RELX Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

RELX is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.65% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.7%

Dividend yield

1.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield3.1%
Future Dividend Yield2.0%
Dividend Growth-2.6%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.771
Payout ratio60%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

RELX PLC: I've Underestimated This Company

Aug 29

RELX: Business Remains Strong, But Now Looks Overvalued (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 04

RELX Q4: Strong Demand Momentum Should Sustain Current Organic Growth Pace

Feb 29

RELX: No Surprises

Feb 18

RELX: Eyes On Risk And Exhibitions Businesses

Dec 01

RELX: Taking A Breather (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 22

RELX: Continues To Showcase Unfavorable Valuation

Jul 14

RELX Non-GAAP EPS of 102.2p, revenue of £8.55B

Feb 16

RELX: Consulting Appeal, But Only At A Good Price

Dec 11

RELX Is A Buy On Positive Outlook And Attractive Valuations

Sep 29

RELX 1H GAAP EPS, revenue up Y/Y

Aug 01

RELX: SaaS Industry's Future

Jul 15

RELX: Improving Performance Underlines Investment Case

Jan 29

RELX PLC: A Mixed Outlook

Sep 21

RELX: Better Times Coming

Jul 08

RELX goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Apr 28

RELX (RELX) Investor Presentation - Slideshow

Nov 18

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: RELX's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: RELX's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

RELX Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RELX dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RELX)1.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Professional Services)1.6%
Analyst forecast (RELX) (up to 3 years)2.0%

Notable Dividend: RELX's dividend (1.65%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: RELX's dividend (1.65%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.48%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

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


Cash Payout to Shareholders

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 23:06
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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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