REN Stock Analysis: Relx | AS

Specialty Business Services | AS, Netherlands | Market Cap: 54.305m EUR | 12M Return: -22.4% | GB00B2B0DG97 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Risk Analytics, Scientific Publishing, Legal Research, Exhibitions
Total Rating 43
Safety 37
Buy Signal -0.11
Specialty Business Services
Industry Rotation: -3.7
Market Cap: 63.3B
Avg Turnover: 31.1M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility27.6%
VaR 5th Pctl4.89%
VaR vs Median7.41%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.51
Rel. Str. IBD26.2
Rel. Str. Peer Group42
Character TTM
Beta-0.104
Beta Downside-0.090
Hurst Exponent0.678
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD52.12%
CAGR/Max DD0.02
CAGR/Mean DD0.07

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +2.0% 8
Feb -1.9% 19
Mar +0.1% 5
Apr +2.0% 30
May -0.3% 10
Jun -0.6% 27
Jul -1.1% 8
Aug -1.0% 39
Sep -0.8% 2
Oct -1.6% 12
Nov -0.0% 2
Dec -0.5% 2

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: REN Relx

RELX PLC is a UK-headquartered information services company, founded in 1903, that provides analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across North America, Europe, and international markets. Originally known as Reed Elsevier PLC, it adopted the RELX name in July 2015. The business operates through four segments: Risk (risk analytics and commercial healthcare products), Scientific, Technical & Medical (scientific and medical data sets), Legal (legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics), and Exhibitions (digital and in-person event tools).

RELX operates a primarily B2B subscription and data analytics model serving regulated professional markets such as insurance, science, healthcare, and law, with the Exhibitions segment adding physical and virtual events to the portfolio. The company is classified under the Industrials sector within the Diversified Support Services sub-industry.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Risk segment analytics subscriptions drive recurring revenue growth
  • Exhibitions revenue rebounds as trade show activity normalizes globally
  • Share buybacks and pricing power support margin expansion outlook
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 7.0
Net Income: 2.26b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.19 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.50 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -36.74% < 20% (prev -31.89%; Δ -4.85% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.20 > 3% & CFO 2.92b > Net Income 2.26b
Net Debt (8.74b) to EBITDA (4.03b): 2.17 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.45 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.79b) vs 12m ago -6.05% < -2%
Gross Margin: 62.64% > 18% (prev 65.48%; Δ -2.84% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 66.24% > 50% (prev 66.55%; Δ -0.31% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 16.67 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.13b / Interest Expense TTM 187.5m)
Beneish M -2.93
DSRI: 1.06 (Receivables 2.33b/2.16b, Revenue 9.70b/9.53b)
GMI: 1.05 (GM 65.48% / 62.64%)
AQI: 0.99 (AQ_t 0.79 / AQ_t-1 0.80)
SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 9.70b / 9.53b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 2.26b - CFO 2.92b) / TA 14.9b)
Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of REN shares?

As of August 28, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 31.24 with a total of 698,131 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.83%, over one month by -0.12%, over three months by +11.32% and over the past year by -22.35%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 29.80 (which is 4.6% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is REN a buy, sell or hold?

Relx has no consensus analysts rating.

Relx (REN) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 26 August 2026
Market Cap USD = 63.3b (54.3b EUR * 1.1649 EUR.USD)
Market Cap GBP = 46.5b (54.3b EUR * 0.8569 EUR.GBP)
P/E Trailing = 21.3562
P/E Forward = 17.8571
P/S = 5.587
P/B = 36.9715
P/EG = 1.3744
Revenue TTM = 9.70b GBP
EBIT TTM = 3.13b GBP
EBITDA TTM = 4.03b GBP
Long Term Debt = 5.63b GBP (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 2.33b GBP (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 8.95b GBP (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 97.0m
Net Debt = 8.74b GBP (calculated: Debt 8.95b - CCE 218.8m)
Enterprise Value = 55.3b GBP (46.5b + Debt 8.95b - CCE 218.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 16.67 (Ebit TTM 3.13b / Interest Expense TTM 187.5m)
EV/FCF = 19.08x (Enterprise Value 55.3b / FCF TTM 2.90b)
FCF Yield = 5.24% (FCF TTM 2.90b / Enterprise Value 55.3b)
FCF Margin = 29.88% (FCF TTM 2.90b / Revenue TTM 9.70b)
Net Margin = 23.27% (Net Income TTM 2.26b / Revenue TTM 9.70b)
Gross Margin = 62.64% ((Revenue TTM 9.70b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 64.09% (prev 61.19%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.70 (Enterprise Value 55.3b / Total Assets 14.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.09% (Interest Expense 187.5m / Debt 8.95b)
Taxrate = 23.95% (714.3m / 2.98b)
NOPAT = 2.38b (EBIT 3.13b * (1 - 23.95%))
Current Ratio = 0.45 (Total Current Assets 2.90b / Total Current Liabilities 6.46b)
Debt / Equity = 7.27 (Debt 8.95b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.23b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.17 (Net Debt 8.74b / EBITDA 4.03b)
Debt / FCF = 3.02 (Net Debt 8.74b / FCF TTM 2.90b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 15.41% (Net Income 2.26b / Total Assets 14.9b)
RoE = 97.47% (Net Income TTM 2.26b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.31b)
RoCE = 39.34% (EBIT 3.13b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.31b + L.T.Debt 5.63b))
RoIC = 22.42% (NOPAT 2.38b / Invested Capital 10.6b)
WACC = 4.97% (E(46.5b)/V(55.5b) * Re(5.62%) + D(8.95b)/V(55.5b) * Rd(2.09%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 5.62% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -93.42 | Cagr: -3.43%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.65b ; Y1≈3.04b ; Y5≈4.47b
[DCF] Fair Price = 33.59 (EV 67.2b - Net Debt 8.74b = Equity 58.5b / Shares 1.74b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.98 | Revenue CAGR: 2.23% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.68 | Chg30d=+1.49% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+14.5% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.90 | Chg30d=+1.53% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+12.6% | GrowthRev=+6.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +57% (up=4, down=0)