SMWB vs CRM vs RELX Stock Comparison

Similarweb, Salesforce and Relx Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$9.09 +19.6% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$755.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$242.28 +6.6% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$189.21B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
5 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$38.74 +17.1% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$71.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 5, Relx 2, Similarweb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMWBCRMRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $755.72M $189.21B $71.69B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -34.7x 19.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 13.7x 21.4x CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +11.2% — CRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.4% 22.0% — CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.1% -4.7% -16.2% SMWB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -4.2%/yr +4.4%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 46.8% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 69/100 — CRM

Percentile Scorecard

SMWBCRMRELX

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

AxisSMWBCRMRELX
Valuation 29 #72 of 101 76 #25 of 101 –
Growth 63 #37 of 97 72 #28 of 97 –
Profitability 42 #55 of 94 88 #12 of 94 –
Financial Health 26 #80 of 108 41 #64 of 108 18 #89 of 108
Shareholder Returns 22 #50 of 64 70 #20 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 36 69 –
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • RELX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMWBCRMRELXSPY
1 month +19.6%+6.6%+17.1% +0.9%
3 months +26.2%+28.6%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months +235.4%+33.7%+8.2% +8.5%
Year to date +21.4%-8.5%-4.2% +13.3%
1 year +1.1%-4.7%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years +78.6%+23.3%+13.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.3%+7.2%+4.4% +23.5%
5 years -52.8%-19.2%+24.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.9%-4.2%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years —+222.5%+113.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+12.4%+7.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSMWBCRMRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%46.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.7%41.8%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.790.400.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.10-0.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.4%-59.2%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-9.0%-16.2% -0.9%
52-week high $9.27$266.23$46.23 $779.14
52-week low $2.33$150.12$27.73 $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.

MultipleSMWBCRMRELX
P/E now vs peer median -35.4xmedian 27.6x 20.6xmedian 27.6x —median 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -311.7xmedian 17.4x 15.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x 42.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 0.84 0.22median 0.84 —median 0.84

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 monthsSMWBCRMRELX
Revenue $295.61M $43.94B –
Gross profit $235.99M $33.96B –
Operating income -$11.06M $8.74B –
Net income -$21.78M $9.66B –
Free cash flow $15.44M $15.15B –
R&D $73.83M $6.37B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $11.77 –
Cash & equivalents $73.90M $8.31B $291.59M
Total debt – $39.29B $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 84.82M 821.00M 1.84B
Enterprise value $478.68M $145.08B $70.78B

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
MetricSMWBCRMRELX
P/E -35.4x 20.6x –
P/FCF 51.2x 13.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 55.8x 12.7x –
P/S 2.7x 4.5x –
P/B 34.7x 5.2x 42.4x
P/Tangible book 34.7x 6.2x -28.6x
EV/EBITDA -311.7x 15.2x –
EV/EBIT -64.8x 26.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.2x –
EV/FCF 46.4x 15.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 50.6x 14.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 0.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMWBCRMRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 47.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.1% 45.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 82.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 28.7% 69.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 94.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.9% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 23.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.0% 21.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 26.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMWBCRMRELX
Gross margin 79.8% 77.3% –
EBITDA margin -0.8% 34.0% –
Operating margin -3.7% 19.9% –
Pretax margin -5.9% 28.2% –
Net margin -7.4% 22.0% –
FCF margin 5.2% 34.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 35.8% –
Return on equity -108.3% 26.7% –
Return on assets -8.8% 8.9% –
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed -19.5% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.2% 8.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMWBCRMRELX
Debt / assets – 35.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 65.0% 91.7%
Equity / assets 8.1% 35.0% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.50 2.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMWBCRMRELX
Dividend yield – 0.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 17.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 17.9% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusSMWBCRMRELX
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +266.7%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% -5.3% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $332.14MFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +11.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMWBCRMRELX
Held by institutions 45.9% 80.7% 4.7%
Institutions holding 68 2,471 439
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.8% -4.8% +0.2%
Institutions buying 36 1,003 220
Institutions selling 18 1,270 157
Buyers to sellers 2.00 0.79 1.40

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.

SMWBCRMRELX
SMWB 1.00 0.27 0.24
CRM 0.27 1.00 0.52
RELX 0.24 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMWB, CRM and RELX?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Similarweb (SMWB) $755.72M, Salesforce (CRM) $189.21B, Relx (RELX) $71.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Salesforce (CRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Similarweb (SMWB) returned the most: Similarweb (SMWB) +1.1%, Salesforce (CRM) -4.7%, Relx (RELX) -16.2%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Similarweb (SMWB) -13.9%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -4.2%/yr, Relx (RELX) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Similarweb (SMWB) 81.1%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMWB, CRM and RELX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Salesforce (CRM) leads on 5. 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.