RELX PLC

DB:RDED Stock Report

Market Cap: €81.3b

RELX Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

RELX has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.6%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5% per year. RELX's return on equity is 59.7%, and it has net margins of 20.3%.

Key information

6.6%

Earnings growth rate

7.2%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth14.5%
Revenue growth rate5.0%
Return on equity59.7%
Net Margin20.3%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How RELX makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:RDED Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 249,3031,8923,3170
31 Mar 249,2321,8373,3140
31 Dec 239,1611,7813,3100
30 Sep 239,1221,7643,3260
30 Jun 239,0831,7473,3420
31 Mar 238,8181,6913,2760
31 Dec 228,5531,6343,2090
30 Sep 228,1861,6013,0820
30 Jun 227,8191,5682,9290
31 Mar 227,5321,5202,8760
31 Dec 217,2441,4712,8360
30 Sep 217,1241,4062,7850
30 Jun 217,0031,3402,7440
31 Mar 217,0571,2822,8100
31 Dec 207,1101,2242,8760
30 Sep 207,2991,2492,9790
30 Jun 207,4871,2743,0820
31 Mar 207,6811,3903,0770
31 Dec 197,8741,5053,0720
30 Sep 197,8011,5143,0450
30 Jun 197,7271,5233,0180
31 Mar 197,6101,4732,9720
31 Dec 187,4921,4222,9250
30 Sep 187,3911,5332,8800
30 Jun 187,2901,6442,8350
31 Mar 187,3161,6462,8480
31 Dec 177,3411,6482,8600
30 Sep 177,3361,4562,8730
30 Jun 177,3421,2852,8980
31 Mar 177,1191,2232,8240
31 Dec 166,8891,1502,7440
30 Sep 166,5801,1322,6170
30 Jun 166,2641,1022,4830
31 Mar 166,1181,0552,4570
31 Dec 155,9711,0082,4300
30 Sep 155,9319872,4400
30 Jun 155,8909652,4500
31 Mar 155,8329602,4330
31 Dec 145,7739552,4160
30 Sep 145,8151,0052,4470
30 Jun 145,8571,0552,4770
31 Mar 145,9461,0832,5330
31 Dec 136,0351,1102,5890

Quality Earnings: RDED has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RDED's current net profit margins (20.3%) are higher than last year (19.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RDED's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RDED's earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: RDED earnings growth over the past year (8.3%) exceeded the Professional Services industry 0.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst RDED's Return on Equity (59.72%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 04:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

RELX PLC is covered by 47 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cor KluisABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Lionel PellicerAlphaValue
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research