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RELX PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.6 billion, up 4.90% from fiscal 2024.
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RELX PLC (RELX) Return on invested capital
RELX PLC's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 19.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (19.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.4% (fiscal 2020) to 19.9% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Business Services industry median of 0.65% and below the Industrials sector median of 1.81%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.9% | 1.85 |
| FY2024 | 18.0% | 0.87 |
| FY2023 | 17.1% | 2.84 |
| FY2022 | 14.3% | 1.61 |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | 2.26 |
| FY2020 | 10.4% | (5.08) |
| FY2019 | 15.5% | 1.25 |
| FY2018 | 14.3% | (2.39) |
| FY2017 | 16.7% | 1.48 |
| FY2016 | 15.2% | (0.53) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ULS UL Solutions Inc. compare | 23.9% |
| CTAS Cintas Corporation compare | 22.8% |
| CPRT Copart, Inc. compare | 22.4% |
| DLB Dolby Laboratories compare | 8.06% |
| ARMK Aramark compare | 6.03% |
| AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.57% |
| UNF Unifirst Corporation compare | 4.17% |
| RTO Rentokil Initial PLC compare | 0.00% |
| RELX RELX PLC | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services industry median | 0.65% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.81% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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