Rentokil Initial
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
2.87K2.50K1.68K
Price/Sales ratio
187.70178.48158.89
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Β£0.20Β£0.23Β£0.34

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
8.4123.3124.228.54-63.1529.5150.7741.2543.8328.5625.51-63.15
Price/Sales ratio
1.261.641.872.412.523.123.383.672.732.021.843.12
Price/Book Value ratio
21.9913.6511.256.247.468.368.358.582.482.662.408.36
Price/Cash Flow ratio
8.219.0511.1915.3617.0718.0917.3519.2616.9514.7613.9718.09
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
26.5219.6226.1231.3032.0828.6824.1126.9024.8020.6819.0528.68
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.01-0.450.700.020.55-0.07-1.521.03-3.061.1431.320.55
Dividend Yield
1.95%1.68%1.36%1.10%1.19%1.02%N/A1.27%1.19%1.84%2.29%1.19%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
91.13%24.07%22.78%23.79%22.14%21.56%23.41%24.19%26.30%27.85%14.49%21.56%
Operating Profit Margin
11.60%10.67%10.71%12.12%10%9.92%10.53%11.73%8.53%14.25%14.02%10%
Pretax Profit Margin
9.37%9.03%9.61%29.58%-4.64%12.64%8.23%11.00%7.96%9.17%9.24%-4.64%
Net Profit Margin
15.03%7.06%7.72%28.30%-4.00%10.60%6.66%8.90%6.24%7.08%7.24%-4.00%
Effective Tax Rate
22.73%21.82%19.52%4.28%13.84%16.15%18.92%19.04%21.62%22.71%22.8%13.84%
Return on Assets
14.63%5.75%6.58%21.97%-3.19%8.36%3.18%6.08%1.94%3.42%3.49%-3.19%
Return On Equity
261.27%58.54%46.45%73.12%-11.81%28.33%16.46%20.80%5.65%9.31%9.49%-11.81%
Return on Capital Employed
15.88%14.35%12.47%12.21%10.94%10.71%10.20%11.81%3.49%8.96%8.82%10.71%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.210.701.211.210.881.011.04N/AN/AN/A1.030.88
Quick Ratio
1.100.631.091.090.760.891.000.861.060.960.960.76
Cash ratio
0.380.120.230.430.140.330.730.420.730.600.590.14
Days of Sales Outstanding
61.85N/A60.9462.3569.7469.24N/A65.1181.5659.7564.0269.24
Days of Inventory outstanding
139.3215.2217.4416.7319.7018.5122.4322.1226.6719.4816.0918.51
Operating Cycle
201.1815.2278.3879.0989.4587.7622.4387.23108.2479.2480.1287.76
Days of Payables Outstanding
228.2725.4726.1230.23116.08114.89158.03124.5446.8033.6090.34114.89
Cash Conversion Cycle
-27.08-10.2452.2648.85-26.63-27.12-135.60-37.3061.4345.64-10.21-26.63
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.560.540.520.390.390.590.500.390.410.380.380.59
Debt Equity Ratio
10.055.523.701.321.472.002.591.351.201.041.042.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.900.800.770.550.460.510.540.490.460.430.420.51
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.900.840.780.560.590.660.720.570.540.510.510.66
Interest Coverage Ratio
3.974.145.136.525.015.396.54N/AN/AN/A3.855.39
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.260.270.270.300.290.230.180.320.120.170.160.23
Company Equity Multiplier
17.8410.177.053.323.703.385.163.412.902.722.693.38
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.150.180.160.150.140.170.190.190.160.130.130.17
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.300.460.420.490.530.630.710.710.680.710.730.53
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.260.270.270.300.290.230.180.320.120.170.160.23
Short Term Coverage Ratio
8.620.984.685.580.710.490.341.220.440.640.570.49
Dividend Payout Ratio
16.50%39.34%33.13%9.41%-75.48%30.23%N/A52.73%52.58%52.75%55.86%-75.48%