RELX PLC

Annual Trend FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments For Share-Based Payments $46.0m $56.0m $66.0m $63.0m
Additional Financial Items
Adjustments For Current Tax Of Prior Period ($77.0m) ($54.0m) ($24.0m)
General And Administrative Expense $1.7b $1.8b $1.9b $1.6b $1.8b $1.9b $1.8b $1.9b
Goodwill $6.4b $6.0b $6.9b $6.8b $7.2b $7.4b $8.4b $8.0b $8.2b $7.9b
Increase Decrease In Working Capital ($72.0m) ($47.0m) $69.0m $51.0m $114.0m $148.0m $74.0m $115.0m $146.0m $63.0m
Interest Received Classified As Operating Activities $8.0m $4.0m $24.0m $4.0m $7.0m $1.0m $4.0m $9.0m $6.0m $13.0m
Payments Of Lease Liabilities Classified As Financing Activities $95.0m $102.0m $105.0m $93.0m $79.0m $72.0m $63.0m $40.0m
Payments To Acquire Or Redeem Entitys Shares $700.0m $700.0m $700.0m $600.0m $150.0m
Proceeds From Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities $603.0m $873.0m $958.0m $729.0m $2.3b $0
Proceeds From Issuing Shares $23.0m $32.0m $21.0m $29.0m $16.0m $32.0m
Purchase Of Intangible Assets Classified As Investing Activities $282.0m $303.0m
Repayments Of Borrowings Classified As Financing Activities $474.0m $712.0m $211.0m $617.0m $1.2b $431.0m
Cash generated from operations $2.2b $2.4b $2.6b $2.7b $2.3b $2.5b $3.1b $3.4b $3.5b $3.7b
Interest received $8.0m $4.0m $24.0m $4.0m $7.0m $1.0m $4.0m $9.0m $6.0m $13.0m
Acquisitions ($361.0m) ($131.0m) ($935.0m) ($423.0m) ($869.0m) ($254.0m) ($394.0m) ($124.0m) ($170.0m) ($260.0m)
Expenditure on internally developed intangible assets ($282.0m) ($303.0m) ($306.0m) ($333.0m) ($319.0m) ($309.0m) ($400.0m) ($447.0m) ($464.0m) ($504.0m)
Payments on business disposals ($31.0m) ($50.0m) ($29.0m) ($40.0m) ($25.0m) ($30.0m) ($15.0m) ($9.0m) ($28.0m) ($13.0m)
Distributions to non-controlling interests ($9.0m) ($10.0m) ($8.0m) ($9.0m) ($6.0m) ($10.0m) ($9.0m) ($7.0m) ($9.0m) ($15.0m)
Increase in short-term bank loans, overdrafts and commercial paper $98.0m ($436.0m) ($200.0m) ($101.0m) $84.0m $461.0m $232.0m
Repayment of leases ($82.0m) ($89.0m) ($95.0m) ($102.0m) ($105.0m) ($93.0m) ($79.0m) ($72.0m) ($63.0m) ($40.0m)
Receipts in respect of subleases $8.0m $11.0m $14.0m $16.0m $15.0m $17.0m $1.0m $2.0m $2.0m $2.0m
Acquisition of non-controlling interest ($1.0m) ($1.0m) ($19.0m)
Repurchase of ordinary shares ($700.0m) ($700.0m) ($700.0m) ($600.0m) ($150.0m) $0 ($500.0m) ($800.0m) ($1.0b) ($1.5b)
Purchase of shares by Employee Benefit Trust ($29.0m) ($39.0m) ($43.0m) ($37.0m) ($37.0m) ($1.0m) ($50.0m) ($50.0m) ($75.0m) ($76.0m)
Proceeds on issue of ordinary shares $23.0m $32.0m $21.0m $29.0m $16.0m $32.0m $26.0m $41.0m $47.0m $42.0m
At start of year $162.0m $111.0m $114.0m $138.0m $88.0m $113.0m $334.0m $155.0m $119.0m $131.0m
Exchange translation differences $31.0m ($6.0m) $2.0m ($3.0m) $1.0m ($1.0m) $13.0m ($10.0m) ($4.0m) ($3.0m)
Profit or Loss $1.2b $1.7b $1.4b $1.5b $1.2b $1.5b $1.6b $1.8b $1.9b $2.1b
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds From Sales Of Property Plant And Equipment Classified As Investing Activities $1.0m $1.0m $4.0m $2.0m $0 $5.0m $7.0m
Purchases of property, plant and equipment ($51.0m) ($51.0m) ($56.0m) ($47.0m) ($43.0m) ($28.0m) ($36.0m) ($30.0m) ($20.0m) ($21.0m)
Purchase of investments ($6.0m) ($10.0m) ($13.0m) ($8.0m) ($2.0m) ($8.0m) ($66.0m) ($8.0m) ($4.0m) ($42.0m)
Gross proceeds from business disposals and sale of investments $82.0m $54.0m $220.0m $19.0m $21.0m $74.0m $30.0m
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of term debt $603.0m $873.0m $958.0m $729.0m $2.3b $0 $397.0m $651.0m $711.0m $1.1b
Repayment of term debt ($474.0m) ($712.0m) ($211.0m) ($617.0m) ($1.2b) ($431.0m) ($35.0m) ($847.0m) ($1.0b) ($621.0m)
Dividends paid $692 $772 $804 $851 $886 $930 $992 $1k $1k $1k
Dividends received from joint ventures and associates $20 $33 $21 $37 $40
Dividends paid to shareholders ($683) ($762) ($796) ($842) ($880) ($920) ($983) ($1k) ($1k) ($1k)
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents $9.0m ($45.0m) $1.0m $27.0m ($51.0m) $26.0m $208.0m ($169.0m) ($32.0m) $15.0m
Interest Paid Classified As Operating Activities $160.0m $152.0m $179.0m $175.0m $179.0m $119.0m $169.0m $303.0m $257.0m $274.0m
Income Taxes Paid Refund Classified As Operating Activities $402.0m $449.0m $415.0m $464.0m $496.0m $342.0m $495.0m $619.0m $662.0m $638.0m

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands. Per share data in USD.