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Reckitt Benckiser Group (CHIX:RKTL) 5-Year Sortino Ratio : -0.63 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is Reckitt Benckiser Group 5-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past five years. As of today (2025-07-07), Reckitt Benckiser Group's 5-Year Sortino Ratio is -0.63.


Competitive Comparison of Reckitt Benckiser Group's 5-Year Sortino Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Reckitt Benckiser Group's 5-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Sortino Ratio 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's 5-Year Sortino Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Reckitt Benckiser Group's 5-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reckitt Benckiser Group's 5-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.


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Reckitt Benckiser Group 5-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last five year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 5-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the five-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past five year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.


Reckitt Benckiser Group  (CHIX:RKTl) 5-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 5-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past five year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average five-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the five-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


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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 the number-one or -two positions 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 35% of sales from emerging markets.

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