RELX vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Relx and Similarweb 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
4 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.93 +17.0% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$776.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionRELXSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $73.07B $776.57M RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -34.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 40.6x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -7.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.27% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% +1.4% SMWB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -13.9%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 81.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 61/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

RELXSMWB

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

AxisRELXSMWB
Valuation – 63 #16 of 41
Growth – 70 #12 of 38
Profitability – 66 #13 of 36
Financial Health 32 #33 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 62 #6 of 14
Overall – 61
  • RELX ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXSMWBSPY
1 month +19.9%+17.0% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+30.7% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+232.0% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%+19.2% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%+1.4% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%+75.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+20.6% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%89.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-3.7% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$2.33 $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.

MultipleRELXSMWB
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.8x -34.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 21.3x -305.6xmedian 21.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.2x 50.3xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 2.1x 34.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.04 -1.15median 2.04

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 monthsRELXSMWB
Revenue – $295.61M
Gross profit – $235.99M
Operating income – -$11.06M
Net income – -$21.78M
Free cash flow – $15.44M
R&D – $73.83M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $73.90M
Total debt $3.11B –
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 84.82M
Enterprise value $72.19B $499.53M

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
MetricRELXSMWB
P/E – -34.8x
P/FCF – 50.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 54.8x
P/S – 2.6x
P/B 43.9x 34.1x
P/Tangible book -29.7x 34.1x
EV/EBITDA – -305.6x
EV/EBIT – -63.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x
EV/FCF – 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 49.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXSMWB
Gross margin – 79.8%
EBITDA margin – -0.8%
Operating margin – -3.7%
Pretax margin – -5.9%
Net margin – -7.4%
FCF margin – 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.8%
Return on equity – -108.3%
Return on assets – -8.8%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – -19.5%
Asset turnover – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXSMWB
Debt / assets 15.6% –
Debt / equity 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 91.9%
Equity / assets 8.3% 8.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXSMWB
Dividend yield 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusRELXSMWB
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 40.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.74BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXSMWB
Held by institutions 4.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 439 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -7.8%
Institutions buying 220 36
Institutions selling 157 18
Buyers to sellers 1.40 2.00

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.

RELXSMWB
RELX 1.00 0.25
SMWB 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX and SMWB?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $73.07B, Similarweb (SMWB) $776.57M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Similarweb (SMWB) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Similarweb (SMWB) +1.4%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Relx (RELX) 2.27%. Similarweb (SMWB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do RELX and SMWB move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.25, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, RELX and SMWB?

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 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.