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RELX

Relx PLC ADR

NYSE: RELX · INDUSTRIALS · SPECIALTY BUSINESS SERVICES

$36.59
+2.21% today

Updated 2026-04-30

Market cap
$65.06B
P/E ratio
24.19
P/S ratio
6.78x
EPS (TTM)
$1.51
Dividend yield
1.87%
52W range
$28 – $56
Volume
3.7M

Relx PLC ADR (RELX) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

Price target summary

Current
$36.59
Consensus
$50.42
+37.80%
2030 Target
$90.69
+147.85%
DCF
$72.16
+60.05% MoS
7 analysts:
3 Buy3 Hold0 Sell

Management guidance

No specific CEO revenue targets found in available data. Management has announced GBP2.25B share buyback program for 2026 and continues focus on AI-powered products and data analytics expansion, but no explicit revenue guidance for 2026-2030 was disclosed in reviewed materials.

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

Revenue & price projection

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range
Bull case (2030)
$147.80
$13.3B Rev × 20x P/S
Base case (2030)
$90.69
$13.3B Rev × 12x P/S
Bear case (2030)
$60.46
$13.3B Rev × 8x P/S

Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric2023202420252026 (E)2027 (E)2028 (E)2029 (E)2030 (E)
Revenue$9.2B$9.4B$9.4B$10.5B$11.1B$11.8B$12.5B$13.3B
Revenue growth3.0%-0.6%9.2%6.2%5.9%6.2%6.2%
EPS$0.51$0.53$1.46$1.61$1.77$1.95$2.14
P/S ratio12.0x12.0x12.0x12.0x12.0x
Implied price$70.54$73.90$80.62$83.98$90.69

Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts
+ LexisNexis AI-powered identity verification and fraud detection platform expansion across healthcare and insurance sectors
+ Data analytics competitive moat protection against AI-native competitors (per CFO commentary)
+ Recurring SaaS revenue model from risk, legal, and compliance solutions with high switching costs
+ GBP2.25B buyback program reducing share count and supporting EPS growth
+ Institutional investor accumulation (JPMorgan increased stake 18% Q3 2025)
Key risks
- AI disruption concerns for traditional data/legal publishing business (Feb 2026 sell-off following Claude release)
- High leverage (Debt/Equity 3.07x) limits financial flexibility
- Regulatory headwinds on data usage and privacy (EU/UK data protection regimes)
- Recent underperformance: -30.21% YTD, -40.98% from 52-week high as of Mar 2026
- Slowing organic growth: TTM revenue growth only 1.65%, well below historical 5.7% 5Y CAGR

Methodology

Relx PLC ADR's forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 7 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: April 7, 2026.