Rentokil Initial plc (RTO) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Rentokil Initial plc
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…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Rentokil Initial plc operates in the Industrials sector, within the Specialty Business Services industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
Rentokil Initial plc at a Glance
| Company | Rentokil Initial plc |
| Ticker | RTO |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £3.48 |
| Market cap | £8.77B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 38.71 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.00 |
| 52-week high | £5.07 |
| 52-week low | £3.30 |
| Dividend yield | 2.70% |
| Ex-dividend date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.41 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 5.97% |
| Debt-to-equity | 111.35% |
| Average volume | 10.55M |
| Shares outstanding | 2.52B |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Employees | 63,388 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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