Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
RELX (RELX) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Business Services
11y payment streak3y growth streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
3.93%
@ $33.38
TTM Yield
2.76%
Forward Annual
$1.31
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.6559
Ex 2026-05-08
3y CAGR
-1.9%
5y CAGR
-0.3%
10y CAGR
3.7%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-08-08.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (76.7%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -16.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 12 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.57%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
75%
9 of 12 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
7 days
3 – 19 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.12%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-08$0.6559Semi-Annual2026-06-24recurring
2025-08-08$0.2638Semi-Annual2025-09-16recurring
2025-05-09$0.6026Semi-Annual2025-06-25recurring
2024-08-02$0.2392Semi-Annual2024-09-10recurring
2024-05-02$0.5340Semi-Annual2024-06-18recurring
2023-08-03$0.2118Semi-Annual2023-09-12recurring
2023-04-27$0.4833Semi-Annual2023-06-12recurring
2022-08-04$0.1802Semi-Annual2022-09-13recurring
2022-04-28$0.4443Semi-Annual2022-06-10recurring
2021-08-05$0.1966Semi-Annual2021-09-13recurring
2021-04-29$0.4707Semi-Annual2021-06-08recurring
2020-07-31$0.1808Semi-Annual2020-09-08recurring
2020-04-24$0.3951Semi-Annual2020-06-02recurring
2019-08-01$0.1640Semi-Annual2019-09-05recurring
2019-05-02$0.3761Semi-Annual2019-06-07recurring
2018-08-02$0.1591Semi-Annual2018-08-29recurring
2018-04-26$0.3716Semi-Annual2018-05-25recurring
2017-08-02$0.1508Semi-Annual2017-08-30recurring
2017-04-26$0.3339Semi-Annual2017-05-25recurring
2016-08-03$0.1345Semi-Annual2016-08-31recurring
2016-04-27$0.3235Semi-Annual2016-05-25recurring