Rentokil Initial (RTO-L)
FTSE 100 · Support services · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-09-09
Rentokil Initial (RTO-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -9.1 | -5.0 | -19.2 | 0.3 | -3.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -12.7 | -1.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 7.8 | -3.8 | 3.0 | 12.2 | -1.3 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | -7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | -13.7 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | -24.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | -3.4 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | -3.7 | 3.3 | -5.2 | 1.4 | -31.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | -11.3 | -2.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -8.0 | -6.2 | 14.0 | -3.7 | -8.3 | 14.0 | -0.6 | -6.2 |
| 2021 | -2.4 | -6.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | -5.3 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -4.8 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 3.6 | -19.9 | 22.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -5.5 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 10.4 | -3.9 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -2.8 | -2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | -6.6 | -2.5 | -6.2 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 2.4 | -3.3 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | -1.3 | 11.7 | -5.3 | -0.0 |
| 2016 | -1.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -6.1 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | -0.3 | 11.9 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 9.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 10.5 | -7.6 | -3.3 | -0.8 | -5.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | -7.1 | 4.6 | -3.3 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | -6.8 | 3.7 | 8.3 | -5.3 | -4.2 | -1.7 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 8.5 | -4.1 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 2012 | 19.8 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 1.4 | -13.0 | -2.3 | -2.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | -9.2 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -3.7 | -3.4 | -11.8 | -11.5 | 0.5 | -7.7 | -5.7 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -4.8 | -11.1 | -5.2 | -8.3 | 9.8 | -3.8 | -11.5 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | -3.4 | 11.8 | -6.3 | 47.8 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 4.0 | -8.7 | -3.2 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | -10.4 | -23.0 | 16.6 | -1.2 | 3.9 | -0.5 | -32.5 | 8.6 | -5.2 | -34.8 | -21.1 | 23.9 |
| 2007 | -2.7 | -8.1 | 9.9 | 6.6 | -1.1 | -6.5 | -2.3 | 10.5 | -3.6 | 3.1 | -12.3 | -19.8 |
| 2006 | -1.1 | -2.8 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -9.2 | 7.6 | 5.0 | -8.2 | -2.5 | 3.4 | -1.0 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.2 | -3.5 | -5.4 | 8.1 | -2.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -7.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -6.8 | 3.1 | -22.1 | -1.4 | -1.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -8.4 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | -10.6 | -7.1 | -4.9 | 7.6 | -3.7 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -2.4 | -12.8 |
| 2002 | -4.8 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -4.5 | 2.9 | -3.9 | -13.1 | 2.9 | -12.9 | 4.1 | -2.9 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | -10.2 | -1.1 | -8.4 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 8.2 |
| 2000 | 5.7 | -13.4 | -20.8 | 7.5 | -14.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -5.7 | 4.8 | 22.0 | 19.1 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -17.4 | -4.1 | -30.9 | -2.1 | -3.0 | 4.1 | -13.9 | -5.7 | 18.5 | -6.0 |
| 1998 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 5.8 | 10.9 | 0.9 | -9.5 | -7.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 16.1 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -10.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 18.9 | -6.8 | 4.0 | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 7.2 | -0.2 | -5.0 | 5.3 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| 1995 | -3.1 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 7.8 | -1.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 1994 | 12.4 | -4.1 | -12.3 | 4.8 | -13.8 | 4.8 | 9.7 | -6.3 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -1.9 |
| 1993 | 5.2 | 2.7 | -3.5 | -8.7 | -3.5 | 5.7 | -4.9 | 11.9 | -1.8 | -5.6 | 4.5 | 14.8 |
| 1992 | 5.0 | -0.5 | -7.1 | 12.0 | 8.3 | -5.6 | -6.0 | -10.8 | 23.4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 5.7 | -2.5 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 0.3 | -4.5 | -2.5 | 8.0 |
| 1990 | 6.1 | -4.3 | -0.3 | -9.4 | 9.8 | 12.1 | -3.8 | -5.4 | -6.2 | 11.5 | 11.3 | -2.6 |
| 1989 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 21.6 | -7.4 | 1.4 | -13.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Avg | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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RTO-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Rentokil Initial has monthly history back to 1988. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 28 of 38 years, median +3.3%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±8.5% in an average month and has fallen 93.4% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.5% | +1.0% | +0.4% | +3.3% | -0.4% | +1.2% | +0.7% | +1.4% | -0.2% | -0.4% | +0.6% | +3.7% |
| Win rate | 50%/38 | 58%/38 | 55%/38 | 63%/38 | 55%/38 | 50%/38 | 51%/39 | 62%/39 | 55%/38 | 58%/38 | 55%/38 | 74%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
RTO-L risk & extremes
RTO-L drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Rentokil Initial's best month?+
Rentokil Initial's strongest completed month on record is April 2009, at +47.75%.
What was Rentokil Initial's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -34.78%.
Is Rentokil Initial up this year?+
Rentokil Initial is down 25.04% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Rentokil Initial's 1-year return?+
-11.40% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Rentokil Initial's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 93.4%, measured on month-end closes since 1988.
Which calendar month is historically best for Rentokil Initial?+
December has the highest average return across every completed December since 1988. An average is not a forecast.
About Rentokil Initial
Rentokil Initial is a FTSE 100 company, a support services business worth about $11 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1988, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $1,673 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2009 at +47.75%; its worst, October 2008 at -34.78%.
- It has closed December in the green 28 out of 38 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.