Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

398.20p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.40p
  • 52 Week High: 424.70p
  • 52 Week Low: 309.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,526.04m
  • Volume: 2,721,368
  • Market Cap: £10,059m
  • 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 2.5% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.2
Op Mrgn 10.1% 14.3%
ROCE 27.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.7 18.4
PEG n/a 4.7
Pr/Revenue 1.9 1.8
Pr/Book 2.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.1% 5.6%
PBT -17.8% 102.7%
EPS -8.4% 3.9%
DPS 14.1% 0.3%

RTO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 2,803.30 229.80 15.37p 33.2 5.5 +6% 5.41p 1.1%
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 5,436.00 405.00 21.25p 18.9 n/a -8% 9.90p 2.5%

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-25 5,740.91 821.02 22.08p 18.0 4.6 +4% 9.93p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 5,920.10 893.89 24.13p 16.5 1.8 +9% 10.42p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 6,202.96 967.04 26.76p 14.9 1.4 +11% 11.40p 0.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 14-Oct-2025 10:00 RNS
Block listing Interim Review 01-Oct-2025 10:30 RNS
Completion of France Workwear business sale 30-Sep-2025 10:30 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

Bernstein double upgrades Rentokil to 'outperfor... 07-Oct-2025 ShareCast
Berenberg starts Rentokil at 'sell', points to c... 29-Sep-2025 ShareCast
Rentokil backs FY outlook, hails improving perfo... 31-Jul-2025 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
23-Sep-25 Buy Dividends Andy M. Ransom 361.70p 8,997 £32,541.85

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 398.20p
Change Today -7.40p
% Change -1.82 %
52 Week High 424.70p
52 Week Low 309.50p
Volume 2,721,368
Shares Issued 2,526.04m
Market Cap £10,059m
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average30.25% below the market average
38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average38.82% below the sector average
Price Trend
59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average59% below the market average
52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average52.69% below the sector average
Income
36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average36.03% below the market average
22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average22.22% below the sector average
Growth
7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average7.61% above the market average
25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average25.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 2
Total 18
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Aug-25 03-Apr-25
Paid 22-Sep-25 14-May-25
Amount 4.15¢ 5.93p

Trades for 16-Oct-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 1,455 @ 398.20p
16:35 3,122 @ 398.20p
16:35 2,977 @ 398.20p
16:35 507 @ 398.20p
16:35 10,962 @ 398.20p

RTO Key Personnel

CEO Andy M. Ransom
Chair Richard Solomons
CFO Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson

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