Daily Stock Market Report (Tue 13th Jan 2026) - Agenda

Good morning!
The avalanche of year-end trading updates has landed.

Today's Agenda is complete!
Spreadsheet accompanying this report: link (updated to 16th December).

Companies Reporting
Name (Mkt Cap)RNSSummaryOur View (Author)Rentokil Initial (LON:RTO) (£12.0bn | SR69)Directorate changeMike Duffy is appointed CEO from March. The outgoing CEO is thanked for his “enormous contributions”.Games Workshop (LON:GAW) (£6.2bn | SR78)Half-Yearly Report amp; DividendCore revenue +17% (£316m), licensing revenue £16m (H1 last year: £30m). Core operating profit +28.5% (£126.1m). £1.10 dividend declared bringing the total so far in FY26 to £4.85.Persimmon (LON:PSN) (£4.5bn | SR94)2025 Trading StatementNew home completions +12% (11,905). Full-year underlying PBT for 2025 at upper end of market expectations. On track to achieve current market expectations for 2026 (underlying PBT £461 - 487m).Whitbread (LON:WTB) (£4.4bn | SR22)3rd Quarter ResultsWill deliver a higher level of efficiencies in FY26 than previously expected (£75-80m vs. £65-70m expected). Q3 total group sales +2% (£781m) (Q3 finished around the end of November). Current trading for six weeks to Jan 2026: UK accommodation sales and RevPAR both up 4%. Germany accommodation sales +11%.Primary Health Properties (LON:PHP)...