RELX vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Relx and NIQ Global Intelligence 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

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionRELXNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.51B $5.84B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -22.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 17.9x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +46.9% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 67.4% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

RELXNIQ

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

AxisRELXNIQ
Valuation – 73 #28 of 102
Growth – 72 #28 of 98
Profitability – 48 #50 of 95
Financial Health 19 #89 of 109 24 #83 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 –
Overall – 54
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NIQ ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXNIQSPY
1 month +19.9%+11.7% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+80.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+76.3% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%+20.8% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+46.9% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%— +23.1%
5 years +29.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%— +11.0%
10 years +126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%63.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-0.6% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$20.04 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$7.97 $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.

MultipleRELXNIQ
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.8x -22.3xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 11.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.2x 5.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 —median 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 monthsRELXNIQ
Revenue – $4.36B
Gross profit – $2.43B
Operating income – $135.00M
Net income – -$264.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $416.60M
Total debt $3.11B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 295.06M
Enterprise value $70.61B $4.20B

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
MetricRELXNIQ
P/E – -22.3x
P/FCF – –
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S – 1.3x
P/B 43.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -29.7x -6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 11.4x
EV/EBIT – 66.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.1x
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXNIQ
Gross margin – 55.7%
EBITDA margin – 18.2%
Operating margin – 3.1%
Pretax margin – -2.4%
Net margin – -6.1%
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity – -21.5%
Return on assets – -3.8%
Return on invested capital – 2.8%
Return on capital employed – 2.6%
Asset turnover – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXNIQ
Debt / assets 15.6% 52.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 83.0%
Equity / assets 8.3% 17.0%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXNIQ
Dividend yield 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRELXNIQ
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXNIQ
Held by institutions 4.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 439 162
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 220 101
Institutions selling 157 51
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.98

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.

RELXNIQ
RELX 1.00 0.40
NIQ 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX and NIQ?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $71.51B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.84B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +46.9%. 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%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do RELX and NIQ move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.40, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, RELX and NIQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Relx (RELX) leads on 2. 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.