RELX (REN) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What REN does

RELX PLC (symbol REN) is a London-based company that provides information-based analytics and decision tools to professional and business customers across North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal, and Exhibitions. The Risk segment combines public and industry-specific content with technology and algorithms to help clients evaluate and predict risk, alongside a portfolio of commercial healthcare products. The Scientific, Technical & Medical segment supplies scientific and medical information and data sets. The Legal segment delivers legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics, while the Exhibitions segment uses 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. REN is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam market and is part of the AEX index, which tracks the exchange's major Dutch-listed companies.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 29,54 EUR represents the most recent trading value; the +0,14% change today shows the percentage move within the session.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 20,4 compares the current share price to the last twelve months of earnings per share (1,45 GBP), a common way to gauge how the market values each unit of earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 15,6 uses expected future earnings instead of past results, offering a view of valuation based on analyst expectations.
• The dividend yield of 2,7% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the share price; the ex-dividend date is 6 aug. 2026, and 54% of trailing earnings are paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 0,27 suggests the stock has historically been less volatile than the broader market, with a beta below 1 typically meaning lower sensitivity to market swings.
• The price-to-book ratio of 35,76 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, often used to assess whether the market prices the company above or below its accounting net assets.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 709,6% expresses total debt as a percentage of shareholders' equity, a measure of financial leverage that is typically read in the context of the industry norm.
• The return on equity of 131,9% shows how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity, calculated as net income divided by average equity.

What to watch

Investors tracking REN often monitor revenue growth, which stood at 2,7% year over year for trailing twelve-month revenue of 9,72 mld. GBP, alongside profit margins of 23,3% and operating margins of 32%. The wide 52-week price range of 23,08 – 40,88 and the -26,7% price change over the past year highlight the importance of considering longer-term price history when evaluating the stock. The next earnings release is scheduled for 23 iul. 2026, a date that typically draws attention from those following the company's performance updates. As a large-cap Industrials stock in the Specialty Business Services industry, REN can be compared with peers such as Randstad (RAND) and Wolters Kluwer (WKL), both of which also operate in the Netherlands and are tracked on the Euronext Amsterdam stocks page.