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RELX LSE:REL Stock Report

Last Price

UK£36.31

Market Cap

UK£67.4b

7D

0.6%

1Y

16.8%

Updated

30 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

RELX PLC

LSE:REL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£67.4b

REL Stock Overview

Provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. More details

REL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 8.14% per year

Earnings grew by 8.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt


My Notes

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for RELX
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£36.31
52 Week HighUK£37.97
52 Week LowUK£30.45
Beta0.48
1 Month Change-2.00%
3 Month Change2.40%
1 Year Change16.75%
3 Year Change51.17%
5 Year Change91.26%
Change since IPO1,075.05%

Recent News & Updates

RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 02
RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Nov 20
Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 08
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Recent updates

RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 02
RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Nov 20
Calculating The Fair Value Of RELX PLC (LON:REL)

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 08
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

RELX (LON:REL) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Oct 08
RELX (LON:REL) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

RELX (LON:REL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

Sep 02
RELX (LON:REL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency

What RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E Is Not Telling You

Aug 21
What RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E Is Not Telling You

RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 09
RELX (LON:REL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jul 28
RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Released Its Half-Yearly Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Are RELX PLC (LON:REL) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Jun 28
Are RELX PLC (LON:REL) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 16
Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

We Think RELX (LON:REL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

May 23
We Think RELX (LON:REL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

May 10
Is RELX (LON:REL) Using Too Much Debt?

Some Confidence Is Lacking In RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E

Apr 12
Some Confidence Is Lacking In RELX PLC's (LON:REL) P/E

RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 07
RELX (LON:REL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Earnings Update: RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Reported Its Annual Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Feb 26
Earnings Update: RELX PLC (LON:REL) Just Reported Its Annual Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

RELX's (LON:REL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.418

Feb 22
RELX's (LON:REL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.418

RELX's (LON:REL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Feb 08
RELX's (LON:REL) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

Jan 17
Is Now The Time To Put RELX (LON:REL) On Your Watchlist?

RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Jan 02
RELX PLC's (LON:REL) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Shareholder Returns

RELGB Professional ServicesGB Market
7D0.6%-0.3%0.8%
1Y16.8%10.7%2.7%

Return vs Industry: REL exceeded the UK Professional Services industry which returned 10.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: REL exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is REL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
REL volatility
REL Average Weekly Movement2.4%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement4.4%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: REL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: REL's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190336,000Erik Engstromwww.relx.com

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.

RELX PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do RELX's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
REL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£67.37b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.89b
Revenue (TTM)UK£9.30b

35.6x

P/E Ratio

7.2x

P/S Ratio

Is REL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
REL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£9.30b
Cost of RevenueUK£3.23b
Gross ProfitUK£6.08b
Other ExpensesUK£4.18b
EarningsUK£1.89b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.02
Gross Margin65.31%
Net Profit Margin20.34%
Debt/Equity Ratio214.6%

How did REL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

60%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 03:07
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .

Analyst Sources

RELX PLC is covered by 46 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
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays