RELX stock keeps full-year outlook after 7% nine-month growth

Published on 11/02/2026 at 10:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

RELX stock keeps its full-year outlook after 7 percent underlying growth in the first nine months. Legal and Risk led the operating update.

Growth holds across core divisions

RELX reported 7 percent underlying revenue growth in the first nine months of 2026.
Legal led the reported divisions with 10 percent growth, while Risk advanced 8 percent and STM 6 percent.
Management expects another year of strong underlying revenue and adjusted operating profit growth, with strong constant-currency adjusted earnings-per-share growth.

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RELX reported 7 percent underlying revenue growth in the first nine months of 2026 and reaffirmed its full-year outlook in a trading update published on Thursday, October 22. The company said its business mix continues to shift toward higher-growth analytics and decision tools that combine proprietary content with advanced technology.

The SEC filing said RELX expects another year of strong underlying revenue and adjusted operating profit growth, alongside strong adjusted earnings-per-share growth on a constant-currency basis. The outlook is based on continued momentum across the group rather than on a single division.

Legal and Risk lead growth

Legal delivered 10 percent underlying revenue growth in the first nine months. RELX attributed the performance to demand for higher-value legal analytics and tools, strong new sales and adoption of its integrated artificial-intelligence legal research and analytics platform.

Risk grew 8 percent. The division benefited from AI-enabled analytics, financial-crime compliance and digital fraud and identity solutions, while insurance activity was supported by contributory databases, market-specific products and new sales.

Scientific, Technical & Medical revenue increased 6 percent. RELX cited new product introductions, AI-enabled databases and tools, and positive customer feedback for its research-focused AI workspace, LeapSpace. Primary Research was supported by strong growth in article submissions, although the filing did not provide a revenue contribution for LeapSpace.

Exhibitions face regional pressure

Exhibitions posted 4 percent underlying revenue growth. The division continued to benefit from its event portfolio, but Middle East disruption moderated the result. RELX still expects strong underlying growth excluding that impact and an improvement in adjusted operating margin compared with the prior full year.

Shareholder focus remains on execution

The update reinforces the investment case around RELX's transition from traditional information products toward recurring analytics and decision tools. For shareholders, the key test is whether strong Legal and Risk growth can continue while STM converts product adoption and research activity into revenue and profit.

RELX stock traded at 35.81 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 10:49 CET on Monday, November 2. The real-time quote of RELX stock provides the current trading reference.