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NYSE · RTO

Rentokil Initial plc

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

$20.02

Up+$0.07 (+0.35%)

Updated Oct 6, 2026, 3:40 AM

SID Score

3.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

56/100

Neutral

Market cap
14.78B
P/E ratio
60.75
Dividend yield
3.28%
52-week range
$19.50 – $34.67
Volume
2.18M
Avg. volume
770.27K

Price performance · RTO

RTO price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 5, 2026

RTO closed at $20.02 after 20 trading sessions, down 13.22% for the selected period.

Last close
$20.02
Period change
-13.22%
Period low
$19.75
Period high
$23.07
Daily close
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RTO OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 5, 2026$19.88$20.11$19.85$20.022.18M
Oct 2, 2026$19.94$20.07$19.83$19.952.24M
Oct 1, 2026$19.98$19.99$19.495$19.803.37M
Sep 30, 2026$20.17$20.19$19.68$19.753.81M
Sep 29, 2026$20.17$20.17$19.82$20.053.06M
Sep 28, 2026$20.13$20.52$20.07$20.502.7M
Sep 25, 2026$20.51$20.68$20.395$20.642.03M
Sep 24, 2026$20.74$20.855$20.525$20.552.29M
Sep 23, 2026$21.50$21.56$21.275$21.412.65M
Sep 22, 2026$21.50$21.70$21.155$21.374.43M
Sep 21, 2026$21.41$21.485$21.07$21.361.72M
Sep 18, 2026$21.61$21.64$21.31$21.352.07M
Sep 17, 2026$22.20$22.21$21.695$21.742.03M
Sep 16, 2026$22.08$22.215$21.845$21.901.11M
Sep 15, 2026$22.48$22.515$22.125$22.171.85M
Sep 14, 2026$22.58$22.625$22.345$22.55961.11K
Sep 11, 2026$22.48$22.48$22.235$22.37938.03K
Sep 10, 2026$22.62$22.755$22.375$22.42876.19K
Sep 9, 2026$23.07$23.16$22.725$22.781.21M
Sep 8, 2026$23.53$23.61$23.07$23.072.38M

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Overview

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Company profile

Rentokil Initial is the largest global provider of route-based pest control and commercial hygiene services, operating in 89 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.

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Average target
$29.00
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RTO recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jul 9, 2026JefferiesBuy—
Jun 5, 2026RBC Capital MarketsOutperform—
Mar 16, 2026CitigroupBuy—
Mar 10, 2026JefferiesBuy—
Mar 5, 2026StifelHold—
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Yahoo · Sep 29, 2026

Morgan Stanley cuts Rentokil on tougher U.S. pest-control competition

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley downgraded Rentokil Initial to “equal-weight” from “overweight” and cut its price target 16% to 420 pence from 500 pence, citing tougher competition in the U.S. pest control market and lower valuation multiples among peers.

Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026

Nobody Cancels This Income: Rollins, Rentokil and Ecolab

Pest control and sanitation contracts renew whether markets cooperate or not, yet two of the three companies discussed here have lost nearly half their value this year while their customers keep paying. The business case and the share price are telling very different stories right now.

Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026

Why Rentokil Initial’s (RTO) Discount to Rollins Could Narrow

Broyhill Asset Management, a Charlotte-based firm, issued its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, which is available for download here. The Broyhill Equity Composite gained 8.8% in Q2, trailing the MSCI All Country World Index’s 15.1% and the MSCI ACWI Value Index’s 10.8%. For the first half, the Composite returned 2.3%, versus 11.5% for the Index. The […]

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