RELX Relx PLC
$38.92
▲ 1.3%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
RELX at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 55/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▼ Down 39.4% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$51.88B
P/E
20.37x
Forward P/E (est.)
18.73x
ROE
90.8%
Revenue Growth
1.7%
EPS Growth
8.7%
Profit Margin
21.5%
FCF Yield
4.1%
Debt / Equity
3.07x
ROIC
28.0%
Interest Coverage
10.16x
Current Ratio
0.49x
Dividend Yield
2.9%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
2.0%
Rating Score
55/100
Business Overview
Relx PLC (RELX) is a large-cap NYSE-listed company in the Professional Services industry, within the Industrials sector, with a market value around $51.88B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $12.18B in revenue and $2.62B in net profit.
Our model rates RELX Neutral (55/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedThe filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
65.4% average over the last 3 years
±0.5 pts around 65.0% across 8 years
grew in 6 of the last 7 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 8 years
28.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what RELX's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. RELX trades near $38.92, above its 50-day average ($33.48) and 200-day average ($37.71). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 36 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. RELX's is $0.76 (~2.0% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, RELX found buyers near $30.29 (support) and sellers near $35.62 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $27.57–$54.30. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
7.3%
Revenue moved from $9.51B in 2018 to $12.18B in 2025, a 3.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (1.7%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
66.3%
Operating Margin
31.6%
Net Margin
21.5%
ROE
90.8%
Relx PLC keeps about 21.5% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 66.3% gross margin and 31.6% operating margin. Return on equity is 90.8% and return on invested capital about 28.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$7.97B
Net Debt
$7.80B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.03x
Debt / Equity
3.07x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 3.1x, and operating profit covers interest about 10.2x, with a current ratio of 0.5x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $7.97B of total debt against $166.37M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$3.60B
Free Cash Flow
$3.58B
FCF Margin
29.4%
In the latest year Relx PLC produced about $3.60B of operating cash flow and $3.58B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 4.1% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
2.9%
Total paid (latest FY)
$1.50B
History on record
8 years
dividend uses 42% of free cash flow
57% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 7 years in a row
no cuts in the last 8 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
20.37x
P/S
4.29x
P/B
23.92x
EV / EBITDA
12.44x
RELX trades at 20.4x trailing earnings (about 18.7x on estimated forward earnings), 4.3x sales, and 23.9x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 2.0% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$29.53
Current price
$38.92
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$3.58B
Growth, years 1–5
1.7%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where RELX sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How RELX stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover, RELX ranks #54 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (20.4x P/E vs. 30.5x median) with a higher return on equity (90.8% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (1.7% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
20.4x
median 30.5x
ROE vs sector
90.8%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
1.7%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#54
of 142 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$27.96 – $46.60
vs. $38.92 today · implied CAGR -6% – 4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.54B | $12.92B | $13.31B | $13.71B | $14.12B |
| Net income | $2.76B | $2.84B | $2.93B | $3.02B | $3.11B |
| EPS | $2.07 | $2.13 | $2.20 | $2.26 | $2.33 |
| Share price (low) | $24.84 | $25.59 | $26.36 | $27.15 | $27.96 |
| Share price (high) | $41.41 | $42.65 | $43.93 | $45.25 | $46.60 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -36% / 6% | -19% / 5% | -12% / 4% | -9% / 4% | -6% / 4% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for RELX:
- High net margins (21.5%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (90.8%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~4.1%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 2.9% dividend on top of any price gains.
Bear Case
The case against RELX:
- Revenue growth is slow (1.7%), limiting the upside engine.
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 3.1x) adds financial risk.
Key Risks
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 3.1x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (1.7%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: Relx PLC is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 20.4x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (55/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering RELX recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
RELX's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
RELX — frequently asked questions
Is RELX a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Relx PLC Neutral (55/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is RELX's rating on The Stocks School?
Relx PLC currently scores 55/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does RELX's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Relx PLC's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for RELX calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this RELX analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell RELX. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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