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Rentokil

RTO

Market cap $11.7B

23.26 USD

+0.47

2.06%

At close Updated Oct 29, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

23.62

+0.36

1.55%

1 day

2.06%

5 days

1.71%

1 month

16.01%

3 months

-20.97%

6 months

-29.52%

Year to date

-22.13%

1 year

-15.42%

5 years

-13.69%

10 years

-13.69%

About: Rentokil Initial is the largest global provider of route-based pest control and commercial hygiene services, operating in over 90 countries, with its largest operations in the United States following the acquisition of Terminix. The group also offers a range of specialist route-based services, including office and commercial space plant care, property care, and workwear rentals. The group serves a diverse client base of global food producers, hotel chains, industrial goods companies, restaurants, and individual residential customers.

Employees: 64,084

Industrials Specialty Business Services

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 60.9%

Neutral 21.7%

Negative 17.4%

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Beyond the Bait Box: Rentokil Commercial State of the Rodent Report Reveals Modern Playbook for Businesses

READING, Pa., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recent data from Rentokil's Commercial State of the Rodent Report 1 reveals a converging compliance reality for facility managers today. Analyzing nearly 650,000 commercial service visits from 2025, the report shows how shifting climate patterns and urban waste dynamics have turned rodent activity into a year-round threat. At the same time, expanding state-level bans on traditional rodenticides continue to gather momentum across the U.S., creating a critical gap between escalating pest pressure and increasingly restricted chemical solutions.

Beyond the Bait Box: Rentokil Commercial State of the Rodent Report Reveals Modern Playbook for Businesses

Rentokil: KPIs Are Heading In The Right Direction

Rentokil Initial is regaining momentum post-Terminix acquisition, with KPIs and profitability improving despite prior integration challenges. RTO is streamlining its portfolio, divesting non-core assets, and focusing on pest control and hygiene, with North America now over 60% of revenue. Valuation is historically low at 14.4x forward P/E, while dividend yield approaches 3% and a new £200 million buyback boosts total shareholder yield above 6%.

Rentokil: KPIs Are Heading In The Right Direction

Proactive Investors

Rentokil's price target raised by UBS as North America shows signs of stabilising

Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO) has had its price target raised by UBS after third-quarter trading showed better-than-expected stability in its key North American pest control business. The broker reiterated its 'buy' rating and increased its target to 390p from 370p, compared with a share price of 342p.

Rentokil's price target raised by UBS as North America shows signs of stabilising

Rentokil Initial plc (RTO) Q3 2026 Sales/Trading Call Transcript

Rentokil Initial plc (RTO) Q3 2026 Sales/Trading Call Transcript

Rentokil Initial plc (RTO) Q3 2026 Sales/Trading Call Transcript

What Rentokil Initial (RTO) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call

Rentokil Initial NYSE: RTO reported third-quarter revenue of $1.9 billion and organic growth of 3.4%, with Chief Executive Officer Mike Duffy describing the period as a “solid quarter” marked by progress on customer service, sales execution and business simplification.

What Rentokil Initial (RTO) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call

Proactive Investors

Rentokil shares jump 8% as $200 million buyback and steady third quarter reassure investors

Shares in Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO), the FTSE 100 pest control and hygiene group, rose 8% to 337.70p on Thursday morning, a gain of 23p from Wednesday's close of 314.70p, after it announced a $200 million share buyback. The buyback is expected to start imminently and be completed by the full-year results, following the agreed $230 million sale of SOLitude Lake Management to Bain Capital.

Rentokil shares jump 8% as $200 million buyback and steady third quarter reassure investors

Proactive Investors

Rentokil announces $200 million share buyback as third-quarter organic revenue grows 3.4%

Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO), the pest control and hygiene services group, announced a $200 million share buyback on Thursday and reported third-quarter organic revenue growth of 3.4%, while confirming that it expects 2026 profit to be in line with current market expectations. Group revenue for the three months to 30 September rose 4.0% to $1,890 million, and the company expects full year profit to match current market expectations.

Rentokil announces $200 million share buyback as third-quarter organic revenue grows 3.4%

Rentokil announces $200 million buyback; quarterly revenue rises on improving North America business

Rentokil announces $200 million buyback; quarterly revenue rises on improving North America business

Rentokil announces $200 million buyback; quarterly revenue rises on improving North America business

Proactive Investors

Rentokil faces US pricing pressure as AI reshapes pest-control market

Rentokil Initial PLC (LSE:RTO), the pest-control and hygiene services group, faces tighter pricing power and changing customer acquisition trends in the United States as weaker consumer demand weighs on the industry. Jefferies maintains a 'buy' rating on the shares with a 370p price target, implying a 17% upside from the 315.9p reference price in its 19 October research note.

Rentokil faces US pricing pressure as AI reshapes pest-control market

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