Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

LSE:RKT Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£36.0b

Reckitt Benckiser Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a total shareholder equity of £8.1B and total debt of £8.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 108.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £26.4B and £18.3B respectively. Reckitt Benckiser Group's EBIT is £3.2B making its interest coverage ratio 10.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £986.0M.

Key information

108.7%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£8.80b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio10.9x
CashUK£986.00m
EquityUK£8.09b
Total liabilitiesUK£18.32b
Total assetsUK£26.41b

Recent financial health updates

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

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

Recent updates

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

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

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: RKT's short term assets (£4.9B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£7.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: RKT's short term assets (£4.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£11.3B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: RKT's net debt to equity ratio (96.5%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: RKT's debt to equity ratio has increased from 82.6% to 108.7% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: RKT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (30.5%).

Interest Coverage: RKT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.9x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 16:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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 55 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