Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

At Reckitt, we protect, heal and nurture. We are the company behind some of the world’s best known and most trusted Health and Hygiene consumer brands. Delivering for a cleaner, healthier world requires strong brands with a global footprint. From Dettol, Lysol, Durex, Finish, Harpic and Vanish, Mucinex, Nurofen, Gaviscon, Veet and Strepsils, consumers love and rely on our brands to care for their families, as they have done for over 200 years. We use our scientific expertise and deep human understanding to develop solutions to help people improve their lives – that is why over 30 million Reckitt products are sold each day worldwide. At Reckitt, we’re all making a real difference to people all over the world, every day.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,673 to 4,761
• 50-Day Range: 4,533 to 5,468
• 52-Week Range: 4,518 to 6,522.92
• Volume: 973,805 shs
• Average Volume: 22.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £30.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Dividend Yield: 4.56%
• Price Target: GBX 6,204.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Reckitt Benckiser Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Reckitt Benckiser Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus price target of GBX 6,204.29, representing about 32.4% upside from its current price of GBX 4,687.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Reckitt Benckiser Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 884.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RKT.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Reckitt Benckiser Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Reckitt Benckiser Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group is 44.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

25 people have searched for RKT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Reckitt Benckiser Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £258,325.55 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.44% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.59% of the stock of Reckitt Benckiser Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Household & Personal Products
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:RKT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.reckitt.com
• Phone: 44 17 5321 7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Reckitt Benckiser Group: GBX 6,204.29
• High Price Target: GBX 7,700
• Low Price Target: GBX 5,430
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 486.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.15
• P/E Growth: 1.1
• Net Income: £1.49 billion
• Net Margins: 25.23%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 38.45%
• Return on Assets: 7.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 108.83
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £14.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.11
• Cash Flow: GBX 143.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.70
• Book Value: GBX 1,140.68 per share
• Price / Book: 4.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 640,445,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £30.02 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.25