RELX Plc (RELX) Stock

About RELX Plc

RELX Plc is a global enterprise that delivers data-driven analytical solutions and strategic decision-making instruments to professional and corporate clients across North America, Europe, and other international markets. Its operations are structured into four distinct divisions: Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM), Legal, and Exhibitions. The Risk division specializes in providing advanced analytical platforms and decision support systems. These tools leverage a blend of publicly available and industry-specific data, integrated with sophisticated technology and algorithms, to help clients assess and forecast potential risks. Through its Scientific, Technical & Medical unit, RELX furnishes crucial information and analytical insights designed to foster scientific advancement and improve healthcare outcomes for institutions and practitioners alike. The Legal sector provides comprehensive legal, regulatory, and commercial intelligence, alongside analytical capabilities, enabling clients to make informed choices and enhance their operational efficiency. Finally, the Exhibitions division manages a portfolio of events, merging in-person interactions with data-driven and digital resources. This approach assists attendees in exploring market trends, identifying products, and facilitating business transactions. Established in 1903, the company, originally named Reed Elsevier PLC, adopted its current identity, RELX PLC, in July 2015. Its global headquarters are situated in London, United Kingdom.

RELX Plc is headquartered in GB.

RELX Plc (RELX) stock trades at $35.24 with a market capitalization of $61.53B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.24, price-to-book of 38.62, price-to-sales of 4.81. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $27.57 and $47.22, and currently trades 25.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.59%.

On profitability, RELX Plc generates a return on equity (ROE) of 125.53%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 35.93%, an operating margin of 31.55%, a net profit margin of 23.27%.

In its most recent fiscal year, RELX Plc reported annual revenue of $9.6B, net profit of $2.1B. Over the last 5 fiscal years, revenue grew at an average annual rate of 6.2%, and net profit grew at an average annual rate of 11.0%. Over that span net profit grew faster than revenue, so net margin widened.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.19 (debt more than twice shareholders' equity), a current ratio of 0.45, total assets of $14.8B, $131.0M in cash and equivalents.

RELX has an average daily trading volume of 2,459,931 shares, a beta of 0.26 (historically less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.relx.com

RELX Plc by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 RELX Plc reported revenue of $6.9B rising to $9.6B, a change of +39.1% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 6.2% a year over five years, 3.9% over three, 1.6% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $2.1B.

Operating margin went from 24.8% in 2016 to 31.1% in 2025, a gain of 6.3 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 23.27%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $19.3B and net profit $4.2B.

Borrowings rose from $4.8B to $7.3B, cash on hand is $220.0M, cash from operations was $2.9B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 56.6% over five years, and was 87.3% in the most recent year.

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