Reckitt (RKT.L)
A global leader in consumer health, hygiene, and nutrition products with a portfolio of trusted, household-name brands.
What Reckitt does
Reckitt is a global consumer goods company focused on health, hygiene, and nutrition products. Its portfolio includes well-known brands across categories such as disinfectant cleaners, over-the-counter health remedies, and infant nutrition.
Themes: consumer health, hygiene and sanitation, infant nutrition, consumer staples
Fundamentals
- Price£52.80 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return-5.2% 2025-08-01 close £55.70 → 2026-08-03 close £52.80
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How Reckitt looks technically
Reckitt (RKT.L) is trading 3.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago. It is 18.9% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | -3.5% | it is trading 3.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £48.60 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £48.60 |
| 200-day moving average | £54.73 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £54.73 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 74 sessions | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 30.3 | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with buyers in control |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 61.8 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 4 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) |
Range
| 52-week high | £65.14 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £65.14 |
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| From the 52-week high | -18.9% | it is 18.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +44.1% | it is 44.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 18.9% | it is 18.9% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 55-day high about 4 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £81.91 | its highest closing price on record is £81.91 (set on 2020-02-18) |
| From the all-time high | -35.5% | it is 35.5% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £28.92 | its lowest closing price on record is £28.92 (set on 2011-08-09) |
| Above the all-time low | +82.6% | it is 82.6% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 49th percentile | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history |
|---|---|---|
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £48.32 – £50.90 – £53.47 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £48.32 and £53.47 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Intense global competition in consumer goods markets.","Fluctuations in raw material costs and supply chain disruptions.","Regulatory risks associated with health and hygiene product safety standards."]
Competitors & peers
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- Unilever
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
- Nestlé (NSRGY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Reckitt (RKT.L) do?
Reckitt is a global consumer goods company focused on health, hygiene, and nutrition products. Its portfolio includes well-known brands across categories such as disinfectant cleaners, over-the-counter health remedies, and infant nutrition.
Who are Reckitt's (RKT.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Reckitt (RKT.L) include Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson and Kimberly-Clark. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Reckitt (RKT.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Reckitt (RKT.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on RKT.L come from?
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.