RELX vs VERX vs WK Stock Comparison

Relx, Vertex and Workiva Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELX Relx Plc
$38.99 +16.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$70.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.33%
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
667.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
WK Workiva Inc
$84.42 +21.2% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
99.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Workiva leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Workiva 7, Relx 3, Vertex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRELXVERXWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.93B $2.39B $4.57B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 667.9x 99.9x WK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 19.0x 23.5x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.8% +19.7% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.5% 4.9% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 173.8% WK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x -16.7x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.33% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% -42.3% -4.6% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr -6.3%/yr -10.6%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 62.4% 45.6% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 66/100 WK

Percentile Scorecard

RELXVERXWK

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

AxisRELXVERXWK
Valuation – 40 #61 of 101 50 #51 of 101
Growth – 76 #24 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Profitability – 55 #43 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Financial Health 18 #89 of 108 34 #72 of 108 67 #36 of 108
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 40 #39 of 64 49 #33 of 64
Overall – 49 66
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRELXVERXWKSPY
1 month +16.4%+30.2%+21.2% -0.2%
3 months +3.3%+11.8%+44.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.3%+17.2%+55.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.5%-25.9%-2.1% +12.9%
1 year -16.4%-42.3%-4.6% +12.3%
3 years +14.4%-35.0%-9.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.6%-13.4%-3.4% +23.3%
5 years +25.2%-27.8%-42.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.6%-6.3%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years +116.5%—+426.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRELXVERXWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%62.4%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%63.5%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.440.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.68-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.2%-82.1%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-42.3%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $46.64$25.66$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $27.73$10.58$44.31 $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.

MultipleRELXVERXWK
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.3x 667.9xmedian 28.3x 99.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.3x 25.4xmedian 17.3x 85.9xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 47.3xmedian 15.8x 22.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 3.2x 9.9xmedian 3.2x -47.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 23.69median 0.85 2.93median 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 monthsRELXVERXWK
Revenue – $787.44M $965.70M
Gross profit – $503.58M $774.58M
Operating income – -$13.34M $31.45M
Net income – $3.58M $47.04M
Free cash flow – $50.48M $200.52M
R&D – $91.60M $216.63M
EPS (diluted) – $0.02 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $291.59M $230.49M $252.48M
Total debt $3.11B $1.35B $71.21M
Shares (diluted) 1.84B 161.39M 56.06M
Enterprise value $70.04B $1.25B $1.14B

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
MetricRELXVERXWK
P/E – 667.9x 99.9x
P/FCF – 47.3x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 22.6x
P/S – 3.0x 4.7x
P/B 42.6x 9.9x -47.0x
P/Tangible book -28.8x 10.0x -39.1x
EV/EBITDA – 25.4x 85.9x
EV/EBIT – -187.1x 121.6x
EV/Revenue – 3.2x 4.0x
EV/FCF – 49.4x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.4x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 23.69 2.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRELXVERXWK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.8% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -75.9% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 107.1% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.3% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 107.0% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.1% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 4,078% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 78.9% 84.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRELXVERXWK
Gross margin – 64.0% 80.2%
EBITDA margin – 12.5% 4.6%
Operating margin – -1.7% 3.3%
Pretax margin – -1.2% 5.4%
Net margin – 0.5% 4.9%
FCF margin – 6.4% 20.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.0% 20.9%
Return on equity – 1.5% –
Return on assets – 0.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 173.8%
Return on capital employed – -2.1% 4.6%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 48.6x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRELXVERXWK
Debt / assets 15.6% 28.0% 5.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.4x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x -16.7x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.7% 80.1% 107.1%
Equity / assets 8.3% 19.9% -7.1%
Interest coverage – – 2.5x
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.98 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRELXVERXWK
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.9% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusRELXVERXWK
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.81FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +38.5% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +17.3% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRELXVERXWK
Held by institutions 4.7% 93.3% 97.3%
Institutions holding 439 229 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -7.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 220 135 184
Institutions selling 157 69 86
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.96 2.14

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.

RELXVERXWK
RELX 1.00 0.54 0.47
VERX 0.54 1.00 0.70
WK 0.47 0.70 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RELX, VERX and WK?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Relx (RELX) $70.93B, Vertex (VERX) $2.39B, Workiva (WK) $4.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, RELX, VERX and WK?

Workiva (WK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 667.9x, Workiva (WK) 99.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Relx (RELX) 21.5x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x, Workiva (WK) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Workiva (WK) leads (Vertex (VERX) 0.0%, Workiva (WK) 173.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Relx (RELX) -16.4%, Vertex (VERX) -42.3%, Workiva (WK) -4.6%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Relx (RELX) +4.6%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr, Workiva (WK) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Relx (RELX) 2.33%. Vertex (VERX) and Workiva (WK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Relx (RELX) 35.3%, Vertex (VERX) 62.4%, Workiva (WK) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Workiva (WK) leads on 7. 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.