Update date
31 Dec 2025
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RELX - RELX PLC Liabilities
This metric view shows RELX - RELX PLC liabilities history from SEC company facts.
Use it to verify the latest reported value, compare nearby periods, and jump to a cross-company ranking when a curated insight exists.
- Context
- Latest reported period: Q4 2025
- Latest reported value
- £12,367,000,000
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Values may differ by reporting period and company taxonomy.
Return Loop
Why revisit this metric view
This metric history becomes more useful after the next quarterly or annual filing because the latest reported value, period, and company comparison context can all change.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest period end 31 Dec 2025
- Why come back
- Return after the next filing to verify whether this metric changed and how it compares with the ranking page.
- Current latest reported period: Q4 2025.
- Latest reported value on this page: £12,367,000,000.
- Save this filer if you want to compare the next reported value with this history.
Metric freshness comes from the latest SEC company fact available for this taxonomy tag and the paired company facts page.
Latest update
Latest update for Liabilities
Latest reported liabilities: £12,367,000,000. Open the source-backed page to compare this metric with the newest filing-backed context.
Page type
Metric history
Latest period
Q4 2025
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 19 Feb 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Liabilities compares with peers
RELX PLC sits in the lower half of the current liabilities sample.
Compared with
Compared with 24 companies reporting liabilities in GBP. This keeps the comparison on the same metric and unit family.
Why this is notable
This is about 0.5x the current sample midpoint. Liabilities is up about 6.3% versus the comparable prior period.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 30 Jun 2019 to 31 Dec 2025.
- Nearby companies in this sample: Haleon plc and PEARSON PLC.
- Current sample position: rank #14 of 24 comparable companies.
- Peer rows use the latest valid value per company for this exact metric and compatible units.
Peer comparisons use the same metric and compatible units only. Latest reported periods may differ across companies, so open each company page before drawing conclusions.
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RELX PLC: Liabilities
Latest period: Q4 2025. Period end: 31 Dec 2025. Units: GBP. Frequency: quarterly.
Liabilities is an SEC-reported metric from company XBRL facts.
Metric Snapshot
- Latest value
- £12,367,000,000
- Coverage range
- 31 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2025
- Fact rows
- 10
What This Metric Tells You
- Shows the reported level of liabilities over 31 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2025.
- Includes year-over-year change points to highlight acceleration or slowdown.
- Built from 10 SEC fact rows for this metric and issuer.
How To Read This Chart
- Start with the latest point, then compare it with the prior periods to see direction.
- Use quarterly sequence to compare like-for-like periods.
- Use YoY change bars to separate growth from contraction across matching periods.
Official SEC Source
Source: SEC Company Facts
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Direct filing link is shown only when a matched SEC filing document is available for this metric context.
Compare This Metric Across Companies
Compare latest available Liabilities levels across SEC-reporting companies, then open each company metric page for SEC-backed verification. Reporting periods may differ by company.
RELX PLC appears at rank #14 in the latest comparison sample.
| Rank | Company | Latest value | Reported period | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARCLAYS PLC (bcs) | £1,465,929,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2025 | Open BARCLAYS PLC Liabilities |
| 2 | BARCLAYS BANK PLC (atmp) | £1,183,160,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2025 | Open BARCLAYS BANK PLC Liabilities |
| 3 | Lloyds Banking Group plc (lyg) | £896,205,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Lloyds Banking Group plc Liabilities |
| 4 | HSBC BANK PLC | £700,277,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2024 | Open HSBC BANK PLC Liabilities |
| 5 | NatWest Group plc (nwg) | £671,940,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2025 | Open NatWest Group plc Liabilities |
| 6 | Lloyds Bank plc | £589,355,000,000 | Instant - 31 Dec 2025 | Open Lloyds Bank plc Liabilities |
Metric Details
- Metric
- Liabilities (Liabilities)
- Taxonomy
- ifrs-full
- Units tracked
- GBP
- Frequency coverage
- quarterly
- History range
- 31 Dec 2016 - 31 Dec 2025
- Facts on this page
- 10
- Metric-level SEC endpoint
- Open SEC company concept
Metric identity
Metric coverage
SEC evidence
Chart Context
Compare periods with the same frequency first, then use YoY and TTM series to confirm whether changes are structural or one-off.
Liabilities, Quarterly (GBP)
Liabilities, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
RELX PLC Quarterly Liabilities (GBP)
| Period | Value | YoY Chg | Change % | Date | Report | Filed | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £12,367,000,000 | +£738,000,000 | +6.3% | 31 Dec 2025 | 20-F | 19 Feb 2026 | 2025 | FY |
| Q4 2024 | £11,629,000,000 | +£151,000,000 | +1.3% | 31 Dec 2024 | 20-F | 19 Feb 2026 | 2025 | FY |
| Q4 2023 | £11,478,000,000 | -£597,000,000 | -4.9% | 31 Dec 2023 | 20-F | 20 Feb 2025 | 2024 | FY |
| Q4 2022 | £12,075,000,000 | +£1,441,000,000 | +14% | 31 Dec 2022 | 20-F | 22 Feb 2024 | 2023 | FY |
| Q4 2021 | £10,634,000,000 | -£1,410,000,000 | -12% | 31 Dec 2021 | 20-F | 23 Feb 2023 | 2022 | FY |
| Q4 2020 | £12,044,000,000 | +£445,000,000 | +3.8% | 31 Dec 2020 | 20-F | 17 Feb 2022 | 2021 | FY |
| Q4 2019 | £11,599,000,000 | -£41,000,000 | -0.35% | 31 Dec 2019 | 20-F | 18 Feb 2021 | 2020 | FY |
| Q4 2018 | £11,640,000,000 | +£1,321,000,000 | +13% | 31 Dec 2018 | 20-F | 20 Feb 2020 | 2019 | FY |
| Q4 2017 | £10,319,000,000 | -£1,087,000,000 | -9.5% | 31 Dec 2017 | 20-F | 28 Feb 2019 | 2018 | FY |
| Q4 2016 | £11,406,000,000 | 31 Dec 2016 | 20-F | 28 Feb 2019 | 2018 | FY |
* indicates a reported value that failed the local validity check.