LSE:RB.L 16 February 2026 - 19 June 2026

Reckitt Benckiser Drops at Close After £1 Billion Buyback Wraps Up
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Reckitt Benckiser Drops at Close After £1 Billion Buyback Wraps Up

Reckitt Benckiser Group closed at 4,614 pence on Friday, losing 35 pence. The shares moved between 4,611 pence and 4,659 pence. Volume jumped to 6.62 million, over three times the usual pace. London stocks wrapped up a tough week. Reckitt closed out the £1 billion share buyback it kicked off last July. The weekly drop was modest. With the program now over, that steady buyer is gone as investors look again at costs and sales in developed markets.
June 20, 2026
Reckitt shares slip after £1 billion buyback ends, cost risks linger
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Reckitt shares slip after £1 billion buyback ends, cost risks linger

Reckitt Benckiser Group shares edged lower in London on Friday, slipping towards the bottom of their 4,613-4,659 pence trading range. The decline was modest, but slightly steeper than the broader market’s fall. There was no fresh trading statement behind the move. The London Stock Exchange’s company feed showed Reckitt’s newest regulatory notices were issued on June 16, suggesting Friday’s dealing was more about investor positioning than a new change in operations.
June 19, 2026
Reckitt Moves Up as Buyback Continues Ahead of July Results
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Reckitt stock falls after finishing buyback as inflation jitters persist

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc lost ground on Wednesday, underperforming London’s main stock index. The slide came as the company wrapped up a £1 billion share buyback, while flagging new warnings about postponed cost impacts from the Iran war. Investors took notice as the Dettol and Durex maker updated on risks. Hargreaves Lansdown gave the stock a quote of 4,603p to sell and 4,605p to buy, showing a drop of 37p, or 0.8%. The FTSE 100 was quoted 0.04% lower on the same page. Prices on the site are lagged by at least 15 minutes.
June 17, 2026
Reckitt Moves Up as Buyback Continues Ahead of July Results
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Reckitt Moves Up as Buyback Continues Ahead of July Results

Shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc pushed slightly higher in London on Monday, with the stock trading at 4,654p, up 0.34%. Reckitt opened at 4,671p but slipped from that level as the morning went on. The company remains above Friday’s close and is trading well ahead of last week’s 52-week low of 3,664p. Still, Reckitt shares are a long way from the 52-week high of 6,514p. Reckitt said it picked up 194,000 ordinary shares on June 12 at an average price of 4,633.39p. The announcement stuck to details about the buyback. Buybacks can lift earnings per share as the share count drops but profits stay flat. Reckitt now holds 38.9 million shares in treasury. The number of shares in issue,
June 15, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Stock Moves Up After Buyback, Dividend News, July Update
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Reckitt Benckiser Stock Moves Up After Buyback, Dividend News, July Update

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc shares climbed Friday, closing at 4,638p, up 58p or 1.27%. The FTSE 100 consumer-goods stock still trades far from its 52-week high of 6,522.92p. It’s above its 52-week low of 3,664p, but the recent gain hasn’t fixed the longer-term drop in sentiment. Reckitt’s latest update focused on buybacks, not operations. The company said in a June 12 notice that it bought back 194,500 ordinary shares on June 11 from Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch. These shares will go into treasury. Such “own shares” deals can help EPS if profits hold and the share count drops. Following the buyback, Reckitt holds 38,688,655 treasury shares, leaving 635,317,097 shares outstanding, excluding treasury.
June 13, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser gains as investors look at buyback and dividend after hitting 52-week low
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Reckitt Benckiser gains as investors look at buyback and dividend after hitting 52-week low

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc picked up in London trade on Wednesday, with shares trading at 4,577p at 14:50 BST, up from Tuesday’s close at 4,540p. The move followed the consumer goods maker’s new 52-week low from earlier in the week. Shares are still well below the stock’s January 9 high of 6,522.92p. Reckitt’s latest move is drawing attention, with investors now watching shareholder returns instead of just brand performance as the company works to get back on track after a weak start to 2026. Investors Chronicle reports the stock finished 18.39% above its 52-week low of 3,866p from June 8, showing shares are still climbing off the bottom rather than shifting into a new phase.
June 10, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser’s AI Push Faces a Bigger Test After Dettol Maker’s Growth Miss
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Reckitt Benckiser’s AI Push Faces a Bigger Test After Dettol Maker’s Growth Miss

This week, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc spotlighted digital science and generative AI as key players in its growth strategy during an investor session. The company said these technologies now run through its Powerbrand lineup—Dettol, Lysol, Durex, Finish, Nurofen all included. Reckitt’s pitch: faster product development, and a better chance new products actually land with consumers. This wasn’t a random move. Reckitt came up short on quarterly like-for-like net revenue forecasts last month — that measure excludes things like currency swings and portfolio shifts — and flagged that first-half margins could land roughly 200 basis points, or two percentage points, below where they stood a year ago. High oil prices and a mild cold and flu season took their toll.
May 15, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser’s AI Investor Day Has a Catch: No New Trading Update
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Reckitt Benckiser’s AI Investor Day Has a Catch: No New Trading Update

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc plans to outline its approach to digital science and generative AI in research and development this Thursday during an investor seminar. The company behind Dettol, Durex, Lysol and Nurofen isn’t unveiling any fresh financial or trading details, but said its “Reckitt Focus On: Digital Science” event kicks off at 15:00 BST and will be streamed. The timing is what sets this session apart. In its April trading update, Reckitt posted a 0.6% rise in group like-for-like net revenue for the first quarter. Core Reckitt climbed 1.3%. Europe, though, fell 4.2%, while emerging markets jumped 7.6%. Like-for-like revenue takes out currency shifts and changes to the portfolio, aiming for a clearer picture of actual sales.
May 14, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Stock Is Rebounding — But One Cost Shock Could Still Bite
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Reckitt Benckiser Stock Is Rebounding — But One Cost Shock Could Still Bite

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc crept up 0.93% to 4,686p by 15:47 BST on Thursday, market data showed, but the Dettol, Durex, and Finish owner stayed stuck at the back of the pack. Investors faced a modest uptick, though cost pressures remained in focus. Total return for the month? Down 7.61%. Three months: off 19.64%. Unilever’s Thursday update threw the spotlight on Reckitt, raising a key question: just how much extra cost can consumer-goods giants pass along before shoppers balk. Unilever plans to bump up prices in “small doses” after war-fueled costs overshot expectations. According to Reuters, rivals like Nestle, Procter & Gamble, and Reckitt have already warned about climbing costs or pressure on margins.
April 30, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Misses Q1 Sales Forecast, Warns on Margins as Oil Shock Bites
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Misses Q1 Sales Forecast, Warns on Margins as Oil Shock Bites

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc fell short of analysts’ first-quarter sales forecasts and flagged that first-half margins are set to be about 200 basis points—or 2 percentage points—lower than a year ago, as higher oil prices, lackluster cold-and-flu demand, and ongoing geopolitical issues weighed on performance. Shares in the Dettol and Durex maker slid 4.6% on Wednesday, after earlier sinking as much as 7% in the session. Reckitt finds itself under pressure right now. The company just offloaded its Essential Home division for $4.8 billion in December and is aiming to convince investors that a streamlined push on hygiene and health can keep core sales rising 4%-5%. That effort comes as Reckitt considers next steps for its Mead Johnson infant formula
April 23, 2026