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How RELX PLC stacks up
RELX · against 83 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
48/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #23 of 84 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score24 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including RELX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 48?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger free cash flow yield, but weaker EBITDA yield than most Industrials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.2% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.8% vs peer median 3.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 5.2% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = RELX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | RELX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 84 reported | 4.2% | 3.2% | 71% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 84 reported | 5.5% | 5.4% | 52% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 52 reported | Not reported | 3.4% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 82 reported | Not reported | 17.7% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around RELX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.8B USD | 89 | 52 | |
| 2 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 88 | 58 | |
| 3 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 4 | 34.3B EUR (≈$37.8B) | 82 | 49 | |
| 5 | 71.0B USD | 78 | 68 | |
| 19 | 53.7B USD | 51 | 56 | |
| 19 | 31.3B EUR (≈$34.4B) | 51 | 39 | |
| 22 | 387.5B HKD (≈$49.6B) | 49 | 48 | |
| 23 | 15.68T JPY (≈$106.6B) | 48 | 41 | |
| 23 | 68.5B USD | 48 | 50 | |
| 25 | 75.7B USD | 47 | 48 | |
| 26 | 26.5B GBP (≈$34.4B) | 46 | 58 | |
| 26 | 46.8B USD | 46 | 52 | |
| 26 | 51.7B USD | 46 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score