Rentokil Initial plc · RTO · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$23.74 +0.64% on the day, +$0.15
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.45·1.89%
$0.224 twice a year x 2 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.224/half-yr
pays ~Feb 19, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Feb 16, 2027est.
own by Feb 15, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
5+ yrs
3 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008stopped2020stopped2022held
stopped in 2019 ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
73
Above its usual yield
RTO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Every payment since Apr 2017
RTO Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -21.7%3Y +10.3%5Y +30.2%10Y +18.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 41 payments since 2001.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +0.69% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.45 a year would be $0.46 by 2031 - 1.95% on today's $23.74 price.

How Many RTO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.45 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 13,393 RTO shares, about $317,950 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $23.74. $1,000 a month takes about 26,786 shares, about $635,900. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays $0.224 a share twice a year, $0.45 a year, a 1.89% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $23.74. It has paid since 2001 and raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.224 twice a year and the last close of $23.74, this is what RTO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.224$0.04$0.45
100 shares$22.40$3.73$44.80
$10,000 invested (421.2 shares)$94.36$15.73$188.71
13,393 shares ($500/mo)$3,000.03$500.01$6,000.06
26,786 shares ($1,000/mo)$6,000.06$1,000.01$12,000.13

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 RTO shares reinvest into 0.94 new shares each payment, about 1.9 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 106 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with RTO’s own history in the RTO DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage: does what it earns cover the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

RTO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

73/100Above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • RTO yields 1.89% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $23.74.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.08%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
  • No steady norm: its payout changed too much in 3 years to read a steady norm. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.35% low3.53% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is RTO’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026

RTO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 186 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 16, 2027, with the cash around Feb 19, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.224 a share, went ex on Aug 14, 2026 and paid Aug 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 186 days (semi-annual)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does RTO Pay?

RTO pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Apr and Aug, with ex-dates in Apr and Aug. The ex-date comes about every 186 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.64 a share, in 2 payments.
-3.1% against the 12 months before ($0.66 in 2 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Apr and Aug. Ex-dates fall in Apr and Aug (latest 2 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 3 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Aug 15, 2025 - $0.2034 to $0.274 (+$0.0706, +34.73%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.301 (median of the raises before it)

RTO vs Similar Dividend Stocks (WTS, WSO...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to RTO in market value, RTO’s 1.89% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.42%, and its raise streak of 3 years is the 8th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
RTO $23.74Rentokil Initial $0.224/half-yr$0.45/yr fwd 1.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20192008 stopped2020 stopped2022 heldno 2000 record 5+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
WTS $357.49Watts Water Technologies $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 0.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20002000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
WSO $308.25Watsco $3.30/qtr$13.20/yr fwd 4.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 12 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
MLI $54.86Mueller Industries $0.175/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 1.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 held2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 0 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
LII $347.80Lennox International $1.36/qtr$5.44/yr fwd 1.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
CR $209.55Crane $0.255/qtr$1.02/yr fwd 0.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20232000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
RRX $180.58Regal Rexnord $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd 0.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 35+ yrsno raise streak
DLAKY $9.87Deutsche Lufthansa AG $0.382/yr 3.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
HII $308.26Huntington Ingalls Industries $1.38/qtr$5.52/yr fwd 1.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
GGG $72.45Graco $0.295/qtr$1.18/yr fwd 1.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 37+ yrsraised 26 yrs in a row
BWXT $124.01BWX Technologies $0.27/qtr$1.08/yr fwd 0.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: RTO vs WTS, RTO vs WSO, RTO vs MLI.

RTO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2001

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Aug 14, 2026Aug 17, 2026$0.224Semi-annualRegular
Apr 10, 2026Apr 13, 2026$0.412Semi-annualRegular
Aug 15, 2025Aug 18, 2025$0.274Semi-annualRegular
Apr 4, 2025Apr 7, 2025$0.3825Semi-annualRegular
Aug 9, 2024Aug 12, 2024$0.2034Semi-annualRegular
Apr 4, 2024Apr 8, 2024$0.3784Semi-annualRegular
Aug 3, 2023Aug 7, 2023$0.1773Semi-annualRegular
Apr 10, 2023Apr 12, 2023$0.3169Semi-annualRegular
Aug 5, 2022Sep 22, 2022$0.146AnnualRegular
Apr 7, 2022May 31, 2022$0.284AnnualRegular
The other 31 RTO payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 41 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for RTO

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RTO Dividend Questions

How often does RTO pay dividends?

RTO pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Apr and Aug, with ex-dates in Apr and Aug. The ex-date comes about every 186 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does RTO pay dividends monthly?

No. RTO pays twice a year, 2 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next RTO dividend?

RTO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 186 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 16, 2027, with the cash around Feb 19, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.224 a share, went ex on Aug 14, 2026 and paid Aug 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.224 per share, $0.45 a year.

Does RTO pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Feb 16, 2027, with the cash around Feb 19, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does RTO pay per share?

RTO pays $0.224 a share twice a year, $0.45 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $23.74 that is a 1.89% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.08%.

Has RTO raised its dividend?

Yes. RTO has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Aug 15, 2025, took the rate from $0.2034 to $0.274 (+34.73%). Over five years the dividend grew 30.2% a year.

Is RTO’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. It has raised its dividend 3 years in a row and gone 5+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it held it through 2022; it stopped paying in the 2008 (in 2009) and 2020 (in 2019) crashes. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my RTO dividends?

Add RTO to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run RTO in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 12, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 7 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.