Rentokil Initial (RTO) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What RTO does

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is a stock listed on the London Stock Exchange in the Industrials sector, under the Specialty Business Services industry. The company provides route-based services across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and the Pacific. Its services include pest control for rodents, flying and crawling insects, and other wildlife management, as well as hygiene services such as soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hand dryers, air care and purification, cubicle and surface sanitizers, feminine hygiene units, toilet paper dispensers, and floor protection mats. The company also supplies and launders garments for commercial organizations and offers specialist cleaning services, including graffiti removal, deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning. Rentokil Initial was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom. Peers in the broader UK industrials space include EasyJet (EZJ), Intertek (ITRK), Halma plc (HLMA), International Airlines Group (IAG), Melrose Industries (MRO), IMI (IMI), and Babcock International (BAB).

Key numbers explained

• 3.09 GBP is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share at this moment.
• -0.16% is the price change today, showing the percentage move relative to the previous close.
• 7.77B GBP is the market capitalization, the total value of all outstanding shares.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 30.9 compares the current share price to the last 12 months of earnings per share, while the forward P/E ratio of 13.3 uses expected future earnings.
• 3.04% is the dividend yield, the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the share price.
• 98% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating nearly all reported earnings are returned to shareholders.
• 0.41 is the beta, a measure of the stock's volatility relative to the overall market.
• -15.7% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, showing the total return from one year ago to today.

What to watch

Investors tracking Rentokil Initial often watch the ex-dividend date (Aug 13, 2026) and the next earnings release (Jul 30, 2026), as these dates can affect price and income expectations. The wide 52-week range of 3.06 – 5.07 shows the stock has traded significantly over the past year, which can reflect shifts in market sentiment toward industrials and specialty business services. The debt-to-equity ratio of 111.4% highlights a capital structure where debt is larger than equity, a factor that can influence risk perception. Revenue growth of 6.7% year over year and a profit margin of 6.7% are useful for comparing the company's operating efficiency with peers such as EasyJet (EZJ) or Intertek (ITRK).