Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RKT) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc manufactures and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers germ protection under Dettol name; intimate wellness under Durex and KY brand names; over the counter under the Biofreeze, Gaviscon, Mucinex,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Household & Personal Products industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc at a Glance
| Company | Reckitt Benckiser Group plc |
| Ticker | RKT |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £51.14 |
| Market cap | £32.45B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 11.54 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.04 |
| 52-week high | £65.23 |
| 52-week low | £36.64 |
| Dividend yield | 4.23% |
| Ex-dividend date | 06 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 48.02% |
| Debt-to-equity | 179.74% |
| Average volume | 1.54M |
| Shares outstanding | 634.60M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
| Employees | 36,200 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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