Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

353.30p
   
  • Change Today:
    -3.60p
  • 52 Week High: 506.80
  • 52 Week Low: 296.10
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,524.18m
  • Volume: 689,534
  • Market Cap: £8,918m
  • RiskGrade: 127

RTO Overview

Rentokil is known as the royal rat catcher, but is actually much more than that. It is one of the largest business services companies in the world, operating in over 40 countries in the major economies of Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa. Services include textiles and washroom services, pest control, office plants and artwork, parcels delivery and facilities services.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 2.2% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.1
Op Mrgn 8.5% 15.3%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 21.9 19.2
PEG 9.3 1.8
Pr/Revenue 2.1 1.5
Pr/Book 2.6  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.4% -20.5%
PBT -15.6% 115.1%
EPS 2.4% -17.9%
DPS 36.3% -38.1%

RTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-21 2,957.00 325.00 18.07p 32.3 1.8 +18% 6.39p 1.1%
31-Dec-22 3,714.00 296.00 21.34p 23.8 1.3 +18% 7.55p 1.5%
31-Dec-23 5,375.00 493.00 23.19p 19.0 2.1 +9% 8.68p 2.0%
31-Dec-24 6,617.00 462.00 25.31¢ 21.2 n/a -19% 9.09¢ 1.7%
31-Dec-25 6,908.00 390.00 25.91¢ 23.2 11.6 +2% 12.39¢ 2.1%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

RTO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-26 7,358.53 1,124.86 21.28p 16.8 n/a -18% 10.28p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 7,577.71 1,181.87 23.00p 15.5 1.9 +8% 10.91p 0.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 03-Nov-2026 07:00 RNS
Total Voting Rights 02-Nov-2026 17:00 RNS
Commencement of Share Buyback Programme 27-Oct-2026 07:00 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

Rentokil unveils $200m buyback as CFO to step do... 22-Oct-2026 ShareCast
Rentokil to sell SOLitude and Vertex to Bain Cap... 22-Sep-2026 ShareCast
Rentokil appoints International CEO as it restru... 13-Aug-2026 ShareCast

RTO Top Newspaper Links

MARKET REPORT: Rentokil is set to clean up 19-Aug-2014 Express & Star
Rentokil hit by poor City Link trading 08-Nov-2011 Telegraph
RENTOKIL DELIVERY HIT 08-Nov-2011 Express & Star

Latest RTO Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
22-Oct-26 Buy Thérèse Esperdy 341.98p 54,405 £186,053.68

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

RTO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 353.30p
Change Today -3.60p
% Change -1.01 %
52 Week High 506.80
52 Week Low 296.10
Volume 689,534
Shares Issued 2,524.18m
Market Cap £8,918m
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.63% below the market average94.63% below the market average94.63% below the market average94.63% below the market average94.63% below the market average
91.89% below the sector average91.89% below the sector average91.89% below the sector average91.89% below the sector average91.89% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.62% above the market average42.62% above the market average42.62% above the market average42.62% above the market average42.62% above the market average
62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average62.50% above the sector average
Income
67.92% below the market average67.92% below the market average67.92% below the market average67.92% below the market average67.92% below the market average
64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average64.44% below the sector average
Growth
54.84% below the market average54.84% below the market average54.84% below the market average54.84% below the market average54.84% below the market average
61.04% below the sector average61.04% below the sector average61.04% below the sector average61.04% below the sector average61.04% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 4
Neutral 6
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 18
buy
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 13-Aug-26 09-Apr-26
Paid 21-Sep-26 18-May-26
Amount 4.48¢ 8.24¢

Trades for 03-Nov-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
11:19 47 @ 353.30p
11:19 53 @ 353.30p
11:18 1,196 @ 353.40p
11:17 596 @ 353.50p
11:17 1,086 @ 353.50p

RTO Key Personnel

Chair Richard Solomons
CFO Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Mike Duffy

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