Last 24 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Publishing
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 26.16 | 12.18 | 17.13 | 25.63 | 22.26 | 22.06 | 20.66 | 18.17 | 15.40 | 17.27 | 19.41 | 19.61 | 17.61 | 21.04 | 17.07 | 15.26 | 13.50 | 15.99 | 12.34 | 16.59 | 15.49 |
| — | -44.8% | -17.1% | +41.1% | +44.6% | +27.7% | +6.4% | -7.4% | -12.6% | -17.9% | +13.7% | +28.5% | +30.5% | +31.6% | +38.3% | -8.0% | -12.9% | -7.7% | -28.0% | -10.2% | -16.2% | |
| P/S Ratio | 5.34 | 2.92 | 3.84 | 5.28 | 4.37 | 4.70 | 4.03 | 3.55 | 2.91 | 3.29 | 4.09 | 3.81 | 3.31 | 3.26 | 3.09 | 3.08 | 2.65 | 2.98 | 3.30 | 3.03 | 2.55 |
| — | -38.0% | -4.7% | +48.9% | +50.2% | +43.2% | -1.3% | -6.8% | -12.1% | +0.7% | +32.4% | +23.5% | +25.1% | +9.5% | -6.4% | +1.9% | +3.7% | -0.9% | +5.4% | +2.9% | -18.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 22.64 | 45.27 | 31.06 | 45.66 | 23.90 | 27.43 | 21.87 | 19.66 | 14.20 | 14.33 | 19.52 | 21.42 | 22.74 | 21.78 | 22.47 | 21.49 | 17.22 | 20.12 | 20.20 | 23.40 | 15.74 |
| — | +65.1% | +42.0% | +132.3% | +68.3% | +91.4% | +12.1% | -8.2% | -37.5% | -34.2% | -13.1% | -0.3% | +32.0% | +8.3% | +11.2% | -8.2% | +9.4% | +3.2% | +16.9% | +22.5% | -8.6% | |
| P/FCF | 18.18 | 9.74 | 12.51 | 17.86 | 15.66 | 17.45 | 18.13 | 16.56 | 12.45 | 14.07 | 20.14 | 14.08 | 18.57 | 18.36 | 13.56 | 12.49 | 9.70 | 12.33 | 12.25 | 12.68 | 9.97 |
| — | -44.2% | -31.0% | +7.9% | +25.8% | +24.0% | -10.0% | +17.6% | -33.0% | -23.4% | +48.5% | +12.7% | +91.4% | +48.8% | +10.8% | -1.5% | -2.7% | -11.8% | -3.4% | -12.7% | -28.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.70 | 8.37 | 10.80 | 13.56 | 14.33 | 12.93 | 11.43 | 10.60 | 8.67 | 10.31 | 12.81 | 11.98 | 11.14 | 11.74 | 9.70 | 9.79 | 10.14 | 11.15 | 11.97 | 11.03 | 9.65 |
| — | -35.3% | -5.5% | +28.0% | +65.3% | +25.4% | -10.8% | -11.6% | -22.2% | -12.2% | +32.1% | +22.4% | +9.9% | +5.3% | -19.0% | -11.2% | +5.1% | +0.3% | +2.4% | +1.6% | -17.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 19.57 | 10.40 | 13.23 | 18.04 | 15.95 | 16.72 | 15.44 | 14.09 | 12.24 | 13.72 | 16.81 | 16.45 | 15.43 | 17.91 | 13.49 | 12.68 | 11.98 | 13.17 | 14.07 | 13.61 | 12.14 |
| — | -37.8% | -14.4% | +28.1% | +30.4% | +21.9% | -8.1% | -14.4% | -20.7% | -23.4% | +24.6% | +29.7% | +28.7% | +36.0% | -4.1% | -6.8% | -1.3% | -4.2% | -4.6% | -0.0% | -18.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 66.3% | 64.1% | 63.7% | 66.3% | 64.7% | 65.3% | 62.4% | 61.3% | 60.9% | 61.0% | 59.8% | 61.3% | 59.9% | 59.5% | 61.5% | 61.1% | 65.0% | 64.4% | 65.0% | 63.4% | 63.9% |
| — | -1.9% | +2.2% | +8.0% | +6.3% | +7.0% | +4.2% | +0.0% | +1.6% | +2.6% | -2.6% | +0.4% | -7.7% | -7.6% | -5.4% | -3.7% | +1.7% | +0.8% | +2.9% | -3.2% | -1.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 31.1% | 32.3% | 31.3% | 31.4% | 29.8% | 30.8% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 27.8% | 27.5% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 27.1% | 27.4% | 25.5% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 24.7% | 23.7% |
| — | +4.8% | +5.7% | +8.0% | +7.4% | +12.1% | +17.5% | +14.6% | +32.9% | +25.6% | -6.8% | -7.2% | -17.9% | -15.3% | +5.2% | +10.7% | +7.6% | +5.8% | +10.4% | +3.2% | +1.8% | |
| Net Margin | 21.5% | 24.1% | 22.5% | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.0% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 19.6% | 18.7% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 19.4% | 18.6% | 26.6% | 18.4% | 16.6% |
| — | +13.5% | +15.4% | +6.0% | +4.0% | +10.7% | -7.2% | -0.7% | +1.7% | +22.5% | +15.1% | -2.4% | -3.3% | -15.7% | -31.4% | +8.8% | +16.9% | +8.3% | +46.8% | +17.6% | -3.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 70.1% | 64.4% | 47.3% | 34.3% | 28.4% | 29.7% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 23.6% | 22.2% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 32.2% | 25.6% | 32.8% | 33.9% | 32.9% | 29.9% | 45.0% | 31.9% | 27.6% |
| — | +116.6% | +74.2% | +37.2% | +20.2% | +34.2% | -5.3% | -15.1% | -26.7% | -13.3% | -12.8% | -13.3% | -2.1% | -14.5% | -27.1% | +6.3% | +19.2% | +12.1% | +65.7% | +36.3% | +12.2% | |
| ROA | 13.8% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| — | +18.6% | +8.1% | +3.3% | +13.3% | +27.3% | +16.0% | +32.7% | +20.8% | +37.0% | +14.0% | -12.9% | -15.3% | -28.6% | -33.6% | +4.4% | +15.5% | +11.2% | +56.0% | +23.4% | -0.7% | |
| ROIC | 22.9% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| — | +11.5% | +12.9% | +17.6% | +15.9% | +30.6% | +30.5% | +35.7% | +54.6% | +31.4% | -13.2% | -20.6% | -30.2% | -30.5% | -6.9% | -7.7% | -9.0% | -4.2% | +9.8% | +4.4% | +1.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 3.07 | 7.10 | 3.07 | 3.43 | 1.87 | 2.19 | 1.89 | 2.09 | 1.79 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 2.68 | 3.39 | 3.73 | 2.93 | 3.08 | 2.70 | 2.95 | 2.06 | 2.71 | 2.05 |
| — | +224.5% | +62.4% | +64.1% | +4.2% | +15.4% | -1.2% | -22.0% | -47.1% | -49.2% | -34.7% | -12.9% | +25.7% | +26.6% | +42.3% | +13.6% | +31.4% | +23.0% | +14.9% | +25.1% | +14.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.97 | 4.55 | 3.89 | 3.80 | 4.16 | 3.82 | 3.64 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 4.83 | 4.58 | 5.34 | 5.79 | 6.90 | 4.49 | 4.92 | 5.51 | 5.72 | 4.44 | 4.60 | 4.47 |
| — | +19.0% | +6.9% | -6.9% | +6.4% | -20.8% | -20.5% | -23.5% | -32.5% | -30.0% | +2.1% | +8.6% | +5.2% | +20.7% | +1.1% | +7.0% | +23.1% | +16.7% | +0.7% | +3.4% | +0.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
| — | -5.9% | -5.9% | +2403.3% | -11.4% | -6.8% | -16.5% | -96.4% | +13.8% | +8.5% | +53.0% | +17.3% | +17.7% | +15.6% | -13.8% | -5.1% | -0.3% | -7.9% | +3.6% | -6.2% | -9.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.47 | -0.04 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.40 |
| — | -4.8% | -5.3% | +1137.8% | -12.4% | -7.1% | -16.9% | -108.8% | +2.3% | +6.7% | +49.8% | +14.7% | +29.4% | +15.2% | -13.6% | -5.2% | -0.5% | -8.3% | +2.6% | -7.3% | -11.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 10.23 | 14.44 | 19.57 | 6.80 | 10.24 | 10.58 | 7.29 | 8.82 | 10.08 | 13.59 | 14.87 | 12.26 | 11.10 | 8.86 | 5.09 | 10.90 | — | — | — | — | — |
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RELX Plc's current P/E is 26.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 19.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
RELX Plc's current operating margin is 31.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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