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Rentokil Initial plc (RTO)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Crawley, United Kingdom | NYSE
33.87 USD +0.18 (0.534%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.87

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT

RTO presents a mixed opportunity. Short-term traders may find a potential buying opportunity near the current price, given the recent price action and the moderate bearish sentiment in the options market. However, the stock's high beta and elevated price-to-book ratio suggest volatility and potential for further upside. For long-term investors, RTO's strong fundamentals, moderate earnings growth, and recent analyst upgrades make it an attractive option for buy-and-hold strategies. The dividend yield, while modest, is consistent, and the recent dip in price could be a good time to consider buying for dividend income. Overall, RTO is a balanced choice for both short and long-term investors, with a focus on fundamentals and strategic timing.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.053298
MSTL0.057270
AutoTheta0.095671
AutoARIMA0.151611

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.644
Excess Kurtosis 0.69
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 111.995
Revenue per Share 13.685
Market Cap 17,421,463,552
Trailing P/E 59.42
Forward P/E 20.17
Beta 0.41
Profit Margins 6.80%
Website https://www.rentokil-initial.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. For calls, there is significant positioning in out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, particularly around the 35.0 strike, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, the implied volatility (IV) is relatively high, suggesting uncertainty. For puts, there is notable OTM positioning, especially around the 30.0 strike, which could indicate some bearish sentiment or hedging. The ATM strikes for both calls and puts have lower IV, suggesting that traders are not heavily betting on large price movements in the near term. Overall, the options market appears to be cautiously optimistic, with a focus on moderate price movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.23% 2.36% 2.25% 1.89%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-10 0.4120 1.226191
2025-08-15 0.2740 1.130758
2025-04-04 0.3820 1.869758
2024-08-09 0.2030 0.694859
2024-04-04 0.3780 1.344222
2023-08-03 0.1770 0.482649
2023-04-10 0.3170 0.924864
2022-08-05 0.1460 0.480081
2022-04-07 0.2840 0.881346
2021-08-12 0.1450 0.401002
2021-04-08 0.3760 1.158087
2019-08-09 0.0920 0.366460
2019-04-11 0.2060 0.939075
2018-08-10 0.0860 0.442872
2018-04-12 0.1900 1.077627
2017-08-09 0.0750 0.453055
2017-04-05 0.1490 1.060900
2016-08-16 0.0650 0.520026
2016-04-06 0.1480 1.361037
2015-08-12 0.0680 0.681095
2015-04-16 0.1360 1.542289
2014-08-13 0.0650 0.760907
2014-04-09 0.1330 1.553158
2013-08-22 0.0540 0.828947
2013-04-18 0.1100 1.839914
2012-09-12 0.0530 1.098428
2012-04-05 0.1040 1.938089
2008-09-10 0.0580 1.126411
2008-04-16 0.5220 7.248752
2007-09-12 0.2160 1.734391
2007-04-11 0.5040 4.196821
2006-09-27 0.2030 2.135794
2006-05-03 0.4600 4.685596
2005-05-04 0.4590 4.610524
2004-09-29 0.1730 1.935914
2004-05-05 0.4060 3.774409
2003-05-07 0.3450 3.610047
2002-09-04 0.1360 1.202448
2001-10-12 0.1155 1.066327
2001-05-02 0.2610 3.189094
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.62
dividendYield 1.83
exDividendDate 2026-04-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.124
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0036806175
lastDividendValue 0.412
lastDividendDate 2026-04-10
dividendDate 2026-05-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.46797383
Address1 Compass House
Address2 Manor Royal
All Time High 43.69
All Time Low 2.14
Ask 35.5
Ask Size 500
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 915,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,599,454
Average Volume 1,599,454
Average Volume10Days 915,330
Beta 0.412
Bid 33.92
Bid Size 500
Book Value 10.92
City Crawley
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 33.87
Current Ratio 1.164
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 34.265
Day Low 33.84
Debt To Equity 111.995
Display Name Rentokil Initial
Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Dividend Rate 0.62
Dividend Yield 1.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,699,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,699,400
Earnings Growth 0.952
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.958
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,744,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,772,744,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,772,744,400
Ebitda 1,232,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.17849001
Enterprise To Ebitda 72.177
Enterprise To Revenue 12.883
Enterprise Value 88,994,045,952
Eps Current Year 1.46118
Eps Forward 1.67908
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.8254
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0445995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06424427
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.797382
Fifty Two Week High 34.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.79999924
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023074683
Fifty Two Week Low 22.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.639999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.52361673
Fifty Two Week Range 22.23 - 34.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 848,327,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.7
Float Shares 2,450,188,588
Forward Eps 1.67908
Forward P E 20.17176
Free Cashflow 828,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 63,388
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.13767
Gross Profits 951,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000040000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.15153
Implied Shares Outstanding 514,362,686
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Last Dividend Value 0.412
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,005,868,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Rentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Pacific. The company offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management. It provides hygiene services, including the provision and maintenance of products, 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. In addition, the company engages in the supply and laundering of garments for commercial organizations. Further, the company provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal, deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist deep cleaning services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.
Long Name Rentokil Initial plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 17,421,463,552
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_411004
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 290,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 17,016,061,502
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 33.9
Operating Cashflow 972,000,000
Operating Margins 0.13008
Payout Ratio 1.0519
Peg Ratio 0.99
Phone 44 12 9385 8000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 33.87
Post Market Time 1,776,464,682
Previous Close 33.69
Price Eps Current Year 23.179895
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.1016483
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5219257
Profit Margins 0.06804
Quick Ratio 1.071
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.18
Regular Market Change Percent 0.534284
Regular Market Day High 34.265
Regular Market Day Low 33.84
Regular Market Day Range 33.84 - 34.265
Regular Market Open 33.9
Regular Market Previous Close 33.69
Regular Market Price 33.87
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 1,313,699
Return On Assets 0.03965
Return On Equity 0.05377
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 13.685
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 503,247,977
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0055
Shares Short 2,761,212
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,171,624
Short Name Rentokil Initial plc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0056
Short Ratio 1.77
Source Interval 15
Symbol RTO
Target High Price 38.4
Target Low Price 34.0
Target Mean Price 36.1
Target Median Price 36.0
Total Cash 2,382,000,128
Total Cash Per Share 0.947
Total Debt 6,152,999,936
Total Revenue 6,908,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.124
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0036806175
Trailing Eps 0.57
Trailing P E 59.42105
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9998
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.13555
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.7344494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20381509
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,313,699
Website https://www.rentokil-initial.com
Zip RH10 9PY