Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

349.70p
   
  • Change Today:
    -11.80p
  • 52 Week High: 486.50
  • 52 Week Low: 309.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,524.54m
  • Volume: 8,290,530
  • Market Cap: £8,828m
  • 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 2.7% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.2
Op Mrgn 10.1% 15.0%
ROCE 27.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 17.0 15.6
PEG n/a 22.6
Pr/Revenue 1.7 1.5
Pr/Book 2.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.1% 11.9%
PBT -17.8% 124.8%
EPS -8.4% 4.1%
DPS 14.1% 0.1%

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 6,082.40 910.41 22.11p 16.3 4.0 +4% 9.91p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 6,336.04 971.98 24.78p 14.6 1.2 +12% 109.91p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 6,633.13 1,060.81 27.41p 13.2 1.2 +11% 138.91p 0.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

Result of AGM 07-May-2025 16:15 RNS
Directorate Change: Appointment of NEDs 07-May-2025 07:01 RNS
Directorate Change: Chief Executive to retire 07-May-2025 07:00 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

Rentokil chief Andy Ransom to retire 07-May-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks finish flat ahead of Easter... 17-Apr-2025 ShareCast
Rentokil Q1 revenues rise despite North America ... 17-Apr-2025 ShareCast

RTO Top Newspaper Links

Rentokil boss retires amid struggles in US pest ... 07-May-2025 Times
MARKET REPORT: Rentokil is set to clean up 19-Aug-2014 Express & Star
Rentokil hit by poor City Link trading 08-Nov-2011 Telegraph

Latest RTO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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 349.70p
Change Today -11.80p
% Change -3.26 %
52 Week High 486.50
52 Week Low 309.50
Volume 8,290,530
Shares Issued 2,524.54m
Market Cap £8,828m
Beta 0.01
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
15.9% below the market average15.9% below the market average15.9% below the market average15.9% below the market average15.9% below the market average
35.56% below the sector average35.56% below the sector average35.56% below the sector average35.56% below the sector average35.56% below the sector average
Price Trend
41.73% below the market average41.73% below the market average41.73% below the market average41.73% below the market average41.73% below the market average
27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average27.84% below the sector average
Income
91.85% above the market average91.85% above the market average91.85% above the market average91.85% above the market average91.85% above the market average
83.05% above the sector average83.05% above the sector average83.05% above the sector average83.05% above the sector average83.05% above the sector average
Growth
6.1% below the market average6.1% below the market average6.1% below the market average6.1% below the market average6.1% below the market average
15.22% above the sector average15.22% above the sector average15.22% above the sector average15.22% above the sector average15.22% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 10
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 19
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 07-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 468,751 @ 351.69p
16:39 72,750 @ 351.69p
16:36 30,670 @ 349.70p
16:36 13,495 @ 349.70p
16:35 17,626 @ 349.70p

RTO Key Personnel

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

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