London, January 12, 2026, 07:56 GMT — Premarket
- RELX closed Friday at 3,178 pence, marking a 0.95% gain for the day.
- The group is executing a £250 million share buyback plan set to continue through early February.
- Investors are focused on the full-year results due Feb. 12, seeking clues on capital returns and the company’s next move.
RELX shares looked poised for a steady start on Monday, following a 0.95% rise to 3,178 pence on Friday. Investors remain focused on buyback activity and the upcoming earnings announcement.
This matters now since the buyback has a set timeframe, and daily repurchase data can influence the market when volume is light. It’s also the sole fresh company-specific flow traders will see before the full-year results arrive.
On Jan. 9, RELX repurchased 305,052 shares at a volume-weighted average price of 3,161.8228 pence, adding them to treasury stock. A regulatory filing revealed the company had bought 1,878,917 shares since Jan. 2. It now has 1,822,089,911 shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares.
The purchases fall under a non-discretionary, irrevocable buyback programme capped at £250 million, running from Jan. 2 to Feb. 6, with UBS managing the trades, the company confirmed. Simply put, UBS carries out the buys within fixed parameters, without management deciding the timing daily.
Buybacks reduce the number of shares outstanding and, assuming other factors hold steady, can boost earnings per share over time. They may also soften short-term volatility, but only slightly — the bigger moves still come from cash flow and company guidance.
RELX plans to release its full-year results for 2025 on Feb. 12, per its investor calendar. Investors will watch closely for shifts in growth guidance and clues on capital returns after the current buyback period wraps up.
In the UK market, RELX ranks alongside other “quality” information-services firms that investors commonly lean on as defensive core holdings. Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer stand out as the nearest listed peers for valuation comparisons in legal and professional data.
But buybacks won’t guarantee a stock’s rise. A weaker tone on renewals, slower growth in higher-margin analytics products, or a larger currency headwind could still dampen expectations and drag shares down, especially if valuations come under greater scrutiny.
