12 November 2026
Completion of Russia Hygiene business divestment
Further to its announcement of 24 July 2026, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (“Reckitt”) (LSE:RKT) announces that it has completed the divestment of its Russia Hygiene business to Arnest Management LLC following receipt of all required approvals.
ENDS
1 The Russia Hygiene business will now be excluded from Reckitt's Like-for-Like (LFL) Net Revenue growth percentages, in line with the Group's published Alternative Performance Measure (APM) policies for disposals completed during the year. | ||
2 Following the exclusion of the Russia Hygiene business from LFL Net Revenue, the restated LFL Net Revenue growth is: Q3 2026 Emerging Markets 9.8%, Core Reckitt 3.9%, Core Reckitt + MJN 3.8%; Q3 YTD 2026 Emerging Markets 10.2%, Core Reckitt 3.5%, Core Reckitt + MJN 3.4%. | ||
3 The divestment is not expected to have any material impact on the delivery of Reckitt’s Group Adjusted Operating Profit or Adjusted EPS in 2026. |
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About Reckitt
Reckitt* is a world-class consumer health and hygiene company on a mission to deliver better health in more hands, every day. Founded in 1840 in the United Kingdom, Reckitt is home to some of the world’s most trusted and recognised brands across Germ Protection, Household Care, Intimate Wellness and Self Care, including Dettol, Durex, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mucinex, Nurofen, Strepsils, Vanish and Veet.
Operating in more than 80 countries, Reckitt sells approximately 30 million products every day and employs around 36,000 people worldwide. Through trusted brands, science-led innovation and deep consumer understanding, Reckitt helps make health, hygiene and wellbeing more accessible for millions of people while creating sustainable value for consumers, customers, communities and shareholders.
For more information, visit www.reckitt.com.
*Reckitt is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies
IMPORTANT NOTICES
No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that the future earnings per share, profits, margins or cash flows of Reckitt following the transaction will necessarily match or be greater than the historical published earnings per share, profits, margins or cash flows of Reckitt.
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Certain figures in this announcement have been subject to rounding.
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