Relx PLC on Thursday said its business has been boosted by artificial intelligence-enabled analytics and decision tools so far in 2025, as it anticipates ‘strong’ growth in adjusted earnings per share on a constant currency basis. The London-based provider of business, scientific and legal information said underlying revenue growth in the first nine months of 2025 was 7%, as it cited an improving long-term growth trajectory with a higher-quality growth profile. Relx said it continued to be driven by an ongoing shift in business mix towards higher growth analytics and decision tools that ‘deliver enhanced value to our customers’. In the Risk division, underlying revenue growth was 8% on-year in the first nine months of 2025, helped by its ‘deeply embedded’ artificial intelligence-enabled analytics and decision tools. In Scientific, Technical & Medical, underlying revenue growth was 5%, helped by the evolution of business mix towards higher growth, higher value analytis and tools. In Legal, underlying revenue growth stood at 9%, while in Exhibitions it was 8%, Relx said. Looking ahead, the company said it continued to see positive momentum and anticipates ‘another year of strong underlying growth in revenue and adjusted operating profit, as well as strong growth in adjusted earnings per share on a constant currency basis’. Relx shares were down 2.0% to 3,439.00 pence each on Thursday morning in London. The wider FTSE 100 index was marginally higher. Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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