Relx guides annual revenue, profit growth amid positive start to 2026

(Alliance News) - Relx PLC on Thursday said it has "started the year well", guiding further growth for the full year ahead of its annual general meeting.

The London-based provider of business, scientific and legal information noted a positive start to 2026 trading across all four of its business areas, reporting "strong" underlying revenue and profit growth, as well as new sales.

Relx explained that its improving growth trajectory remains driven by the shift in business mix toward higher growth analytics and decision tools offering enhanced value to customers.

For its Risk division, the company said strong underlying revenue growth is being driven by its deeply embedded, AI-enabled analytics and decision tools, while for Legal, growth is attributed to the shift in business mix towards higher growth, higher value legal analytics and tools.

In Scientific, Technical & Medical, the evolution of business mix toward higher value analytics and tools is also cited as driving revenue growth, and in Exhibitions, it is owed to "the improved ongoing growth profile of our event portfolio, and good progress on value-enhancing digital initiatives".

For the full year, Relx guides another year of "strong" underlying revenue growth and adjusted operating profit from GBP9.59 billion and GBP3.34 billion respectively in 2025.

Relx also expects to report strong growth in adjusted earnings per share at constant currency from 128.5 pence.

Relx shares were down 1.8% at 2,690.00 pence on Thursday morning in London.

By Christopher Ward, Alliance News reporter

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