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Quarterly report 2025-Q4
added 05-26-2026

RELX PLC Financial Ratios 2025-2011 | RELX

Brief overview of RELX PLC's market valuation

The comparison uses the five latest available annual observations between 2021 and 2025.

Market valuation is represented by P/E 30.76x (median 42.74x), EV/EBITDA 25.16x (median 32.75x), P/S 8.68x (median 5.92x). Valuation is roughly 23.2% below five-year reference levels. The discount may reflect opportunity or higher perceived risk.

At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 3.3%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.

Returns on assets and capital are represented by ROE 86.9%, ROA 14.1%, ROCE 34.6%. Current resource returns are convincing and help explain a higher market valuation.

On PEG (1.87x), valuation is stretched relative to growth and requires strong execution.

The cash conversion cycle is 30.7 days versus 27.1 days initially. Turnover changed little.

What the ratios show

RELX PLC's multiples are below five-year reference levels despite strong quality metrics, providing valuation cushion but not eliminating hidden risks.

Annual Financial Ratios RELX PLC

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

P/E

30.8 47.3 47.1 37.2 42.7 38.2 - - - - - - - - -

P/S

- - - - 8.7 6.6 5.9 5.0 5.9 3.9 4.6 3.1 2.4 - -

EPS

1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 - - - - -

EV (Enterprise Value)

76.2 B 103 B 95.6 B 72.4 B 73.4 B 58.7 B 58.1 B 49.1 B 53 B 48 B 46.4 B 47.5 B 41.5 B 34.1 B 22.7 B

EBITDA per Share

1.65 1.53 1.42 1.21 0.98 0.78 1.08 0.99 0.94 - - - - - -

EV/EBITDA

25.2 36.2 35.6 31.2 32.7 23.4 - - - - - - - - -

PEG

1.87 5.09 4.93 5.2 - -0.29 - - - - - - - - -

P/B

26.7 26.2 24.5 16.2 19.5 22.3 21.3 15.9 18.2 - - - - - -

P/CF

22.5 35.3 34.3 25.3 31.2 29.3 22.3 18.9 22.6 22.8 28.0 29.5 25.2 -25383.9 11.2

ROE %

86.95 55.48 51.99 43.47 - 58.26 - - - - - - - - -

ROA %

14.08 12.85 11.99 10.31 10.61 8.65 - - - - - - - - -

ROCE %

34.57 30.39 28.45 21.83 - 15.61 95.94 83.26 82.36 - - - - - -

Current Ratio

1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 - - - - - -

DIO

- - - - - - - - - 30.7 27.1 - - - -

Operating Cycle

- - - - - - - - - 30.7 27.1 - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- - - - - - - - - 30.7 27.1 - - - -

All numbers in GBP currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios RELX PLC

2025-Q4 2024-Q4 2023-Q4 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1

EPS

1.126 1.036 0.941 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

EBITDA per Share

1.65 1.53 1.42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROE %

86.95 55.48 51.99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROA %

14.08 12.85 11.99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROCE %

34.57 30.39 28.45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Current Ratio

1.2 1.3 1.3 - - - - 1.3 - - - 1.2 - - - 1.2 - - - 1.2 - - - 1.2 - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

All numbers in GBP currency

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