RELX.
an Anglo-Dutch multinational publishing and information company co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Amsterdam, Netherlands
RELX drives broad H1 2026 growth, raises dividend
RELX posted strong first-half 2026 results with underlying revenue up 7% to £4.871 billion and adjusted operating profit up 9%, lifting the margin to 35.5% as all divisions contributed; adjusted EPS rose about 11% and the interim dividend increased 7% to 20.9p. Management emphasized broad-based growth across Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal and Exhibitions, continued AI-driven product enhancements, and active capital returns including £103 million of acquisitions and a £2.25 billion buyback, while reaffirming a strong full-year outlook amid robust cash generation and a net debt/EBITDA of 2.3x.
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About RELX
RELX plc is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; decision-making tools; and event organisation. It operates in 40 countries and serves customers in over 180 nations. Previously known as Reed Elsevier, the company came into being in 1993 through the merger of Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publisher.
Everything about RELX →- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Millennium Tower, London
- Inception
- 1993
- Website
- http://www.relx.com/, http://www.reedelsevier.com