Reckitt Benckiser Group (LSE:RKT) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Jun. 2026)

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LSE:RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC LSE:RKT
66 GF Score
Price £51.20
GF Value £51.43
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Reckitt Benckiser Group's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was £2,695 Mil. Reckitt Benckiser Group's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was £7,245 Mil. Reckitt Benckiser Group's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was £3,234 Mil. Reckitt Benckiser Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 3.07.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:RKT' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 2.93   Max: 23.16
Current: 2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Reckitt Benckiser Group was 23.16. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 2.93.

LSE:RKT's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.92% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs LSE:RKT: 2.21

Reckitt Benckiser Group  (LSE:RKT) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Reckitt Benckiser Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Reckitt Benckiser Group Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:RKT vs PG, CL, EL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Reckitt Benckiser Group Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Reckitt Benckiser Group's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(810 + 7411) / 4767
=1.72

Reckitt Benckiser Group's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2695 + 7245) / 3234
=3.07

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is two times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Reckitt Benckiser Group (LSE:RKT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reckitt Benckiser Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £51.20 is trading 0.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of £51.43. GuruFocus considers Reckitt Benckiser Group to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:RKT:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: £51.43 vs. price of £51.20 (0.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:RKT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Business Description

Address 103-105 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, GBR, SL1 3UH
Reckitt Benckiser was formed in 1999 through the merger of the British firm Reckitt & Colman and Dutch-based Benckiser. Recently rebranded under the corporate name Reckitt, it sells a portfolio that includes a variety of household and consumer health brands, such as Lysol, Finish, Durex, and Mucinex, many of which hold a number-one or number-two position in their categories globally. Reckitt has repositioned its portfolio and has entered the infant formula market through the acquisition of Mead Johnson in 2017, expanded its consumer health presence by acquiring Schiff Nutrition, K-Y, and Biofreeze, and has exited the food industry. The firm operates in 60 countries and sells products in more than 200, generating over 40% of core sales from emerging markets.
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