Relx RELX
NYSE RELX
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Relx (RELX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2023)

Relx (RELX) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $2.2 billion for Q4 2023, up 10.19% year-over-year from $2.0 billion in Q4 2022, and up 10.19% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q4 2022.

Relx (RELX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Relx (RELX) has reported Retained Earnings for 9 consecutive years, with $2.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2023.

  • In Q4 2023, Retained Earnings rose 10.19% year-over-year to $2.2 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2023 stood at $2.2 billion (up 10.19% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was $2.2 billion, up 10.19% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings improved to $2.2 billion in Q4 2023 per RELX's latest filing, from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.8 billion in Q4 2021 and bottomed at $25.1 million in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.0 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2020 — Retained Earnings plunged 98.01% — and 2021, when it soared 11081.23%.
  • Relx's Retained Earnings stood at $1.3 billion in 2019, then slumped by 98.01% to $25.1 million in 2020, then surged by 11081.23% to $2.8 billion in 2021, then retreated by 28.21% to $2.0 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.19% to $2.2 billion in 2023.
  • Business Quant data shows RELX's Retained Earnings at $2.2 billion in Q4 2023, $2.0 billion in Q4 2022, and $2.6 billion in Q2 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.69 Bn 81.40 Bn 1.48 Bn 13.07 Bn
2 Relx 64.97 Bn 64.80 Bn - -
3 Copart 32.09 Bn 28.74 Bn 732.88 Mn 7.65 Bn
4 Global Payments 24.80 Bn 19.40 Bn 2.03 Bn 19.41 Bn
5 Rb Global 16.24 Bn 15.72 Bn 935.50 Mn 1.40 Bn
6 Aramark 15.68 Bn 15.18 Bn 430.34 Mn 652.31 Mn
7 UL Solutions 15.20 Bn 14.77 Bn 417.00 Mn 934.00 Mn
8 Rentokil Initial 11.80 Bn 9.27 Bn - -
9 Dolby Laboratories 6.05 Bn 5.38 Bn 264.68 Mn 2.60 Bn
10 Unifirst 5.23 Bn 5.06 Bn 234.73 Mn 2.11 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2023 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 25.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 973.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 843.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 564.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -267.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -820.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -1.76 Bn