Relx PLC (REL) Fair Value & Analysis
Industrials · GB · Market cap 41.9B GBX · ISIN GB00B2B0DG97
What is Relx PLC really worth?
A strong business, but trading 11% above our fair value of £23.53.
Strengths
Risks
For context
Fair value as of: Sep 1, 2026
From 26 valuation models · updated 4 days ago
Share price −3.5% over the past month.
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What matters now
- A fairly wide model range (£14.44 to £30.58) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
- The price sits in the upper half of our model range, so the margin of safety is thin.
- The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 1, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £17.25 – £40.32 · fair‑value band £14.44 – £30.58 · the £26.20 price screens above the £23.53 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 1, 2026.
Analysis
Relx PLC (REL) currently trades at £26.20, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £23.53, implying the stock looks roughly 11.3% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 79/100 (high quality), in the Industrials sector. Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of £22.98 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the £26.20 price. Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at £5.98, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Over the trailing twelve months, Relx PLC generated revenue of £9.6B at a net margin of 21.5%. Revenue grew 1.2% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 70.5%. Net debt stands at £7.2B. Fundamentals as of Sep 1, 2026
Our scenario range runs from £14.44 (bear case) to £30.58 (bull case); at £26.20, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −24% fair-value upside, at −10%, REL screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly £0.2928 per share, which is 1.2 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 26 models by family
Widest divergence: DCF Models (£22.98) versus Asset-Based (£0.9100). Highest evidence: FCF DCF (79).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Sep 1, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 73 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 44
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions.
Full company description
RELX PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk; Scientific, Technical & Medical; Legal; and Exhibitions. The Risk segment offers information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with technology and algorithms to assist clients in evaluating and predicting risk, as well as a portfolio of commercial healthcare products. Its Scientific, Technical & Medical segment provides scientific and medical information and data sets for science and healthcare. The Legal segment provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. Its Exhibitions segment combines digital tools and data to help customers connect in-person and online, discover new markets, source products, generate leads, and transact. The company was formerly known as Reed Elsevier PLC and changed its name to RELX PLC in July 2015. RELX PLC was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Relx PLC reported revenue of £9.6B in FY2025 versus £7.2B in FY2021, a compound +7.3%/yr. Reported net income was £2.1B in FY2025, compounding +8.8%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +4.7 % · buybacks/dilution +1.4 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
REL screens 11% overvalued. Compare with Cintas Corporation →
Earlier news
External third-party headlines (Yahoo Finance, Reuters and others), not an editorial selection.
- Is RELX PLC (RELX) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
- Goldman Sachs Initiates Coverage of RELX PLC (RELX) With a Buy
- Is AI a Source of Opportunity for RELX PLC (RELX)?
- RELX PLC (RELX) Asserts £2.25B Buyback Program as a Profitable Industrial Stock to Buy
Peer Group
Specialty Business Services · 248 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Specialty Business Services median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Insider activity: 40/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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