Reckitt Benckiser Group/£RKT
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About Reckitt Benckiser Group
- Ticker
- £RKT
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 36,200
- Headquarters
- Slough, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.reckitt.com
RKT Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£32B
11.29
£4.43
0.25
£4.47
8.94%
Price and volume
Market cap
£32B
Beta
0.25
52-week high
£65.14
52-week low
£36.64
Average daily volume
1.5M
Dividend rate
£4.47
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.592
Quick ratio
0.382
Long term debt to equity
132.498
Total debt to equity
179.737
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
103.37%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.08%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,590
Gross margin (TTM)
59.57%
Net profit margin (TTM)
21.09%
Operating margin (TTM)
22.68%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
17.43%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£380,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.88%
Return on equity (TTM)
48.02%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.293
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.377
Price to book
5.6
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-3.11
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
10.169
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.83%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.921
Dividend yield (TTM)
8.94%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-2.49%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
136.18%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-3.15%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.35%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
11.14%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.96%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.02%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.36%
Bulls say / Bears say
Core Reckitt accelerated like-for-like net revenue growth to 4.2% in Q2, lifting H1 growth to 2.7% and demonstrating effective strategic execution across volume and price/mix. (Reckitt.com)
Emerging Markets delivered robust momentum with like-for-like net revenue up 8.5% in H1 and 9.4% in Q2, with H2 performance expected to mirror this strength and drive sustained growth. (Reckitt.com)
The company announced a new £500 million share buyback programme and increased the interim dividend by 5% to 88.6 pence, underpinning strong shareholder returns and confidence in cash flow. (Reckitt.com)
Core Reckitt’s Q1 like-for-like net revenue growth of 1.3% missed the 2.9% analyst consensus, causing shares to drop as much as 7% and highlighting execution risks in key markets. (Reuters)
Stranded costs from the Essential Home divestment, low seasonal OTC incidence and elevated commodity prices are expected to depress Group adjusted operating profit margin by around 200 basis points below the 24.6% H1 2025 level, constraining profitability. (Investegate)
Europe’s like-for-like net revenue declined 4.2% in Q1, underscoring persistent challenges in mature markets that may hinder recovery momentum. (Investegate)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 1 Sept 2026.
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