RELX vs NEXN vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Relx, Nexxen International and Strategy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$139.82 -11.8% 1M -51.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 4, Relx 2, Strategy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXNEXNMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.51B $511.69M $49.81B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 0.1x -1.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 8.7x — NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.0% +7.8% MSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 950.3% -6,294.3% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -73.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +0.9% -51.6% NEXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -14.7%/yr +14.4%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 45.0% 81.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 73/100 21/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

RELXNEXNMSTR

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

AxisRELXNEXNMSTR
Valuation – 91 #16 of 167 9 #93 of 102
Growth – 36 #99 of 153 7 #91 of 98
Profitability – 80 #32 of 153 9 #87 of 95
Financial Health 19 #89 of 109 58 #75 of 179 80 #23 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 100 #1 of 94 3 #62 of 64
Overall – 73 21
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSTR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXNEXNMSTRSPY
1 month +19.9%-0.5%-11.8% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-15.5%+41.7% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+19.8%-17.4% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%+32.4%-8.0% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+0.9%-51.6% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%+168.9%+243.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+39.1%+51.0% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-54.9%+95.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-14.7%+14.4% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%—+713.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%—+23.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXNEXNMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%45.0%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%51.9%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.743.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.02-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-84.5%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-20.9%-52.7% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$10.95$295.63 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$5.70$82.31 $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.

MultipleRELXNEXNMSTR
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.8x 0.1xmedian 17.5x -1.6xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 98.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 3.6xmedian 14.5x -1.5xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 4.2xmedian 12.1x -1,879xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 0.00median 0.41 0.00median 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 monthsRELXNEXNMSTR
Revenue – $382.86M $498.35M
Gross profit – $315.91M $336.89M
Operating income – $19.59M -$36.36B
Net income – $13.07M -$30.41B
Free cash flow – $115.13M -$26.19M
R&D – $60.09M $93.13M
EPS (diluted) – $59.59 $-88.98
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $132.04M $1.71B
Total debt $3.11B – $6.71B
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 61.06M 352.53M
Enterprise value $70.61B -$144.96M $42.80B

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
MetricRELXNEXNMSTR
P/E – 0.1x -1.6x
P/FCF – 4.2x -1,879x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.3x -2,450x
P/S – 1.3x 98.7x
P/B 43.9x 1.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -29.7x 2.9x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 3.6x -1.5x
EV/EBIT – 15.8x -1.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 107.3x
EV/FCF – 2.7x -2,042x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2.7x -2,662x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXNEXNMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.0% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.5% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -63.2% -645.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% -437.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -73.7% -734.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% -430.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -51.9% -676.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% -314.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.7% 79.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% -202.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.2% 74.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% -109.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXNEXNMSTR
Gross margin – 82.5% 67.6%
EBITDA margin – 22.5% -7,284%
Operating margin – 5.1% -7,295%
Pretax margin – 2.2% -7,280%
Net margin – 950.3% -6,294%
FCF margin – 30.1% -5.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.7% -4.0%
Return on equity – 2.8% -90.1%
Return on assets – 1.7% -56.9%
Return on invested capital – – -73.9%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% -68.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.9% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXNEXNMSTR
Debt / assets 15.6% – 12.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – -256.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 39.5% 41.2%
Equity / assets 8.3% 60.5% 58.8%
Interest coverage – 8.5x –
Current ratio – 1.3x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 4.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.97 -1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXNEXNMSTR
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – 34.2% -53.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 34.2% -53.9%
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.

ConsensusRELXNEXNMSTR
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $373.87MFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +8.1% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXNEXNMSTR
Held by institutions 4.7% 62.6% 57.9%
Institutions holding 439 126 867
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +7.7% +12.5%
Institutions buying 220 79 501
Institutions selling 157 30 256
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.63 1.96

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.

RELXNEXNMSTR
RELX 1.00 0.24 0.11
NEXN 0.24 1.00 0.21
MSTR 0.11 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, NEXN and MSTR?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $71.51B, Nexxen International (NEXN) $511.69M, Strategy (MSTR) $49.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Strategy (MSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexxen International (NEXN) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +0.9%, Strategy (MSTR) -51.6%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -14.7%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.4%/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%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 45.0%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RELX, NEXN and MSTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexxen International (NEXN) leads on 4. 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.