RELX Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

RELX is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.61% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.6%

Dividend yield

1.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield3.0%
Future Dividend Yield2.0%
Dividend Growth-2.7%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUK£0.600
Payout ratio60%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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

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

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

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

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
How does REL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (REL)1.6%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Professional Services)2.0%
Analyst forecast (REL) (up to 3 years)2.0%

Notable Dividend: REL's dividend (1.61%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: REL's dividend (1.61%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (60.4%), REL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.2%), REL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 19:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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