RELX vs TRI vs VERX Stock Comparison

Relx, Thomson Reuters and Vertex 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
4 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.17 +33.4% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
666.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Relx leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Relx 4, Thomson Reuters 3, Vertex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXTRIVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.51B $52.26B $2.38B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 32.2x 666.8x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 27.3x 19.4x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +10.8% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.7% 0.5% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 1.1x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% -24.9% -40.3% RELX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.3%/yr -0.1%/yr -4.7%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 51.7% 62.5% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 49/100 TRI

Percentile Scorecard

RELXTRIVERX

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

AxisRELXTRIVERX
Valuation – 49 #53 of 102 41 #61 of 102
Growth – 28 #71 of 98 77 #23 of 98
Profitability – 99 #2 of 95 55 #43 of 95
Financial Health 19 #89 of 109 66 #38 of 109 34 #72 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 38 #40 of 64 40 #39 of 64
Overall – 56 49
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXTRIVERXSPY
1 month +19.9%+23.3%+33.4% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+24.9%+20.0% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+37.1%+20.8% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-7.4%-24.0% +12.2%
1 year -13.7%-24.9%-40.3% +13.0%
3 years +17.9%+3.6%-33.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.6%+1.2%-12.7% +23.1%
5 years +29.7%-0.5%-21.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.3%-0.1%-4.7% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%+196.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.5%+11.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRELXTRIVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%51.7%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%52.2%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.180.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.48-0.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-64.3%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-24.8%-40.9% -1.8%
52-week high $46.64$162.38$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$76.55$10.58 $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.

MultipleRELXTRIVERX
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.8x 33.8xmedian 28.8x 684.6xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 27.0xmedian 17.7x 26.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 17.0xmedian 15.8x 48.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 3.2x 10.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 3.26median 0.85 24.29median 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 monthsRELXTRIVERX
Revenue – $7.83B $787.44M
Gross profit – – $503.58M
Operating income – $2.33B -$13.34M
Net income – $1.68B $3.58M
Free cash flow – $3.19B $50.48M
R&D – – $91.60M
EPS (diluted) – $3.61 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $577.00M $230.49M
Total debt $3.11B $3.26B $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 449.53M 161.39M
Enterprise value $70.61B $49.05B $1.24B

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
MetricRELXTRIVERX
P/E – 33.8x 684.6x
P/FCF – 17.0x 48.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.8x 14.1x
P/S – 6.9x 3.1x
P/B 43.9x 4.9x 10.2x
P/Tangible book -29.7x 6.7x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA – 27.0x 26.0x
EV/EBIT – 24.4x -191.6x
EV/Revenue – 7.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF – 17.8x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.26 24.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXTRIVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.1% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.5% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.7% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 8.4% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.0% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXTRIVERX
Gross margin – – 64.0%
EBITDA margin – 26.9% 12.5%
Operating margin – 29.7% -1.7%
Pretax margin – 46.5% -1.2%
Net margin – 20.7% 0.5%
FCF margin – 40.7% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 36.9% 22.0%
Return on equity – – 1.5%
Return on assets – – 0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -2.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXTRIVERX
Debt / assets 15.6% 18.0% 28.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 38.5% 80.1%
Equity / assets 8.3% 61.5% 19.9%
Interest coverage – 116.5x –
Current ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x -2.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 6.10 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXTRIVERX
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – -2.1% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.1% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusRELXTRIVERX
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $4.47FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +8.1% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +15.5% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXTRIVERX
Held by institutions 4.7% 90.1% 93.3%
Institutions holding 439 421 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +0.6% -7.0%
Institutions buying 220 408 135
Institutions selling 157 9 69
Buyers to sellers 1.40 45.33 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.

RELXTRIVERX
RELX 1.00 0.69 0.54
TRI 0.69 1.00 0.65
VERX 0.54 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, TRI and VERX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $71.51B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.26B, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, RELX, TRI and VERX?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Vertex (VERX) 666.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Relx (RELX) 22.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Vertex (VERX) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex (VERX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Relx (RELX) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -13.7%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Vertex (VERX) -40.3%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/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%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Vertex (VERX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RELX, TRI and VERX?

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.