Associated British Foods plc (ABF.L)
London, GB
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a global diversified entity, primarily engaged in the food, ingredient, and retail sectors. Its extensive operations are segmented into five distinct divisions: Grocery, Sugar, Agriculture, Ingredients, and Retail. Within the Grocery segment, ABF is responsible for the production and distribution of a wide array of consumer food products. This includes hot beverages, various sweeteners, cooking oils, specialty vinegars, bakery items, breakfast cereals, ethnic culinary products, and meat products, all supplied to retail, wholesale, and foodservice channels. The Sugar division is dedicated to the cultivation, processing, and subsequent sale of sugar beet and sugar cane, primarily catering to industrial clients. Its Agriculture segment focuses on the manufacturing and supply of animal feeds, alongside a range of other products and services designed for the agricultural industry. The Ingredients segment specializes in the creation of key components such as bakers' yeast, essential bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and various cereal specialties. Lastly, the Retail segment manages the sourcing and merchandising of apparel and accessories through its well-known Primark and Penneys retail chains. These outlets offer a comprehensive selection spanning womenswear, menswear, children's clothing, footwear, fashion accessories, homeware, and skincare products. Founded in 1935 and based in London, United Kingdom, Associated British Foods plc is ultimately controlled by Wittington Investments Limited.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
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| +0.25% | -1.01% | -0.27% | -7.84% | -14.70% | -14.34% | -12.53% | -0.46% | -22.27% | -38.11% | +990.69% |
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| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 11 | -2 |
| Sell | 4 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 2 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%-3.1% Q1'26: -2.7% (vs Q1'24)
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EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%-26.8% Q1'26: -27.6% (vs Q1'24)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%+4.2% Q1'26: +3.3% (vs Q1'24)
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EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%+7.4% Q1'26: +6.7% (vs Q1'24)
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ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%+7.7% ★ Q1'26: +12.2% (vs Q1'24)
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Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%-3.6% ★ Q1'26: -6.3% (vs Q1'24)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×1.52× Q1'26: 0.82× (vs Q1'24)
* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Aug 2026 17 Rev. Ana. 12 EPS Ana. |
Aug 2027 17 Rev. Ana. 12 EPS Ana. |
Aug 2028 4 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
Aug 2029 3 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
Aug 2030 3 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
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| Revenue |
11.07B
est: 11.09B (-0.2%)
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12.25B
est: 12.43B (-1.4%)
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13.32B
est: 13.42B (-0.8%)
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12.94B
est: 13.34B (-2.9%)
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12.80B
est: 12.98B (-1.4%)
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13.40B
est: 13.16B (+1.8%)
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15.36B
est: 15.20B (+1.1%)
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15.57B
est: 15.66B (-0.6%)
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15.82B
est: 15.80B (+0.2%)
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13.94B
est: 14.24B (-2.1%)
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13.88B
est: 13.90B (-0.1%)
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17.00B
est: 16.75B (+1.5%)
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19.75B
est: 19.92B (-0.9%)
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20.07B
est: 20.08B (0.0%)
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19.45B
est: 19.69B (-1.2%)
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19.47B
19.24B – 19.65B
-1.1% YoY
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20.03B
19.65B – 20.36B
+2.9% YoY
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20.73B
20.11B – 21.34B
+3.5% YoY
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22.40B
22.06B – 22.69B
+8.1% YoY
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23.39B
23.03B – 23.70B
+4.4% YoY
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| EBITDA |
1.41B
est: 1.14B (+22.9%)
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1.53B
est: 1.19B (+28.6%)
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1.61B
est: 1.22B (+31.3%)
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1.57B
est: 1.34B (+17.8%)
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1.47B
est: 1.44B (+1.9%)
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1.52B
est: 1.20B (+26.4%)
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1.83B
est: 1.74B (+5.2%)
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1.86B
est: 2.18B (-14.6%)
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1.93B
est: 1.84B (+4.5%)
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1.52B
est: 1.58B (-4.0%)
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1.48B
est: 1.76B (-15.9%)
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1.87B
est: 1.84B (+1.1%)
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2.02B
est: 3.01B (-33.1%)
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2.56B
est: 3.05B (-15.9%)
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2.43B
est: 2.98B (-18.4%)
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2.95B
2.91B – 2.97B
-1.1% YoY
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3.03B
2.97B – 3.08B
+2.9% YoY
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3.14B
3.04B – 3.23B
+3.5% YoY
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3.39B
3.34B – 3.43B
+8.1% YoY
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3.54B
3.49B – 3.59B
+4.4% YoY
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| EBIT |
993.00M
est: 879.17M (+12.9%)
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1.01B
est: 952.64M (+6.3%)
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1.07B
est: 934.58M (+14.8%)
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1.08B
est: 1.09B (-1.5%)
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979.00M
est: 1.06B (-7.3%)
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1.04B
est: 782.61M (+32.2%)
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1.26B
est: 1.26B (+0.2%)
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1.29B
est: 1.68B (-23.3%)
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1.31B
est: 1.32B (-0.7%)
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893.00M
est: 1.07B (-16.6%)
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875.00M
est: 1.19B (-26.7%)
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1.28B
est: 1.25B (+2.3%)
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1.40B
est: 1.89B (-25.9%)
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1.91B
est: 1.92B (-0.4%)
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1.44B
est: 1.87B (-22.9%)
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1.85B
1.83B – 1.87B
-1.1% YoY
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1.90B
1.87B – 1.94B
+2.9% YoY
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1.97B
1.91B – 2.03B
+3.5% YoY
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2.13B
2.10B – 2.16B
+8.1% YoY
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2.22B
2.19B – 2.25B
+4.4% YoY
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| Net Income |
541.00M
est: 586.12M (-7.7%)
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555.00M
est: 622.27M (-10.8%)
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585.00M
est: 594.15M (-1.5%)
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762.00M
est: 591.64M (+28.8%)
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528.00M
est: 746.51M (-29.3%)
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818.00M
est: 540.16M (+51.4%)
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1.20B
est: 945.19M (+26.7%)
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1.01B
est: 1.23B (-18.4%)
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878.00M
est: 1.02B (-13.6%)
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455.00M
est: 791.33M (-42.5%)
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478.00M
est: 882.03M (-45.8%)
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700.00M
est: 751.00M (-6.8%)
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1.04B
est: 1.12B (-6.9%)
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1.46B
est: 1.38B (+5.3%)
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1.03B
est: 1.24B (-17.2%)
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1.15B
1.09B – 1.21B
-7.4% YoY
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1.20B
1.07B – 1.33B
+4.7% YoY
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1.33B
1.31B – 1.36B
+11.1% YoY
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1.50B
1.47B – 1.53B
+12.5% YoY
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1.63B
1.60B – 1.66B
+9.0% YoY
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| SGA |
1.92B
est: 1.93B (-0.8%)
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2.01B
est: 2.17B (-7.4%)
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2.15B
est: 2.15B (-0.2%)
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2.07B
est: 2.14B (-3.3%)
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2.04B
est: 2.03B (+0.5%)
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2.11B
est: 2.09B (+0.9%)
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2.35B
est: 2.43B (-3.4%)
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2.30B
est: 2.41B (-4.6%)
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2.32B
est: 2.32B (+0.1%)
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2.24B
est: 2.11B (+6.5%)
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2.26B
est: 2.35B (-3.9%)
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2.50B
est: 2.46B (+1.9%)
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60.00M
est: 1.88B (-96.8%)
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73.00M
est: 1.90B (-96.2%)
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3.02B
est: 1.86B (+62.5%)
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1.84B
1.81B – 1.85B
-1.1% YoY
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1.89B
1.85B – 1.92B
+2.9% YoY
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1.95B
1.90B – 2.01B
+3.5% YoY
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2.11B
2.08B – 2.14B
+8.1% YoY
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2.21B
2.17B – 2.23B
+4.4% YoY
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| EPS |
0.69
est: 0.75 (-7.5%)
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0.70
est: 0.89 (-21.1%)
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0.75
est: 1.01 (-25.5%)
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0.97
est: 1.06 (-8.5%)
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0.67
est: 0.99 (-32.0%)
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1.03
est: 1.04 (-1.1%)
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1.52
est: 1.26 (+21.0%)
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1.27
est: 1.33 (-4.5%)
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1.11
est: 1.36 (-18.3%)
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0.58
est: 0.78 (-25.7%)
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0.61
est: 0.73 (-16.8%)
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0.89
est: 1.26 (-29.5%)
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1.34
est: 1.54 (-13.2%)
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1.94
est: 1.91 (+1.5%)
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1.42
est: 1.72 (-17.3%)
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1.57
1.50 – 1.67
-8.8% YoY
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1.66
1.48 – 1.84
+6.2% YoY
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1.84
1.81 – 1.88
+10.9% YoY
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2.07
2.03 – 2.11
+12.3% YoY
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2.26
2.21 – 2.30
+9.0% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
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| 2026-05-29 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-28 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-27 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-26 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-22 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-21 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-20 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-19 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-18 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-15 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-14 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-13 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-12 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-11 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-08 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-06 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-05 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-01 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-29 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | A | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | A- | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
Ownership breakdown not available.
No beneficial ownership filings recorded.
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Top holders not available.
ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
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| 1 | Fidelity International Value ETF FCIV.TO | 1.97% | 32.00M | 0.50% |
| 2 | Brown Advisory International Value Select ETF BAIV | 1.92% | 1.82M | 0.60% |
| 3 | Invesco STOXX Europe 600 Optimised Food & Beverage UCITS ETF SC03.DE | 1.70% | 320.1K | 0.20% |
| 4 | Fidelity MoneyBuilder Dividend Fund 0P0000VE06.L | 1.56% | 8.27M | 0.67% |
| 5 | iShares STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage UCITS ETF (DE) EXH3.DE | 1.46% | 5.25M | 0.46% |
| 6 | Fidelity International Value Factor ETF FIVA | 0.86% | 4.82M | 0.18% |
| 7 | State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Consumer Staples UCITS ETF CSTP.L | 0.63% | 1.06M | 0.18% |
| 8 | iShares MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF ESIS.L | 0.62% | 3.31M | 0.18% |
| 9 | Xtrackers MSCI Europe Consumer Staples Screened UCITS ETF 1C XS3R.L | 0.61% | 356.6K | 0.17% |
| 10 | Fidelity International Multifactor ETF FDEV | 0.59% | 1.62M | 0.18% |
Insider Activity
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Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
Executive compensation
Executive compensation not available.
No CEO compensation history available.
Proxy statements
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Recent SEC filings
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Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Tonge | Executive Director | 2M | male |
| George Garfield Weston | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | 2M | male |
| Joana Edwards | CFO & Executive Director | — | female |
| Katharine Stewart | Ethical Trade & Environmental Sustainability Director | — | female |
| Lynne Walker | Director of Primark Cares | — | female |
| Paul Andrew Lister | Company Secretary | — | male |
| Sue Rachel Whalley | Chief People & Performance Officer | — | female |
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