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Rentokil Initial PLC

RTO·Commercial Services·Market Cap £11.5b
Rank #39 of 48
Data from Excel Model · 48 Stocks Analysed
£4.54
+1.47% YTD
Target: £4.87(+7.3%)
52W: £3.06 - £4.83

Score Analysis

Rentokil Initial PLC is ranked #39 out of 48 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

20/48
Average Score
Liquidity
Excellent1/48
Valuation
Weak32/48
Profitability
Excellent8/48
Solvency
Fair20/48
Mkt Trading
Good18/48
Technical
Weak43/48

1. Valuation

Score: 32/48

Is RTO undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

1/5
valuation criteria met
FY26e P/E Ratio
23.6xRank 41/48
FY27e P/E Ratio
21.3xRank 42/48
Price-to-Book
2.93xRank 22/48
Price-to-Tangible Book
N/ARank 1/48
EV/EBITDA
16.1xRank 37/48

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E
50.2x
Price-to-Earnings
FY26e P/E
23.6x
Forward estimate
FY27e P/E
21.3x
Forward estimate
P/B Ratio
2.93x
Price-to-Book
P/TBV
N/A
Price-to-Tangible Book
EV/EBITDA
16.1x
Enterprise Value
FY26e EV/EBITDA
13.9x
Forward estimate
FY27e EV/EBITDA
12.8x
Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price
£4.54
Consensus Target
£4.87
Potential
+7.3%
Target
Bloomberg Median Target: £5.00

2. Profitability

Score: 8/48

How profitable is RTO relative to its peers?

5/6
profitability criteria met
TTM Profit Margin
4.8%Rank 9/48
Current ROE
7.0%Rank 10/48
Current ROA
2.6%Rank 16/48
FY26e EPS
0.26Rank 8/48
TTM EPS
0.12Rank 9/48
Net Income Growth
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Profit Margin
4.8%
ROE
7.0%
FY27e ROE
10.1%
ROA
2.6%

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 20/48

How strong is RTO's balance sheet and financial position?

2/6
solvency criteria met
Debt-to-Equity
97.2%Rank 27/48
Altman Z-Score
4.22Rank 14/48
Z-Score Trend
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Amihud Illiquidity
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Intangible/Asset
Rank 49Rank 49/48
R&D/Sales
Rank 14Rank 14/48

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio
0.60
Below 1.0
Cash Ratio
0.35
Debt/Equity
97%
FCF Margin
4.8%

Altman Z-Score

4.22
Safe Zone
01.812.995+

4. Dividend

RTO pays a dividend yield of 1.98%.

Current Yield
1.98%
FY27e Yield
2.03%
FY26e DPS
0.124
FY27e DPS
N/A

Dividend Per Share Forecast

5. Technical Analysis

Score: 43/48

What do the technical indicators say about RTO?

0/4
technical criteria met
CMP vs 52W High
-6.0%Rank 31/48
CMP vs 52W Low
48.4%Rank 28/48
RSI 14 Day
48.6Rank 44/48
MA(50) > MA(200)
Yes (Bullish)Rank 38/48

RSI (14 Day)

48.6
Bearish
0 (Oversold)50100 (Overbought)

Moving Averages

MA 30-Day£4.61
MA 50-Day£4.57
MA 200-Day£3.98
SignalGolden Cross (Bullish)
MACD-1.38

Risk Metrics

Beta
0.95
Lower volatility
3-Yr Std Dev
81.6%
5-Yr Std Dev
73.1%

6. Market Trading

Score: 18/48

How liquid and actively traded is RTO?

2/4
market trading criteria met
5D Avg Volume
5.4MRank 19/48
3M Avg Volume
4.9MRank 17/48
Volume Trend
10.9%Rank 49/48
Beta
0.95Rank 27/48
Shares Outstanding
2526.0m
Free Float
97.3%
Enterprise Value
$19.8b

Trading Volume

7. Peer Comparison

How does RTO compare to other Commercial Services stocks?

Overall Rank Comparison

Factor Score Comparison

StockRankLiquidityValuationProfitabilitySolvencyMkt TradingTechnical
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