Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

LSE:RKT Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£33.1b

Reckitt Benckiser Group Past Earnings Performance

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Reckitt Benckiser Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 43.3%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings declining at 2.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.7% per year. Reckitt Benckiser Group's return on equity is 19.1%, and it has net margins of 10.8%.

Key information

43.3%

Earnings growth rate

43.2%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth2.6%
Revenue growth rate2.7%
Return on equity19.1%
Net Margin10.8%
Next Earnings Update06 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

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 2414,3281,5445,102337
31 Mar 2414,4681,5895,105337
31 Dec 2314,6071,6345,107337
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
30 Jun 148,5951,3992,784152
31 Mar 148,9311,4012,880152
31 Dec 139,2661,4022,976152

Quality Earnings: RKT has a large one-off loss of £643.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: RKT's current net profit margins (10.8%) are lower than last year (14.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RKT's earnings have grown significantly by 43.3% per year over the past 5 years.

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 (-30.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Household Products industry average (29.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: RKT's Return on Equity (19.1%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 08:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 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 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