Reckitt Buys Back 190,000 Shares for Treasury, Updates Voting Rights

Reckitt ( (GB:RKT) ) has shared an update.

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc has repurchased 190,000 of its ordinary shares on 8 May 2026 from Deutsche Bank AG’s London branch, under the authority granted by shareholders earlier this year. The shares, bought at a volume-weighted average price of 4,667.31 pence, will be held in treasury as part of the company’s ongoing capital management strategy.

Following this transaction, Reckitt now holds 34,417,724 ordinary shares in treasury, with 639,588,028 ordinary shares remaining in issue and carrying voting rights. The updated share count adjusts the total number of voting rights available and provides a new reference figure for investors assessing disclosure obligations under UK transparency rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:RKT) stock is a Buy with a £60.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Reckitt stock, see the GB:RKT Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on RKT Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, RKT is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (notably profitability and lower leverage) and supportive valuation (moderate P/E and solid yield). These are tempered by weak technicals (below key moving averages with negative momentum) and earnings-call-flagged near-term pressures on cash flow, leverage, and 2026 margin/EPS visibility.

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More about Reckitt

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is a global consumer goods company focused on health, hygiene and home products. The company operates across international markets with a portfolio of well-known household brands and targets both mass-market and premium segments within fast-moving consumer goods.

Average Trading Volume: 2,331,369

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £29.88B

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