Relx (RELX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Relx's (RELX) quarterly Payables came in at $5.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.16% year-over-year from $4.9 billion in Q2 2025, and down 5.33% quarter-over-quarter from $5.7 billion in Q4 2025.
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Relx (RELX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Relx (RELX) has reported Payables for 12 consecutive years, with $5.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payables rose 9.16% year-over-year to $5.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $5.4 billion, a 9.16% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.6 billion, up 6.37% from the prior year.
- Payables was $5.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Relx, down from $5.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payables peaked at $5.7 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $4.3 billion in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $4.9 billion and a median of $4.9 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Payables.
- Across the five-year window, Payables decreased 0.6% in 2023 and grew 9.16% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payables stood at $4.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 4.6% to $4.9 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.34% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.31% to $5.7 billion in 2025, then retreated by 5.33% to $5.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $5.4 billion (Q2 2026), $5.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.9 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 504.07 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 18.69 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.19 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 834.40 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 873.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | 5.37 Bn |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 190.50 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 102.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.04 Bn |
API Access
Relx Payables 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=payables&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();