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RELX PLC PLC (RELX) financials

For fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), RELX PLC PLC reported £9.59B of revenue and £2.06B of net income. Figures are in GBP, the currency of its SEC filings.

Revenue, FY2025
£9.59B
Revenue growth, YoY
+1.7%
Net income, FY2025
£2.06B
Net income growth, YoY
+6.8%
Net margin
21.5%
Free cash flow, FY2025
£2.81B
EPS, diluted, FY2025
£1.12
EPS growth, YoY
+8.6%
Cash
£131.00M
Total debt
£7.27B
Annual revenue£9.59B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income£2.06B
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow£2.81B
FY2016FY2025

RELX revenue and earnings growth

RELX revenueFY2025£9.59B

FY YoY
+1.7%
5Y CAGR
+6.2%
10Y CAGR
+4.9%

RELX revenue was £9.59B for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), up 1.7% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +6.2% over 5 years and +4.9% over 10 years. It rose in 9 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 11 fiscal years on file.

RELX net incomeFY2025£2.06B

FY YoY
+6.8%
5Y CAGR
+11.0%
10Y CAGR
+7.4%

RELX net income was £2.06B for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), up 6.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +11.0% over 5 years and +7.4% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 11 fiscal years on file.

RELX EPSFY2025£1.12

FY YoY
+8.6%
5Y CAGR
+12.1%

RELX diluted EPS was £1.12 for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), up 8.6% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +12.1% over 5 years.

RELX free cash flowFY2025£2.81B

FY YoY
+8.8%
5Y CAGR
+12.6%
10Y CAGR
+7.7%

RELX free cash flow was £2.81B for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), up 8.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +12.6% over 5 years and +7.7% over 10 years. It rose in 9 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 11 fiscal years on file.

Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue£9.59B£9.43B£9.16B£8.55B£7.24B£7.11B£7.87B£7.49B£7.34B£6.89B
Cost of revenue£3.23B£3.30B£3.22B£3.04B£2.56B£2.49B£2.75B£2.64B£2.63B£2.49B
Gross profit£6.36B£6.13B£5.95B£5.51B£4.68B£4.62B£5.12B£4.85B£4.71B£4.40B
Selling, general and admin£1.86B£1.85B£1.85B£1.82B£1.63B£1.90B£1.77B£1.73B£1.68B£1.62B
Operating income£3.03B£2.86B£2.68B£2.32B£1.88B£1.52B£2.10B£1.96B£1.91B£1.71B
Interest expense£298.00M£304.00M£323.00M£205.00M£150.00M£175.00M£314.00M£217.00M£205.00M£223.00M
Pre-tax income£2.75B£2.56B£2.29B£2.11B£1.80B£1.48B£1.85B£1.72B£1.72B£1.46B
Income tax£672.00M£613.00M£507.00M£481.00M£326.00M£275.00M£338.00M£292.00M£65.00M£301.00M
Net income£2.06B£1.93B£1.78B£1.63B£1.47B£1.22B£1.50B£1.42B£1.65B£1.15B
EPS, basic£1.13£1.04£0.94£0.85£0.76£0.64£0.77£0.72£0.82£0.56
EPS, diluted£1.12£1.03£0.94£0.85£0.76£0.63£0.77£0.71£0.81£0.55
Diluted shares1.84B1.88B1.90B1.93B1.94B1.94B1.96B1.99B2.04B2.08B

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents£131.00M£119.00M£155.00M£334.00M£113.00M£88.00M£138.00M£114.00M£111.00M£162.00M
Receivables£2.47B£2.51B£2.32B£2.40B£1.96B£1.93B£2.07B£2.02B£1.87B£2.02B
Current assets£2.96B£3.00B£2.87B£3.07B£2.36B£2.27B£2.44B£2.35B£2.21B£2.41B
Goodwill£7.93B£8.22B£8.02B£8.39B£7.37B£7.22B£6.82B£6.90B£5.96B£6.39B
Total assets£14.76B£15.13B£14.92B£15.83B£13.86B£14.14B£13.79B£14.00B£12.63B£13.71B
Current liabilities£6.00B£5.72B£5.49B£5.19B£3.75B£4.37B--£4.53B£5.30B
Long-term debt-----£6.28B£4.35B£4.97B£4.49B£4.09B
Total debt£7.27B£6.54B£6.50B£6.73B£6.17B£6.28B£4.35B£4.97B£4.49B£4.09B
Total liabilities£12.37B£11.63B£11.48B£12.07B£10.63B£12.04B£11.60B£11.64B£10.32B£11.41B
Shareholders' equity£2.37B£3.48B£3.44B£3.75B£3.22B£2.10B£2.19B£2.36B£2.31B£2.31B

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow£2.84B£2.61B£2.46B£2.40B£2.02B£1.60B£2.09B£1.99B£1.91B£1.74B
Capital expenditures£21.00M£20.00M£30.00M£36.00M£28.00M£43.00M£47.00M£56.00M£51.00M£51.00M
Free cash flow£2.81B£2.59B£2.43B£2.37B£1.99B£1.55B£2.04B£1.93B£1.86B£1.69B
Investing cash flow-£770.00M-£575.00M-£569.00M-£859.00M-£384.00M-£1.17B-£733.00M-£1.27B-£415.00M-£660.00M
Financing cash flow-£2.05B-£2.06B-£2.06B-£1.33B-£1.61B-£474.00M-£1.33B-£713.00M-£1.54B-£1.07B
Share repurchases-----£150.00M£600.00M£700.00M£700.00M£700.00M
Stock-based compensation£63.00M£66.00M£56.00M£46.00M£45.00M£25.00M----

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY1.7%3.0%7.1%18.1%1.9%-9.7%5.1%2.1%6.6%15.4%
Net income growth, YoY6.8%8.6%9.0%11.1%20.2%-18.7%5.8%-13.7%43.3%14.1%
EPS growth, YoY8.6%10.1%10.5%11.7%19.9%-17.8%7.7%-11.9%46.5%-
Gross margin66.3%65.0%64.9%64.4%64.6%65.0%65.0%64.7%64.2%63.9%
Operating margin31.6%30.3%29.3%27.2%26.0%21.4%26.7%26.2%26.0%24.8%
Net margin21.5%20.5%19.4%19.1%20.3%17.2%19.1%19.0%22.4%16.7%
Free cash flow margin29.4%27.4%26.5%27.7%27.4%21.8%25.9%25.7%25.4%24.5%
Return on equity87.3%55.6%51.8%43.5%45.6%58.3%68.7%60.3%71.2%49.8%
Return on assets14.0%12.8%11.9%10.3%10.6%8.7%10.9%10.2%13.0%8.4%
Current ratio0.490.520.520.590.630.52--0.490.45
Debt to equity3.071.881.891.791.912.991.992.111.941.77

Source: XBRL data RELX PLC PLC files with the SEC, latest filing dated Feb 19, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

Foreign private issuers file annual reports with the SEC, so there are no quarterly statements here.

RELX peers

CompanyRevenueGrowthNet incomeNet marginMarket cap
RELX£9.59B+1.7%£2.06B21.5%$70.19B
V$45.90B+14.8%$23.50B51.2%$755.16B
MA$36.29B+15.3%$16.96B46.7%$568.62B
BABACN¥1.02T+2.7%CN¥103.59B10.1%$265.13B
ACN$74.18B+6.5%$8.37B11.3%$174.20B
UBER$56.53B+13.9%$3.46B6.1%$140.05B
PDDCN¥431.85B+9.7%CN¥97.84B22.7%$118.18B
DASH$17.06B+35.0%$1.06B6.2%$78.33B
MELI$38.52B+47.1%$1.89B4.9%$76.55B

RELX FAQ

9 questions
  • What is RELX revenue?
    RELX PLC PLC (RELX) reported £9.59B of revenue for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). That is up 1.7% from the year before.
  • Is RELX profitable?
    Yes. RELX PLC PLC earned £2.06B in net income for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), a net margin of 21.5%.
  • How much cash and debt does RELX have?
    RELX PLC PLC reported £131.00M in cash and cash equivalents and £7.27B of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is RELX revenue growing?
    RELX PLC PLC's revenue changed +1.7% in fiscal 2025, to £9.59B. Its compound annual growth rate was +6.2% over 5 years and +4.9% over 10 years.
  • What is RELX gross margin?
    RELX PLC PLC's gross profit was £6.36B on £9.59B of revenue for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), a gross margin of 66.3%.
  • What is RELX free cash flow?
    RELX PLC PLC generated £2.81B of free cash flow for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), which is operating cash flow of £2.84B less capital expenditures.
  • What is RELX earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were £1.12 for fiscal 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025), from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did RELX last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from RELX PLC PLC's 20-F filed on Feb 19, 2026, covering the period ended Dec 31, 2025.
  • Where does this RELX financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data RELX PLC PLC files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.