Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

LSE:RKT Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£36.9b

Reckitt Benckiser Group Past Earnings Performance

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Reckitt Benckiser Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 36.3%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings growing at 5.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.3% per year. Reckitt Benckiser Group's return on equity is 19.8%, and it has net margins of 9%.

Key information

36.35%

Earnings growth rate

36.66%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.58%
Revenue growth rate1.26%
Return on equity19.75%
Net Margin8.95%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2025

Recent past performance updates

Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Aug 06
Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Recent updates

Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Aug 06
Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Dividend Will Be £0.844

Aug 04
Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Dividend Will Be £0.844

We Think Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Jun 13
We Think Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) P/E

May 29
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) P/E

Here's Why Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

May 13
Here's Why Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 27
Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
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Focus On Emerging Markets And High-Margin Categories Will Strengthen Future Prospects

The company aims to reduce fixed costs through digital and AI measures to expand operating margins while exiting underperforming segments to focus on high-growth areas.

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £1.22

Mar 09
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £1.22

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Mar 07
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

What You Can Learn From Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) P/E

Dec 23
What You Can Learn From Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) P/E

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Returns On Capital

Nov 07
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Reckitt Benckiser Group's (LON:RKT) Returns On Capital

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 23
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Earnings Tell The Story For Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT)

Sep 20
Earnings Tell The Story For Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT)

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 27
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Reckitt Benckiser Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:RKT Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2513,9831,2525,092325
31 Mar 2514,0761,3415,043325
31 Dec 2414,1691,4304,993325
30 Jun 2414,3281,5445,079337
31 Mar 2414,4681,5895,075337
31 Dec 2314,6071,6345,071337
30 Jun 2315,0112,2235,104325
31 Mar 2314,7322,2804,894325
31 Dec 2214,4532,3374,684325
30 Jun 2213,5243,0376,885313
31 Mar 2213,3791,4875,768313
31 Dec 2113,234-634,650313
30 Sep 2113,457-8534,827301
30 Jun 2113,680-1,6445,004288
31 Mar 2113,837-2535,004288
31 Dec 2013,9931,1375,004288
30 Jun 2013,517-2,7372,014257
31 Mar 2013,182-2,7613,190257
31 Dec 1912,846-2,7854,365257
30 Jun 1912,6992,2763,974230
31 Mar 1912,6482,2204,008230
31 Dec 1812,5972,1644,042230
30 Jun 1812,6033,4664,164187
31 Mar 1812,0263,4213,925187
31 Dec 1711,4493,3763,685187
30 Sep 1710,7642,6993,358168
30 Jun 1710,0782,0223,031149
31 Mar 179,7791,8763,029149
31 Dec 169,4801,7293,027149
30 Sep 169,1921,6243,077145
30 Jun 168,9041,5183,126140
31 Mar 168,8891,6312,937140
31 Dec 158,8741,7432,748140
30 Sep 158,8721,7292,760143
30 Jun 158,8691,7152,771146
31 Mar 158,8531,6892,779146
31 Dec 148,8361,6632,787146

Quality Earnings: RKT has a large one-off loss of £1.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: RKT's current net profit margins (9%) are lower than last year (10.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RKT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 36.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: RKT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: RKT had negative earnings growth (-18.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Household Products industry average (17.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: RKT's Return on Equity (19.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/11 19:20
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/11 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is covered by 56 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pedro Gil Garcia AlejoBanco Santander
Susanne SeibelBarclays
Warren AckermanBarclays