RTORentokil Initial plc

$22.76-14% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 85). Price is −20% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 1.3% since the previous count, up from 0.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How RTO is trading

Rentokil Initial plc is −14% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 30 points behind the market.

−14%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−20%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
85

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
34%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$19.43 – $34.52 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$22.76
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−14%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−39%
vs 50-day average$21.96
+3.6%
52-week high
$34.52
52-week low
$19.76
Annualised volatility
33%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−22%
2025+20%
2024−9.8%
2023−5.9%
2022−22%
2021+14%
2020+17%
2019+42%
2018−0.07%
2017+63%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10−0.76%
Feb106 of 10+0.79%
Mar105 of 10−0.71%
Apr109 of 10+6.5%
May106 of 10+0.06%
Jun107 of 10+1.2%
Jul1110 of 11+6.5%
Aug116 of 11−2.1%
Sep114 of 11−4.1%
Oct117 of 11+2.0%
Nov105 of 10+0.48%
Dec107 of 10+1.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.