Rentokil Initial Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Rentokil Initial is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 15.4% and 4.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 16.2% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16.6% in 3 years.

Key information

15.4%

Earnings growth rate

16.2%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services earnings growth	15.3%
Revenue growth rate	4.1%
Future return on equity	16.6%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	19 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Does Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 07

Is There An Opportunity With Rentokil Initial plc's (LON:RTO) 42% Undervaluation?

Oct 17

Earnings Tell The Story For Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO)

Sep 15

Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0316

Jul 28

Rentokil Initial plc's (LON:RTO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 29% Above Its Share Price

Jun 16

We Think Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 29

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO)

Apr 19

Rentokil Initial's (LON:RTO) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Mar 14

Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 10

Are Investors Undervaluing Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) By 32%?

Mar 07

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:RTO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	5,824	479	572	1,009	15
12/31/2025	5,584	408	501	919	17
12/31/2024	5,426	339	384	777	17
6/30/2024	5,410	392	498	712	N/A
3/31/2024	5,393	387	512	725	N/A
12/31/2023	5,375	381	526	737	N/A
9/30/2023	5,094	337	494	704	N/A
6/30/2023	4,813	293	462	671	N/A
3/31/2023	4,264	263	436	636	N/A
12/31/2022	3,714	232	410	600	N/A
9/30/2022	3,394	250	365	546	N/A
6/30/2022	3,074	268	321	492	N/A
3/31/2022	3,016	265	362	528	N/A
12/31/2021	2,957	263	403	563	N/A
9/30/2021	2,962	260	457	613	N/A
6/30/2021	2,967	258	463	614	N/A
3/31/2021	2,885	222	417	569	N/A
12/31/2020	2,803	186	395	548	N/A
9/30/2020	2,755	215	362	518	N/A
6/30/2020	2,707	243	353	512	N/A
3/31/2020	2,710	263	323	488	N/A
12/31/2019	2,714	284	292	463	N/A
9/30/2019	2,655	94	258	430	N/A
6/30/2019	2,595	-97	225	398	N/A
3/31/2019	2,534	-97	209	381	N/A
12/31/2018	2,472	-98	194	364	N/A
9/30/2018	2,414	46	190	355	N/A
6/30/2018	2,355	190	186	347	N/A
3/31/2018	2,384	436	N/A	364	N/A
12/31/2017	2,412	683	N/A	380	N/A
9/30/2017	2,413	683	N/A	386	N/A
6/30/2017	2,415	682	N/A	392	N/A
3/31/2017	2,291	425	N/A	377	N/A
12/31/2016	2,168	168	N/A	361	N/A
9/30/2016	2,029	151	N/A	350	N/A
6/30/2016	1,891	134	N/A	339	N/A
3/31/2016	1,825	129	N/A	329	N/A
12/31/2015	1,759	124	N/A	320	N/A
9/30/2015	1,750	127	N/A	329	N/A
6/30/2015	1,742	130	N/A	339	N/A
3/31/2015	1,741	128	N/A	303	N/A
12/31/2014	1,741	126	N/A	268	N/A
9/30/2014	1,746	112	N/A	276	N/A
6/30/2014	1,752	98	N/A	284	N/A
3/31/2014	1,771	90	N/A	266	N/A
12/31/2013	1,791	82	N/A	248	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: RTO's forecast earnings growth (15.4% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: RTO's earnings (15.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.8% per year).

High Growth Earnings: RTO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: RTO's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: RTO's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: RTO's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.6%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 02:00
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Rentokil Initial plc is covered by 39 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Vibha Issar	AlphaValue
Paul Daniel Sullivan	Barclays
James Rosenthal	Barclays

Rentokil Initial Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Price target decreased by 7.2% to UK£5.14

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%

Price target decreased by 7.3% to UK£5.52

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Recent updates

Saxena White P.A. Files Securities Fraud Class Action Against Rentokil Initial plc and Certain of Its Executives

Rentokil Initial plc Announces CFO Changes

Rentokil Initial plc Appoints Brian Baldwin as Director

Does Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is There An Opportunity With Rentokil Initial plc's (LON:RTO) 42% Undervaluation?

Rentokil Initial plc Appoints Brian Baldwin as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 October 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

Earnings Tell The Story For Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO)

Price target decreased by 7.2% to UK£5.14

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0316

First half dividend increased to UK£0.032

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.078 (vs UK£0.074 in 1H 2023)

Rentokil Initial plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Mar 06, 2025

Former Chief Executive Officer of BT Group and Private Equity Reportedly Plan Bid for Rentokil

Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Rentokil Initial plc's (LON:RTO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 29% Above Its Share Price

Trian Fund Management Discloses its Views on Rentokil Initial

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

We Think Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10%

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO)

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.059 per share

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%

CEO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£2.3m worth of stock

Rentokil Initial's (LON:RTO) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Rentokil Initial plc Announces Management Changes, Effective from 1 April 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Are Investors Undervaluing Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) By 32%?

Price target decreased by 7.3% to UK£5.52

Rentokil Initial plc Appoints Brad Paulsen as CEO of its North America Region

Now 32% undervalued after recent price drop

Rentokil Initial plc, Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Rentokil Initial plc Declares an Interim Dividend, Payable on 11 September 2023

First half 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Rentokil Initial plc Announces Director Changes

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.051 per share at 1.3% yield

CEO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£2.6m worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Rentokil Initial plc Appoints David Frear as A Director

Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) completed the acquisition of Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TMX) from The Vanguard Group, Inc., Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and others.

Rentokil Initial plc to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 16, 2023

First half 2022 earnings released

Rentokil Initial plc Declares Interim Dividend

Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) completed the acquistion of Lokimica, S.A..

Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pest Management Businesses in U.K. and Norway from Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TMX).

Rentokil Initial Appoints Mark Gillespie as Managing Director, Asia and MENAT Region

CFO & Director exercised options and sold UK£99k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.043 per share

Rentokil Initial plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues miss analyst expectations

Rentokil Initial plc Announces Management Changes

CEO & Executive Director recently bought UK£242k worth of stock

Rentokil Initial plc (LSE:RTO) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TMX) for $6.7 billion.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

CEO & Executive Director exercised options and sold UK£432k worth of stock