RELX Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in RELX ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,254 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $42,200 reinvested (7.9% a year), or $32,000 taking the dividends as cash, $6,252 of it paid out along the way.
RELX became
$42,200
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,637
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Worst drop
-52.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | RELX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −0.0% | $310 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −9.5% | $909 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.6% | $823 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +46.1% | $710 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −13.0% | $660 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +35.4% | $645 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +0.3% | $582 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +26.2% | $533 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −11.2% | $512 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +34.9% | $427 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +3.2% | $377 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +7.4% | $339 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +16.5% | $352 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +47.2% | $286 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +35.8% | $281 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −0.2% | $259 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +5.8% | $199 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +14.3% | $204 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −50.7% | $229 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: RELX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in RELX at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $42,200 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, RELX turned $10,000 into $27,254 with dividends reinvested, 10.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, RELX returned 7.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking RELX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $32,000, including $6,252 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,200.
- RELX's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (47.2%) and its worst 2008 (-50.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "RELX Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/RELX/total-return
RELX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in RELX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $27,254 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $22,100 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is RELX's total return since Dec 2007?
322% in total, or 7.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 157%.
How much of RELX's return came from dividends?
About 35% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,200 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was RELX's worst year?
2008, at -50.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -52.9%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.