Relx (RELX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Relx's Debt Ratio was 0.16 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 12.2% from 0.15 a year earlier.
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Relx (RELX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Debt Ratio at Relx came in at 0.11, up 8.8% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio has now increased for four consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.10 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+11.2%), 0.09 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+38.6%), 0.07 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+285.2%) and 0.02 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-69.6%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to the quarter ended Jun 30, 2009.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (growth of 296.8%); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a decline of 70.7%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 0.41 |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 0.11 |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 0.36 |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 0.08 |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 0.21 |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 0.13 |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | 0.18 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.06 |
API Access
Relx Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "RELX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();