32 0.65median 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 monthsRELXMSAFICO
Revenue – $1.95B $2.39B
Gross profit – $925.88M $2.04B
Operating income – $413.17M $1.24B
Net income – $314.01M $815.02M
Free cash flow – $354.30M $996.02M
R&D – $68.19M $208.49M
EPS (diluted) – $8.11 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $200.06M $248.44M
Total debt $3.11B $599.74M $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 38.70M 22.70M
Enterprise value $70.08B $6.12B $14.93B

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
MetricRELXMSAFICO
P/E – 22.0x 19.2x
P/FCF – 19.5x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.0x 14.9x
P/S – 3.6x 6.2x
P/B 42.6x 4.9x -3.6x
P/Tangible book -28.8x 6.2x -3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 16.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.7x 16.4x
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 8.5x
EV/FCF – 20.7x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.12 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXMSAFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.2% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.8% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.4% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 186.8% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 15.3% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 188.5% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 96.0% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.3% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 72.1% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXMSAFICO
Gross margin – 47.6% 85.1%
EBITDA margin – 25.1% 52.3%
Operating margin – 21.2% 51.7%
Pretax margin – 21.1% 44.5%
Net margin – 16.1% 34.1%
FCF margin – 18.2% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.9% 41.8%
Return on equity – 22.8% –
Return on assets – 12.2% 39.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 62.6%
Return on capital employed – 18.0% 95.3%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXMSAFICO
Debt / assets 15.6% 23.1% 274.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.4x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 46.1% 301.1%
Equity / assets 8.3% 53.9% -201.1%
Interest coverage – 12.7x 6.6x
Current ratio – 3.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.92 8.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXMSAFICO
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 23.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.0% 23.9%
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.

ConsensusRELXMSAFICO
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +3.4% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +19.6% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXMSAFICO
Held by institutions 4.7% 91.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 439 457 842
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 220 236 381
Institutions selling 157 147 343
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.61 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.

RELXMSAFICO
RELX 1.00 0.01 0.35
MSA 0.01 1.00 0.04
FICO 0.35 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, MSA and FICO?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $70.98B, MSA Safety (MSA) $6.84B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, RELX, MSA and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MSA Safety (MSA) 21.8x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Relx (RELX) 21.5x, MSA Safety (MSA) 19.2x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (MSA Safety (MSA) 15.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -16.4%, MSA Safety (MSA) +7.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.9%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.2%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MSA Safety (MSA) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RELX, MSA 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.