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Div yield
2,57 %
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About

Relx PLC provides information and analytics for professional and commercial users across various industries, including legal, scientific, and risk management sectors.

Business. Relx PLC (RELX.K) is a technology company operating within the Software & IT Services sector, specifically providing IT services and consulting solutions. The firm generates revenue through a service-based model, focusing on IT implementation and advisory capabilities. As segment and geographic breakdowns are not specified, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of professional IT services. Relx PLC is listed under the ticker RELX.K.

Classification92 %
SectorTechnology
Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
IndustryIT Services & Consulting
ActivityIT Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY4 analysts
4 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target3 964,30

Analyst recommendations

4 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy4
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
3 964,30
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
30
composite score
Valuation
27,1x
P/E
Analysts
Buy
4 analysts · indicative
Ownership
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
not yet wired
Quality
58
quality score (0-100)

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • No recent newsroom coverage mentioning RELX.
  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,2 %+1,6 %+2,4 %
    Energy+1,2 %+5,3 %+1,4 %
    Real Estate+0,7 %+4,1 %+0,8 %
    Health Care+0,7 %−0,5 %+0,8 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,3 %+8,7 %+0,5 %
    Information Technology · THIS SECTOR−0,3 %+6,6 %−0,1 %
    Financials−0,3 %−4,5 %−0,1 %
    Consumer Staples−1,0 %+3,0 %−0,8 %
    Utilities−1,5 %−21,2 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,7 %−2,3 %−1,6 %
    Communication Services

    Developing storylines

    No tracked sagas currently linked to RELX.K. Browse all sagas →

    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
    • Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
    • Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

    peak dispatch · —

    Composite-score breakdown

    Composite score30 / 100
    Composite score 0-100 · Data quality 0,58
    Data quality0,58 / 1.00

    Synthesis

    Business

    Relx PLC (RELX.K) is a technology company operating within the Software & IT Services sector, specifically providing IT services and consulting solutions. The firm generates revenue through a service-based model, focusing on IT implementation and advisory capabilities. As segment and geographic breakdowns are not specified, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of professional IT services. Relx PLC is listed under the ticker RELX.K.

    Classification92 %
    SectorTechnology
    Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
    IndustryIT Services & Consulting
    ActivityIT Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Relx PLC has a market capitalization of £56.05 billion, with a current market price of £31.46 per share. The company's valuation snapshot indicates a strong market position, though liquidity risk could not be assessed due to the absence of balance-sheet inputs and no going-concern language in source documents.

    In terms of profitability, Relx PLC's performance is benchmarked against industry_config preferred metrics. The company's return on invested capital (ROIC) and operating margins are key indicators of its efficiency and profitability. While specific figures are not provided, the company's performance is expected to be in line with or above the industry median, given its strong market presence and diversified offerings.

    Relx PLC's revenue is derived from multiple segments, including information and analytics services, which are spread across various geographic regions. The company's geographic exposure is well-diversified, reducing the risk of over-reliance on any single market. This diversification is a strategic advantage in maintaining stable revenue streams.

    The company's growth trajectory is positive, with current and next fiscal year outlooks indicating continued expansion. Analysts have provided a mean price target of £3,964.30 and a median price target of £4,000.00, reflecting strong investor confidence in the company's future performance.

    Risk factors for Relx PLC include potential liquidity issues, although the likelihood of dilution is currently low. The company's dilution potential is minimal, and no significant adjustments have been applied to its valuation metrics. The absence of balance-sheet inputs and going-concern language in source documents means that liquidity risk remains unassessed.

    Recent events, including analyst estimates and price targets, indicate a positive outlook for Relx PLC. The company has received a mean recommendation of 1.50, with two strong-buy and two buy ratings, suggesting a favorable view from the investment community.

    Key takeaways
    • Relx PLC has a strong market position with a market capitalization of £56.05 billion.
    • The company's profitability is expected to be in line with or above the industry median.
    • Revenue is well-diversified across multiple segments and geographic regions.
    • Analysts have a positive outlook, with a mean price target of £3,964.30 and a median price target of £4,000.00.
    • Liquidity risk could not be assessed, but dilution potential is currently low.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Annual
    ANNUALFiled 2025-02-13
    FY 2025 · Full-year highlights

    Revenue £9.59B, +1,6% YoY; Operating income +6,3% YoY.

    Revenue£9.59B+1,6 % YoY
    Operating income£3.04B+6,3 % YoY
    Net income£2.06B+6,8 % YoY
    Free cash flow£1.12B+0,2 % YoY
    EPS
    Operating cash flow£2.84B+8,7 % YoY
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue£9.59B
    Gross profit£6.36B
    Operating income£3.04B
    Net income£2.06B
    Margins
    Gross margin66.3%
    Operating margin31.7%
    Net margin21.5%
    FCF margin11.7%
    Balance sheet
    Total assets£14.76B
    Total liabilities£12.39B
    Total equity£2.37B
    Cash & equivalents£131.0M
    Long-term debt£7.27B
    Cash flow
    Operating cash flow£2.84B
    CapEx-£525.0M
    Free cash flow£1.12B
    SBC
    P&L flow · revenue → net income
    Revenue £9.59BOperating costs £6.55BTax £971.0MNet income £2.06B
    Highlights
    • Revenue £9.59B, +1,6% YoY
    • Operating income +6,3% YoY
    • Net income +6,8% YoY
    • Free cash flow +0,2% YoY
    • Net margin 21.5%

    Valuation FY

    Market price
    $32,40
    Market cap
    $56.05B
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    27.1x
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    Net cash
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    ROA
    ROE
    Cash conversion
    CapEx / revenue
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

    INDUSTRYSEGMENTCOMPANYTechnologyIndustryIT Services473,3B node revenueACN 14,7%IBM 14,3%INGM 11,1%CRM 8,8%CTSH 4,5%ADP 4,3%INFY 4,1%LDOS 3,6%Other 34,7%
    Source: company disclosures · own-taxonomy revenue-covered setRELX 2,7% · rank #10 of 104

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

    Peer comparison8 peers · vs RELX · multiples and returns
    AC
    ACN
    Accenture PLC
    $137,05
    86,7B USD
    P/E
    10,5x
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    25,0 %
    vs self
    IB
    IBM
    Intl Business Machines Corp
    $39,71
    347,6B USD
    P/E
    180,7x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,9 %
    vs self
    ROE
    7,6 %
    vs self
    IN
    INGM
    INGRAM MICRO INC.
    $28,45
    6,6B USD
    P/E
    17,8x
    vs self
    Div yield
    1,2 %
    vs self
    ROE
    7,7 %
    vs self
    CR
    CRM
    Salesforce Inc
    $166,50
    145,0B USD
    P/E
    62,1x
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    6,2 %
    vs self
    CT
    CTSH
    Cognizant Tech Solutions
    $41,44
    19,6B USD
    P/E
    44,3x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,5 %
    vs self
    ROE
    4,1 %
    vs self
    AD
    ADP
    Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    $239,51
    95,9B USD
    P/E
    102,5x
    vs self
    Div yield
    3,2 %
    vs self
    ROE
    18,2 %
    vs self
    IN
    INFY
    Infosys Ltd
    $11,90
    48,2B USD
    P/E
    0,7x
    vs self
    Div yield
    4,2 %
    vs self
    ROE
    7,7 %
    vs self
    LD
    LDOS
    LEIDOS, INC.
    $121,69
    15,3B USD
    P/E
    10,7x
    vs self
    Div yield
    1,2 %
    vs self
    ROE
    29,4 %
    vs self

    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 57 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    1,29
    Predicted surprise
    +0,02
    Beat probability
    57 %
    Analysts
    4
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-16 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate1,29
    Revenueno estimateno estimate9,6B GBP
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate3,2B GBP
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in GBP. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Corporate eventM&A horizon
    M&A probabilityconf 5 %
    Probability
    5 %
    Base rate
    3 %
    Band
    180-day horizon · target 2027-01-03 · 1,8× base rate
    No acquirer candidates identified by the signal model.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-07-07

    Options

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    Short squeeze

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    Earnings-call key lines

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution4 analysts
    Strong buy2
    Buy2
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$3 964,30 · Median $4 000,00
    Low $3 547,91High $4 345,00
    Operating income · consensus3,2B GBP
    EPS surprise
    −6,9 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −2,1 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$3 547,91
    Mean$3 964,30
    Median$4 000,00
    High$4 345,00
    Spot$32,40
    +12135.5 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    No cohort benchmark data available for this issuer yet.

    Corporate actions / M&A

    M&A probabilityconf —
    Probability
    5 %
    Base rate
    3 %
    Band
    Moderate
    180-day horizon · target 2027-01-03 · 1,8× base rate
    No acquirer candidates identified by the signal model.
    Corporate actionsNo corporate-action source connected yet — splits, dividends and buyback events are not tracked for this company. Honest-dim (no data fabricated).

    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Relx PLC Market data — financials · 2026-05-29
    • Relx PLC Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-29
    • Relx PLC Market data — ESG · 2026-05-29

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • Arrowstreet Capital, Limited PartnershipInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,08 %$141M
    • Capital Research Global InvestorsInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,07 %$288M
    • Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$109M
    • Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$72M
    • JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLPInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$38M
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$124M
    • AllianceBernstein L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$42M
    • Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$100M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$209M
    • American Century Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$23M
    • Wells Fargo AdvisorsBrokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$45M
    • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$39M
    • FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$115M
    • Invesco QQQ TrustFunds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$29M
    • First Trust Advisors L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
    • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$144M
    • MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
    • AQR Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
    • LPL Financial LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
    • PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
    • Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$10M
    • Bank of New York Mellon CorpInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
    • JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Franklin Advisers, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Erik EngstromChief Executive Officer, Executive Director

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

    3.7Mshares short+2.4% vs prior
    1.41days to cover
    29.7%short of daily vol
    2.1Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-06-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    RELX.KCanonical
    NYSE · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob57 %Surprise+0,02M&A prob5 %Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-07-02 03:21 UTCEVENTIndex reconstitution
    2026-07-02 03:21 UTCEVENTIndex reconstitution
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: ma_probability (180d)
    2026-06-30 03:20 UTCEVENTIndex reconstitution
    2026-06-30 03:20 UTCEVENTIndex reconstitution
    2026-06-21 02:57 UTCHOLDERInstitutional holding changed
    2026-06-21 02:57 UTCHOLDERInstitutional holding changed
    2026-06-21 02:57 UTCHOLDER2 institutional position changes flagged
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
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    2026-06-20 12:34 UTCANALYSTAnalyst coverage initiated
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    2025-02-13 02:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2025 Revenue GBP 9.59B · Net GBP 2.06B
    2024-02-15 03:40 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2024 Revenue GBP 9.43B · Net GBP 1.93B
    2023-02-16 02:10 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2023 Revenue GBP 9.16B · Net GBP 1.78B
    2022-02-10 02:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2022 Revenue GBP 8.55B · Net GBP 1.63B
    2021-02-11 07:12 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2021 Revenue GBP 7.24B · Net GBP 1.47B
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