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Reckitt Benckiser Group LSE:RKT Stock Report

Last Price

UK£49.88

Market Cap

UK£34.0b

7D

4.9%

1Y

9.6%

Updated

06 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

LSE:RKT Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£34.0b

RKT Stock Overview

Manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products in the United Kingdom and internationally. More details

RKT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Reckitt Benckiser Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£49.88
52 Week HighUK£54.18
52 Week LowUK£40.34
Beta0.12
1 Month Change-1.85%
3 Month Change-5.10%
1 Year Change9.63%
3 Year Change-20.67%
5 Year Change-28.76%
Change since IPO633.53%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

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

Mar 09 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

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.804

Jul 27
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.804

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Just Released Its Interim Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jul 26
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Just Released Its Interim Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT)

Jul 12
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT)

With Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Jun 21
With Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Shareholder Returns

RKTGB Household ProductsGB Market
7D4.9%3.2%1.7%
1Y9.6%-0.9%1.1%

Return vs Industry: RKT exceeded the UK Household Products industry which returned 0% over the past year.

Return vs Market: RKT exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is RKT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
RKT volatility
RKT Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Household Products Industry Average Movement4.8%
Market Average Movement5.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.8%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: RKT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: RKT's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
181937,900Kris Lichtwww.reckitt.com

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers germ protection under Dettol name; intimate wellness under Durex and KY brand names; over the counter under the Biofreeze, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Nurofen, and Strepsils names. It also provides personal care products under Clearasil and Veet brand names; vitamins, minerals, and supplements under Airborne, Movefree, and neuriva names; and disinfectant products under the Finish, Harpic, and Lysol brands.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Reckitt Benckiser Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
RKT fundamental statistics
Market capUK£33.98b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.43b
Revenue (TTM)UK£14.17b

23.8x

P/E Ratio

2.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
RKT income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£14.17b
Cost of RevenueUK£5.57b
Gross ProfitUK£8.60b
Other ExpensesUK£7.17b
EarningsUK£1.43b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jul 24, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.10
Gross Margin60.66%
Net Profit Margin10.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio126.9%

How did RKT perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.1%

Current Dividend Yield

99%

Payout Ratio

Does RKT pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy RKT by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Reckitt Benckiser Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 10 2025
Dividend Pay DateMay 29 2025
Days until Ex dividend27 days
Days until Dividend pay date22 days

Does RKT pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/06 01:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/06 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is covered by 54 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
Iain SimpsonBarclays