SMWB vs DV vs RELX Stock Comparison

Similarweb, DoubleVerify Holdings and Relx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.93 +17.0% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$762.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Relx leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Relx 4, DoubleVerify Holdings 3, Similarweb 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMWBDVRELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $762.51M $2.09B $71.58B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.0x 35.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.6x 30.8x 22.2x RELX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +7.6% — SMWB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.4% 7.7% — DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% +11.6% -13.7% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -18.3%/yr +5.3%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.3% 44.2% 35.3% RELX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 68/100 — DV

Percentile Scorecard

SMWBDVRELX

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

AxisSMWBDVRELX
Valuation 34 #68 of 102 59 #69 of 167 –
Growth 64 #36 of 98 49 #79 of 153 –
Profitability 43 #55 of 95 75 #39 of 153 –
Financial Health 23 #84 of 109 90 #18 of 179 19 #89 of 109
Shareholder Returns 22 #50 of 64 68 #31 of 94 52 #31 of 64
Overall 37 68 –
  • SMWB ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMWBDVRELXSPY
1 month +17.0%+1.1%+19.9% -0.8%
3 months +30.7%+23.7%+12.7% +3.5%
6 months +232.0%+24.1%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +19.2%+18.4%-0.6% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%+11.6%-13.7% +13.0%
3 years +75.4%-49.2%+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.6%-20.2%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -52.8%-63.6%+29.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.9%-18.3%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+126.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSMWBDVRELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.3%44.2%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.3%47.3%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.790.550.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.26-0.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.4%-79.7%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-0.1%-13.9% -1.8%
52-week high $9.27$13.56$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $2.33$8.61$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.

MultipleSMWBDVRELX
P/E now vs peer median -34.8xmedian 28.8x 35.4xmedian 17.5x —median 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -305.6xmedian 17.7x 11.8xmedian 14.5x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 12.1x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 43.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 0.85 5.55median 0.41 —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 monthsSMWBDVRELX
Revenue $295.61M $768.82M –
Gross profit $235.99M $633.77M –
Operating income -$11.06M $97.55M –
Net income -$21.78M $58.86M –
Free cash flow $15.44M $160.55M –
R&D $73.83M $178.30M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $0.37 –
Cash & equivalents $73.90M $210.17M $291.59M
Total debt – – $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 84.82M 157.89M 1.84B
Enterprise value $485.46M $1.24B $70.67B

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
MetricSMWBDVRELX
P/E -34.8x 35.4x –
P/FCF 50.3x 13.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 54.8x 10.3x –
P/S 2.6x 2.7x –
P/B 34.1x 1.9x 43.9x
P/Tangible book 34.1x 2.1x -29.7x
EV/EBITDA -305.6x 11.8x –
EV/EBIT -63.5x 19.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.5x –
EV/FCF 45.5x 11.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 49.6x 9.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 5.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMWBDVRELX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 7.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 15.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 8.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 15.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 10.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.1% 11.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 28.7% 17.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.9% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 26.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.0% 7.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 34.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMWBDVRELX
Gross margin 79.8% 82.4% –
EBITDA margin -0.8% 20.7% –
Operating margin -3.7% 12.7% –
Pretax margin -5.9% 12.2% –
Net margin -7.4% 7.7% –
FCF margin 5.2% 20.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 26.6% –
Return on equity -108.3% 5.4% –
Return on assets -8.8% 4.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -19.5% 8.2% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.2% 13.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMWBDVRELX
Debt / assets – – 15.6%
Debt / equity – – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 16.5% 91.7%
Equity / assets 8.1% 83.5% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 55.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 4.5x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 4.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.47 7.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMWBDVRELX
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 7.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 7.0% 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.

ConsensusSMWBDVRELX
Forward P/E 40.6xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +266.7%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +36.4% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $332.14MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +0.8% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMWBDVRELX
Held by institutions 45.9% 100.0% 4.7%
Institutions holding 68 315 439
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.8% +1.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 36 167 220
Institutions selling 18 114 157
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.46 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.

SMWBDVRELX
SMWB 1.00 0.28 0.25
DV 0.28 1.00 0.43
RELX 0.25 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMWB, DV and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Similarweb (SMWB) $762.51M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Relx (RELX) $71.58B.

Which company is growing faster?

Similarweb (SMWB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: Similarweb (SMWB) +1.4%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +11.6%, Relx (RELX) -13.7%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Similarweb (SMWB) -13.9%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -18.3%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Relx (RELX) has been the steadiest (Similarweb (SMWB) 81.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.2%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMWB, DV 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, 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.