Fitch Affirms Relx's Rating on Robust Operating Performance; Outlook Stable

MT Newswires · 2d ago
08:24 AM EDT, 10/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Fitch affirmed Relx's (REL.L, REN.AS) long-term issuer default rating at A-, with a stable outlook, according to a Friday release. The key drivers of the rating include the information and analytics company's robust operating performance, reflecting the strength of its scientific, technical and medical, as well as legal and risk information services, and the stability of its subscription-based, recurring revenue model. The stable outlook reflects Relx's financial discipline, with the rating agency expecting the company's leverage to remain at the upper end of its target range of 2.0x to 2.5x in the near term before declining to 2.3x by the end of 2030.