Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

351.10p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.20p
  • 52 Week High: 486.50
  • 52 Week Low: 309.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,524.54m
  • Volume: 4,002,732
  • Market Cap: £8,864m
  • RiskGrade: 127
  • Beta: 0.01

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 2.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.4
Op Mrgn 10.1% 14.4%
ROCE 27.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.5 15.5
PEG n/a 1.5
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.1% 15.6%
PBT -17.8% 124.1%
EPS -8.4% 10.1%
DPS 14.1% -0.4%

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 6,283.15 907.45 23.40p 15.0 1.5 +10% 9.86p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 6,544.92 969.68 25.67p 13.7 1.4 +10% 10.58p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 6,811.56 1,054.59 28.21p 12.4 1.3 +10% 11.44p 0.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Jun-2025 16:00 RNS
Sale of France Workwear 28-May-2025 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-May-2025 14:30 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed ahead of Nvidia results 28-May-2025 ShareCast
Rentokil to sell France Workwear for €410m 28-May-2025 ShareCast
Rentokil chief Andy Ransom to retire 07-May-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
02-Jun-25 Buy Sally Johnson 350.85p 3,567 £12,514.82
15-May-25 Buy Dividends Andy M. Ransom 347.06p 17,753 £61,613.56
26-Mar-25 Sell Andy M. Ransom 356.33p 453,914 £1,617,431.71

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 351.10p
Change Today 0.20p
% Change 0.06 %
52 Week High 486.50
52 Week Low 309.50
Volume 4,002,732
Shares Issued 2,524.54m
Market Cap £8,864m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
31.3% below the market average31.3% below the market average31.3% below the market average31.3% below the market average31.3% below the market average
44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average
Price Trend
55.22% below the market average55.22% below the market average55.22% below the market average55.22% below the market average55.22% below the market average
44.33% below the sector average44.33% below the sector average44.33% below the sector average44.33% below the sector average44.33% below the sector average
Income
31.6% below the market average31.6% below the market average31.6% below the market average31.6% below the market average31.6% below the market average
32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average32.2% below the sector average
Growth
0.08% below the market average0.08% below the market average0.08% below the market average0.08% below the market average0.08% below the market average
21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average21.74% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 3
Neutral 9
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 17
neutral
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RTO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Apr-25 08-Aug-24
Paid 14-May-25 16-Sep-24
Amount 5.93p 3.16p

Trades for 04-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:15 46,518 @ 349.81p
16:48 1,070 @ 351.10p
16:35 39,104 @ 351.10p
16:35 2,365,407 @ 351.10p
16:35 781 @ 351.10p

RTO Key Personnel

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

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