Rentokil Initial (RTO)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE 100

348.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.70p
  • 52 Week High: 486.50
  • 52 Week Low: 320.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,524.54m
  • Volume: 1,201,891
  • Market Cap: £8,798m
  • 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 2.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.1 2.3
Op Mrgn 10.1% 15.4%
ROCE 27.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 16.7 17.7
PEG n/a 2.9
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.8
Pr/Book 2.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 1.1% 5.2%
PBT -17.8% 117.5%
EPS -8.4% 3.5%
DPS 14.1% -3.9%

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 5,717.32 880.81 21.99p 16.2 4.6 +4% 9.51p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 5,933.44 948.75 24.19p 14.7 1.5 +10% 10.36p 0.0%

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RTO Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 27-Mar-2025 10:25 RNS
Annual Financial Report 26-Mar-2025 10:30 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 14-Mar-2025 10:00 RNS

RTO ShareCast News

Rentokil Initial highlights 'challenging' year a... 06-Mar-2025 ShareCast
London close: Stocks bounce after Wall Street te... 28-Jan-2025 ShareCast
Rentokil shares rise on improving momentum in No... 28-Jan-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
26-Mar-25 Sell Andy M. Ransom 356.33p 453,914 £1,617,431.71
26-Mar-25 Exercise of option Andy M. Ransom 0.000p 964,464 £0.00
12-Mar-25 Buy David Frear 1,616.35p 1,750 £28,286.16

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 348.50p
Change Today -6.70p
% Change -1.89 %
52 Week High 486.50
52 Week Low 320.00
Volume 1,201,891
Shares Issued 2,524.54m
Market Cap £8,798m
RiskGrade 127

RTO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.49% below the market average74.49% below the market average74.49% below the market average74.49% below the market average74.49% below the market average
68.54% below the sector average68.54% below the sector average68.54% below the sector average68.54% below the sector average68.54% below the sector average
Price Trend
41.67% below the market average41.67% below the market average41.67% below the market average41.67% below the market average41.67% below the market average
29.17% below the sector average29.17% below the sector average29.17% below the sector average29.17% below the sector average29.17% below the sector average
Income
59.62% below the market average59.62% below the market average59.62% below the market average59.62% below the market average59.62% below the market average
70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average70% below the sector average
Growth
10.94% below the market average10.94% below the market average10.94% below the market average10.94% below the market average10.94% below the market average
15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% above the sector average15.56% 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 28-Mar-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:09 333 @ 348.50p
16:09 282 @ 348.50p
16:09 301 @ 348.40p
16:09 56 @ 348.40p
16:08 718 @ 348.50p

RTO Key Personnel

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

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