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
£31B
11.08
£4.43
0.25
£4.51
9.20%
Price and volume
Market cap
£31B
Beta
0.25
52-week high
£65.14
52-week low
£36.64
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
£4.51
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.592
Quick ratio
0.382
Long term debt to equity
1.325
Total debt to equity
1.797
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)
11.076
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.331
Price to book
5.49
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-3.05
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.974
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.03%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.921
Dividend yield (TTM)
9.20%
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
The focused portfolio and Fuel for Growth savings programme are starting to support execution. Recent innovation helped North American brands such as Lysol and Mucinex, while management expects second-half margins to improve as cost savings, pricing and a better product mix take effect. (Reckitt, Morningstar)
A unanimous federal jury verdict in favour of Mead Johnson reduced a major obstacle to selling the non-core nutrition business. A disposal could simplify Reckitt further and unlock value, with reports saying the ruling improves the chance of a deal by year-end. (The Grocer, MarketScreener)
First-half profitability weakened: the adjusted operating margin fell to 23.6%, while adjusted EPS declined 9.7%. Delivering the full-year 24.9% to 25.6% margin target therefore depends on a substantial second-half recovery. (Reckitt, StockAnalysis.com)
The balance sheet and cash generation are less comfortable after large shareholder distributions. Net debt rose to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA, while first-half free cash flow fell, leaving less room if input costs rise or the consumer trades down to cheaper alternatives. (Reckitt, Interactive Investor)
The Mead Johnson litigation has improved but is not fully resolved, and the sale is not yet completed. Management itself has cautioned that one favourable case does not determine the wider litigation, so potential liabilities and the eventual disposal price remain uncertain. (Morningstar, EarningsCalls.dev)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 28 Sept 2026.
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