Reckitt Benckiser thanks strong condom sales for protecting softer sales in US and EU

  • Strong sales of condoms and growth in emerging markets enabled Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LSE:RKT) to offset weaker trading in Europe, North America and the Home division in the first quarter of 2025. The FTSE 100 maker of fast-moving consumer goods said Donald Trump's new tariff regime would cause only an "immaterial annualised impact" on its cost of goods, which it is "confident in mitigating over the short to medium-term", and limited imports from China into the US.