Relx (RELX) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)
Relx's Shares Outstanding came in at 1.83 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.7% from 1.87 billion a year earlier.
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Relx (RELX) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to the quarter ended Dec 31, 2016, Relx's Shares Outstanding data covers 19 quarters.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 1.87 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-1.4%), 1.89 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.4%), 1.92 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.5%) and 1.93 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding is 1.83 billion (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) to 1.93 billion (the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (growth of 0.1%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a decline of 1.7%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.46 Bn | 418.52 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 415.29 Bn | 287.84 Bn | - | 2.97 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.30 Bn | 177.39 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 188.94 Bn | 144.82 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.57 Bn | 117.03 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.66 Bn | 84.78 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 402.30 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 74.00 Bn | 53.35 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.34 Bn | 57.31 Bn | - | 1.83 Bn |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.88 Bn | 46.87 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 352.53 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.93 Bn | 22.06 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 245.18 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.06 Bn |
API Access
Relx Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=RELX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();