Reckitt (RKT) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What RKT does

Reckitt (RKT) is a stock listed on the London Stock Exchange in the Consumer Defensive sector, Household & Personal Products industry. The company manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products in the United Kingdom and internationally. Its portfolio includes brands such as Dettol (germ protection), Durex and KY (intimate wellness), Nurofen and Mucinex (over the counter), Clearasil and Veet (personal care), MegaRed and Airborne (vitamins and supplements), Vanish (stain removal), Finish, Harpic, and Lysol (disinfectants), as well as Enfamil and Nutramigen (infant nutrition). Reckitt is part of the broader Consumer Defensive space alongside peers like Unilever (ULVR) and British American Tobacco (BATS).

Key numbers explained

• 49.05 GBP is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share on the London Stock Exchange.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 11.1 divides the current share price by the last twelve months of earnings per share (4.43 GBP); a lower P/E can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 13.6 uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, giving a sense of how the market values the company's growth outlook.
• The dividend yield of 4.41% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price, indicating the cash return shareholders receive from dividends alone.
• The ex-dividend date of 6 aug. 2026 is the cutoff: you must own the stock before this date to receive the next dividend payment.
• 49% of earnings are paid out as dividends, meaning roughly half of the company's profit is returned to shareholders and the rest is retained for reinvestment or debt reduction.
• Beta of 0.25 suggests the stock's price tends to move about one-quarter as much as the overall market, indicating lower volatility than the average equity.
• The 52-week range of 36.64 – 65.23 shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year, while the price change over the last 52 weeks of -14.2% reflects the decline from one year ago to today.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of -8.2% year over year on 13.64 mld. GBP trailing revenue can signal pricing pressure, volume declines, or foreign currency effects.
• Profit margin of 21.1% and operating margin of 18.2% show how much of each sales pound translates into profit at different stages of the business.
• Return on equity of 48% indicates how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholders' capital.
• Debt-to-equity ratio of 179.7% means the company carries more debt than equity, which can amplify returns but also increase sensitivity to interest rate changes.
• Price-to-book of 549.4 compares the market price to the book value of equity; a high ratio often reflects intangible assets, brand value, or market expectations not captured on the balance sheet.
• As a Consumer Defensive stock, RKT can be affected by consumer spending trends, input costs, foreign exchange movements, and competitive dynamics within the household and personal products space.