12th Feb 2026 09:09
(Alliance News) - Relx PLC on Thursday reported higher revenue and profit in 2025 and said it expects continued "positive momentum" in 2026, as it raised its annual payout by 7% and committed to further share buybacks.
Chief Executive Officer Erik Engstrom also sought to address recent market concerns that artificial intelligence will take business away from data analytics and and software firms such as Relx.
"The continued evolution of artificial intelligence is enabling us to add more value to our customers, as we embed additional functionality in our products, and to develop and launch products at a faster pace, while continuing to manage cost growth below revenue growth," he said.
"This evolution has been a key driver of our business for well over a decade, and will remain a key driver of customer value and growth in our business for many years to come."
Shares in the London-based provider of business, scientific and legal information were up 1.8% to 2,049.00 pence early Thursday in London, outpacing an 0.4% rise for the overall FTSE 100 index. However, the stock is down 35% in the past month and 50% over the past year.
Pretax profit increased by 7.5% to GBP2.75 billion in 2025 from GBP2.56 billion in 2024, as revenue rose 1.7% to GBP9.59 billion from GBP9.43 billion, with underlying growth of 7%.
Reported earnings per share climbed to 112.6 pence from 103.6p and adjusted earnings per share to 128.5p from 120.1p. Adjusted operating profit grew 4.5% to GBP3.34 billion from GBP3.20 billion, with underlying growth of 9%.
Relx proposed a final dividend of 48.0p per share, up 7.1% from 44.8p, taking the total dividend to 67.5p from 63.0p, also up 7.1%. The company noted that it completed a GBP1.50 billion share buyback during 2025 and plans GBP2.25 billion buybacks during 2026. Of this, it said GBP250 million has already been completed.
Relx said it is seeing "continued positive momentum" across the business so far in 2026 and expects "another year of strong growth" in underlying revenue and adjusted operating profit growth at constant currencies.
By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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