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Rentokil Initial is a global business-services group best known for pest control, hygiene and wellbeing services. It operates recurring, route-based service businesses with a particularly important position in North America following the Terminix acquisition.
Commercial and residential pest control, termite and wildlife services, hygiene and washroom services, plants and workplace wellbeing, together with related specialist services.
North America is the largest market, alongside the UK, continental Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international territories.
Organic revenue growth, customer retention, pricing, route density, integration benefits from Terminix, North American productivity, acquisitions and operating-margin improvement.
Execution in North America, customer losses, labour and vehicle costs, acquisition integration, competition, foreign exchange and weaker commercial activity.
30 July 2026: first-half revenue rose 4.5% at constant currency to $3.59bn, with 3.6% organic growth and operating profit up 6.6%. North America remains the main execution issue, but management says it is on track for its 2027 cost-saving target while reinvesting part of those savings to improve growth.
Rentokil pays dividends twice yearly and reports the dividend in US cents. The 2026 interim dividend is 4.48 US cents per share, ex-dividend 13 August 2026 and payable 21 September; the 2025 final dividend of 8.24 cents went ex-dividend on 9 April and was paid on 18 May.
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