RELX Stock - background on the information group
Published on 06/21/2026 at 08:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
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RELX (GB00B2B0DG97) is one of the UK’s largest listed information and analytics groups, active across scientific publishing, risk data and legal solutions. With no fresh corporate announcements this weekend, the focus turns to the company’s background and management structure.
Background and data on RELX stock
Key figures, company news and investor materials on RELX are collected in the ad hoc news topic hub and on the group’s own investor relations pages.
How RELX is organized
RELX traces its roots back to Reed Elsevier and today operates four main divisions: Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM), Legal, and Exhibitions, often reported as Exhibitions or Events. The group emphasizes digital information tools and analytics rather than print.
In its recent annual reporting, RELX highlighted that more than 80% of its revenues are now digital, with print declining steadily as a share of the mix. Most of the portfolio consists of subscription or transactional data products, which management regularly describes as “highly recurring”.
Management and governance background
The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Erik Engstrom, who has been in the role since 2009, giving RELX one of the longer-tenured CEO arrangements in the FTSE 100. Chair Paul Walker oversees the board, which includes non-executive directors with backgrounds in technology, finance and academia.
RELX operates with a dual listing structure, historically reflecting UK and Dutch corporate roots, but in recent years it has simplified governance and branding around the RELX name. Board materials stress disciplined capital allocation, with a mix of dividends, buybacks and bolt-on acquisitions.
What the company sells
At the product level, RELX is best known in academia for its Elsevier-branded ScienceDirect and Scopus platforms, which provide access to thousands of scientific journals and citation data. Risk and legal customers use tools such as LexisNexis to search case law and compliance information.
Where the stock trades today
Shares of RELX (GB00B2B0DG97) last closed on the London Stock Exchange at 2,361.00p on 06/18/2026, according to data from a major UK retail broker.
Key facts on RELX stock
- Company: RELX plc
- ISIN: GB00B2B0DG97
- WKN: A0M95J
- Ticker: REL
- Venue: London Stock Exchange
- Price (as of 06/18/2026, 16:30 BST): 2,361.00 GBp
- Market cap: 41,750,000,000 GBP (as of 06/18/2026)
- Sector / Industry: Communication Services / Professional Information & Analytics
- Index membership: FTSE 100
- Next earnings date: not officially scheduled
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