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Reckitt Benckiser Group LSE:RKT Stock Report

Last Price

UK£48.23

Market Cap

UK£33.2b

7D

-0.2%

1Y

-11.2%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

Data

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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

LSE:RKT Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£33.2b

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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£48.23
52 Week HighUK£58.86
52 Week LowUK£40.34
Beta0.087
1 Month Change0.84%
3 Month Change5.40%
1 Year Change-11.18%
3 Year Change-23.10%
5 Year Change-22.00%
Change since IPO609.26%

Recent News & Updates

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)

Recent updates

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 30
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RKT) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 28
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) Share Price Is Still Matching Investor Opinion Despite 26% Slump

Mar 22
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) Share Price Is Still Matching Investor Opinion Despite 26% Slump

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £1.16

Mar 08
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £1.16

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Jan 13
Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 26
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's (LON:RKT) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Shareholder Returns

RKTGB Household ProductsGB Market
7D-0.2%-1.3%-1.5%
1Y-11.2%2.1%3.5%

Return vs Industry: RKT underperformed the UK Household Products industry which returned 2.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: RKT underperformed the UK Market which returned 3.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is RKT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
RKT volatility
RKT Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Household Products Industry Average Movement3.9%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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 (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
181940,000Kris Lichtwww.reckitt.com

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products worldwide. It offers acne treatment creams, facial washes, and cleansing pads; germ protection products; condoms; heartburn and indigestion solutions; joints health products; chest congestion, cough, and sinus remedies; brain health products; migraine-headaches and rheumatic pain products; sore throat medications; and hair removal products under the Airborne, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Gaviscon, Move Free, Neuriva, Nurofen, Mucinex, Strepsils, and Veet brands. The company also offers home fragrances and devices; water softeners; home cleaning products; dish washes; toilet cleaners; disinfecting sprays wipes, laundry sanitisers, and others; sprays, baits, and plug-ins for pest control; stain removals; and fabric washing under the Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Finish, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Vanish, and Woolite 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£33.19b
Earnings (TTM)UK£1.54b
Revenue (TTM)UK£14.33b

21.5x

P/E Ratio

2.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
RKT income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£14.33b
Cost of RevenueUK£5.65b
Gross ProfitUK£8.68b
Other ExpensesUK£7.13b
EarningsUK£1.54b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 06, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.24
Gross Margin60.56%
Net Profit Margin10.78%
Debt/Equity Ratio108.7%

How did RKT perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.1%

Current Dividend Yield

91%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 01:26
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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 here.

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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
Kamla SinghAlphaValue
Pedro Gil Garcia AlejoBanco Santander
Susanne SeibelBarclays