RELX plc (RELX)
RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk, as well as a portfolio of commercial healthcare products. Its Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides scientific and medical information and data sets for science and healthcare. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. Its Exhibitions segment combines digital tools and data to help customers connect in-person and online, discover new markets, source products, generate leads, and transact. The company was formerly known as Reed Elsevier PLC and changed its name to RELX PLC in July 2015. RELX PLC was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
- Ticker
- RELX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- 52-week range
- $27.57 - $43.49
Valuation
- Share price
- $40.17 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.51x
- Price to book
- 22.83x
- Price to free cash flow
- 19.39x
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -3.09% |
| 5 days | +0.20% |
| 1 month | +18.04% |
| 3 months | +12.36% |
| 6 months | +12.36% |
| Year to date | -0.62% |
| 1 year | -7.42% |
| 3 years | +13.51% |
| 5 years | +26.64% |
| 10 years | +129.54% |
| All time | +555.84% |
Short interest
- As of
- Oct 15, 2026
- Short % of float
- 0.27%
- Shares short
- 4.67M
- Days to cover
- 2.05
- Change since prior report
- -25.20%
- Source
- FINRA consolidated short interest
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 86.40%
- Return on invested capital
- 24.39%
- Return on assets
- 13.99%
- Return on capital employed
- 34.57%
- Gross margin
- 66.29%
- Net margin
- 21.53%
- EBITDA margin
- 39.41%
- Revenue growth
- 1.65%
- Net income growth
- 6.77%
- Free cash flow growth
- 8.77%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 5.16%
- Current ratio
- 0.49x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 1.94x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Shares outstanding
- 1.83B
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 66.29% | 21.53% | 86.40% | 24.39% |
| 2024-12-31 | 65.02% | 20.50% | 55.19% | 22.37% |
| 2023-12-31 | 64.89% | 19.44% | 51.79% | 21.89% |
| 2022-12-31 | 64.40% | 19.10% | 43.53% | 17.57% |
| 2021-12-31 | 64.63% | 20.31% | 45.63% | 46.44% |
| 2020-12-31 | 65.02% | 17.22% | 58.26% | 13.12% |
| 2019-12-31 | 65.01% | 19.11% | 68.72% | 18.79% |
| 2018-12-31 | 64.71% | 18.98% | 60.28% | 17.77% |
| 2017-12-31 | 64.20% | 22.45% | 71.25% | 22.91% |
| 2016-12-31 | 63.88% | 16.69% | 49.83% | 17.40% |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Dec 2025 | - |
| 2023-02-16 | - | - |
| 2022-02-10 | - | - |
| 2020-06-30 | - | - |
| 2019-12-31 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- relx.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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