Relx RELX
NYSE RELX
$35.39 +0.28 (+0.80%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Relx (RELX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2023)

Relx (RELX) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.35 for Q4 2023, down 6.13% year-over-year from 0.37 in Q4 2022, and down 6.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 2022.

Relx (RELX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Relx (RELX) has reported Debt Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.35 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2023.

  • In Q4 2023, Debt Ratio fell 6.13% year-over-year to 0.35; the TTM figure through Dec 2023 stood at 0.35 (down 6.13% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was 0.35, down 3.16% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.35 in Q4 2023 per RELX's latest filing, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.9 in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 0.35 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.47 across 5 years, with a median of 0.43 in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt Ratio soared 104.49% — and 2022, when it plunged 56.84%.
  • Relx's Debt Ratio stood at 0.47 in 2019, then grew by 8.26% to 0.5 in 2020, then retreated by 14.95% to 0.43 in 2021, then retreated by 13.56% to 0.37 in 2022, then slipped by 6.13% to 0.35 in 2023.
  • Business Quant data shows RELX's Debt Ratio at 0.35 in Q4 2023, 0.37 in Q4 2022, and 0.39 in Q2 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.69 Bn 81.40 Bn 1.48 Bn 0.23
2 Relx 64.97 Bn 64.80 Bn - -
3 Copart 32.09 Bn 28.74 Bn 732.88 Mn -
4 Global Payments 24.80 Bn 19.40 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.37
5 Rb Global 16.24 Bn 15.72 Bn 935.50 Mn 0.24
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 0.44
7 UL Solutions 15.20 Bn 14.77 Bn 417.00 Mn 0.10
8 Rentokil Initial 11.80 Bn 9.27 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.05 Bn 5.38 Bn 264.68 Mn -
10 Unifirst 5.23 Bn 5.06 Bn 234.73 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 0.35
Dec 31, 2022 0.37
Jun 30, 2022 0.39
Dec 31, 2021 0.43
Jun 30, 2021 0.90
Dec 31, 2020 0.50
Jun 30, 2020 0.44
Dec 31, 2019 0.47
Jun 30, 2019 0.41
Dec 31, 2018 0.45
Jun 30, 2018 0.39
Dec 31, 2017 0.42
Dec 31, 2016 0.38
Dec 31, 2009 0.36
Jun 30, 2009 0.43