Relx (RELX) Payables (2009 - 2025)
Relx (RELX) posted quarterly Payables of $5.7 billion for Q4 2025, up 7.31% year-over-year from $5.3 billion in Q4 2024, and up 7.31% quarter-over-quarter from $5.3 billion in Q4 2024.
Relx (RELX) Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Relx (RELX) has reported Payables for 11 consecutive years, with $5.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Payables rose 7.31% year-over-year to $5.7 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $5.7 billion (up 7.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.6 billion, up 6.37% from the prior year.
- Payables rose to $5.7 billion in Q4 2025 per RELX's latest filing, from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payables topped out at $5.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $146.9 million in Q4 2021.
- Historically, Payables has averaged $2.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.3 billion in 2021.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Payables sank 96.59% — and 2024, when it soared 2392.78%.
- Relx's Payables stood at $146.9 million in 2021, then climbed by 2.98% to $151.3 million in 2022, then soared by 40.27% to $212.2 million in 2023, then surged by 2392.78% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.31% to $5.7 billion in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RELX's Payables at $5.7 billion in Q4 2025, $5.3 billion in Q4 2024, and $212.2 million in Q4 2023.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.69 Bn | 81.40 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 461.16 Mn |
| 2 | Relx | 64.97 Bn | 64.80 Bn | - | 5.68 Bn |
| 3 | Copart | 32.09 Bn | 28.74 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 598.29 Mn |
| 4 | Global Payments | 24.80 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 3.71 Bn |
| 5 | Rb Global | 16.24 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 935.50 Mn | 709.90 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 15.68 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 15.20 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 179.00 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.80 Bn | 9.27 Bn | - | 10.46 Bn |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 6.05 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 264.68 Mn | 12.47 Mn |
| 10 | Unifirst | 5.23 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 89.56 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 212.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 151.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 146.93 Mn |
| 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 | 240.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 318.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 3.19 Bn |