# RELX PLC PLC American (RELX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $35.51, market value $62.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.1×** (5-yr avg 37.4×, 3-yr avg 39.3×). RELX PLC PLC American trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 37.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 16.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.88**. A PEG of 1.88 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.8×.
- **Price / book: 148.1×**. The shares trade at 148.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.0×**. Enterprise value is 14.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.1%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 6.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 66.3%**. RELX PLC PLC American keeps 66.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 31.6%**. 31.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 21.7%**. 21.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 86.9%**. A 86.9% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 25.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 25.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.7%** (3-yr 3.9%/yr, 5-yr 6.2%/yr). Revenue grew 1.7% over the last year, against 6.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 8.7%** (3-yr 9.6%/yr, 5-yr 12.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 8.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 6.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 6.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 3.04**. Debt is 3.04 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.9×**. It would take 1.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.56**. A Z-score of 4.56 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.57%** ($0.91 per share, trailing). RELX PLC PLC American yields 2.57%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 58%** (42% of free cash flow). 58% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 10**. 10 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.9%/yr** (1-yr 8.2%). The dividend has grown 6.9% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -22.6%** (YTD -10.4%, 3-mo 1.0%). The shares are down 22.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.6%** (28.8% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.29** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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