RELX

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

Track this stock — start free trial

Winston Score History

The full picture

RELX is a British company that sells information, data, and analytics tools to professionals in four main areas: science and medicine, legal services, risk management, and trade events. Its well-known brands include LexisNexis for legal research, Elsevier for scientific journals, and Reed Exhibitions for industry conferences. It serves customers like lawyers, doctors, researchers, insurance companies, and banks across more than 180 countries.

Most of RELX's revenue comes from subscriptions and licenses, meaning customers pay recurring fees to access its databases and software tools rather than buying one-time products. This model creates steady, predictable income and makes it hard for customers to switch once they are embedded in RELX's workflows — a strong competitive advantage. The company generates roughly two-thirds of its revenue from North America and Europe. Its key growth driver is expanding its analytics and AI-powered tools, which command higher prices, though rising competition from technology companies entering the data and legal research space remains a notable risk.

Politician Trades

3 trades / 12mo

2 Congressional buys and 1 sell on RELX in the last 12 months.

Unlock the full Smart Money Map — every trade plotted on the price chart with politicians, amounts and returns since each trade. Founder's Deal is $57/mo locked for life.

Unlock politician trades

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+3.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+26.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$629M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

RELX is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

64.1%

Premium pricing power — 64.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

32.3%

Excellent — 32.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

31.0%

Exceptional — 31.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+2.0%

Nearly flat sales (+2.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+21.4%

Earnings growing fast (+21.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

131%

Turns 131% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

30.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (30.3%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

7.12

Heavy debt load (7.12)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

16.44x

Comfortably covers interest (16.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.7x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 20.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+4.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.7 → 16.6)

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.55%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.55% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-2.5%

no trend

Dividend cut (-2.5% YoY) — warning sign

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.

Start free trial