RELX revenue and financials
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In the fiscal year ended December 2025, RELX reported revenue of £9.59B (+1.65% year over year). Net income was £2.07B, a net margin of 21.5%.
Fiscal year ending in December. Sources and method on the page Methodology and sources.
At a glance
- Revenue growth
- +1.65%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net income growth
- +6.77%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net margin
- 21.5%
- 2024: 20.5%
Financial data
Amounts in millions of GBP; per-share values in GBP; shares in millions.
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2,836 | 2,608 | 2,457 | 2,401 | 2,016 | 1,596 | 2,089 | 1,985 | 1,914 | 1,741 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 752 | 783 | 794 | 787 | 785 | 905 | 739 | 652 | 657 | 671 |
| Capital expenditure | -21.0 | -20.0 | -30.0 | -36.0 | -28.0 | -43.0 | -47.0 | -56.0 | -51.0 | -51.0 |
| Investing cash flow | -770 | -575 | -569 | -859 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing cash flow | -2,051 | -2,065 | -2,057 | -1,334 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | -1,181 | -1,121 | -1,059 | -983 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share repurchases | -1,500 | -1,000 | -800 | -500 | — | -150 | -600 | -700 | -700 | -700 |
| Debt issued | 1,125 | 711 | 651 | 397 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt repaid | -621 | -1,017 | -847 | -35.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effect of exchange rates | -3.0 | -4.0 | -10.0 | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net change in cash | 15.0 | -32.0 | -169 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 2,311 | 2,124 | 1,980 | 1,965 | — | — | — | — | — | — |