RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC /FI (RTO) Form 6-K — Oct 22, 2026
Rentokil Initial reported Q3 2026 Group revenue of $1,890m, up 4.0% at constant currency, with Organic Revenue growth of 3.4%. North America Pest Control Services grew 2.4% organically while International Pest delivered a strong 5.7%, and the company expects FY 2026 profit in line with market expectations. The Board approved a $200m share buyback expected to start imminently, supported by leverage of 2.4x at 30 June 2026 and the announced $230m sale of SOLitude Lake Management to Bain Capital, which should generate roughly $180m in net cash proceeds and close in Q4 2026.
Key figures
- Revenue
- 1890
- Guidance
- Expect to deliver FY 2026 profit in line with current market expectations
- Revenue Yoy
- 4.0% (constant currency)
- Target leverage
- 2.0-2.5x
- Bolt on deals ytd
- 21
- Buyback programme
- $200m
- Net debt to ebitda
- 2.4x at 30 June 2026
- Pestconnect devices
- over 18,000 at over 335 sites
- Solitude sale value
- $230m (c.$180m estimated net cash proceeds)
- Group revenue q3 2025
- $1,810m
- International revenue
- $714m (+5.0% CER)
- Na customer retention
- 81.1%
- North america revenue
- $1,176m (+3.4%)
- Expected 2026 ma spend
- c.$100m
- Na colleague retention
- 82.8%
- Organic revenue growth
- 3.4%
- Bolt on annualised revenue ytd
- c.$36m
- Na pest control organic growth
- 2.4%
- International pest organic growth
- 5.7%
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