RELX Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
RELX is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.57% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 19th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 8th May, 2025.
Key information
1.6%
Dividend yield
1.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 7.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 19 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 08 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 61% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
RELX's (LON:REL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Apr 23
RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Mar 10Recent updates
RELX's (LON:REL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Apr 23We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase RELX PLC's (LON:REL) CEO Compensation
Apr 17RELX (LON:REL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Apr 15Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares
Mar 22RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Mar 10Is RELX PLC (LON:REL) Worth UK£36.9 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Mar 08
Lexis+ AI And Protégé Will Drive Future Success In Legal Division
Feb 23 Strategic shift towards AI-enabled tools and generative AI products is set to bolster revenue and margin improvements across divisions.RELX (LON:REL) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital
Jan 22RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Dec 02Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)
Nov 20Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 08RELX (LON:REL) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
Oct 08RELX (LON:REL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency
Sep 02What RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E Is Not Telling You
Aug 21RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 09RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think
Jul 28Are RELX PLC (LON:REL) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Jun 28Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?
Jun 16We Think RELX (LON:REL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger
May 23Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?
May 10Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: REL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: REL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| RELX Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (REL) | 1.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.3% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 6.0% |
| Industry Average (Professional Services) | 2.0% |
| Analyst forecast (REL) (up to 3 years) | 2.0% |
Notable Dividend: REL's dividend (1.57%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.33%).
High Dividend: REL's dividend (1.57%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.99%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (60.8%), REL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.6%), REL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/04/27 02:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
RELX PLC is covered by 43 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Cor Kluis | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Lionel Pellicer | AlphaValue |
| Nicholas Michael Dempsey | Barclays |