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Associated British Foods plc (ASBFF)

USD25.66 +0.00 (+0.00%)
GB OTC Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address Weston Centre W1K 4QY
London, GB
CEO George Garfield Weston
Website abf.co.uk
IPO 2010-10-15
ISIN GB0006731235

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · ABF.L (GBp) Other OTC · ASBFF (USD) Other OTC · ASBFY (USD)
Description

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a global diversified entity engaged in the production of food, manufacturing of ingredients, and retail operations. Its extensive business activities are organized into five primary divisions: Grocery, Sugar, Agriculture, Ingredients, and Retail. Within the Grocery segment, ABF manufactures and distributes a broad spectrum of food products, including hot beverages, various sweeteners, cooking oils (such as balsamic vinegars), baked goods, breakfast cereals, ethnic dishes, and meat products. These items are supplied to a diverse customer base spanning retail outlets, wholesale distributors, and foodservice providers. The Sugar division is dedicated to the cultivation, processing, and sale of both beet and cane sugar, primarily catering to industrial clients. ABF's Agriculture segment focuses on producing and marketing animal feed, alongside offering supplementary products and services to the farming sector. The Ingredients division specializes in creating various components like baker's yeast, different bakery additives, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and unique cereal-based products. Finally, the Retail segment is responsible for sourcing and marketing clothing and accessories through its popular Primark and Penneys store networks. These chains provide an array of fashion for women, men, and children, as well as accessories, homeware, and beauty items. Founded in 1934, Associated British Foods plc maintains its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and functions as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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USD25.66 +0.00 (+0.00%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
110
Beta
0.81
Float Shares
267.10M
Free Float %
38.2%
Price Performance
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+0.00% +0.00% +7.92% -7.84% -6.05% -11.36% -11.29% +12.24% -24.01% -40.51% +320.23%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
25.66
DCF (Unlevered) 89.67 +249.4%
DCF (Levered) 228.51 +790.5%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.48
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%
    +30.3% Q1'26: -2.4% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%
    -2.1% Q1'26: -27.6% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%
    +4.2% Q1'26: +3.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%
    +7.4% Q1'26: +6.7% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%
    +10.4% Q1'26: +12.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    -3.6% Q1'26: -6.3% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×
    1.13× Q1'26: 0.82× (vs Q1'24)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.81) × ERP
WACC = 79% × Ke + 21% × Kd (4.8%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 89.67 Current price: 25.66
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Aug 2015
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Aug 2016
actual
Aug 2017
actual
Aug 2018
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Aug 2019
actual
Aug 2020
actual
Aug 2021
actual
Aug 2022
actual
Aug 2023
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Aug 2024
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Aug 2025
actual
Aug 2026
18 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Aug 2027
18 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Aug 2028
14 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Aug 2029
9 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Aug 2030
17 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
12.80B
est: 19.65B (-34.9%)
13.40B
est: 17.10B (-21.6%)
15.36B
est: 20.39B (-24.7%)
15.57B
est: 20.42B (-23.7%)
15.82B
est: 19.47B (-18.7%)
13.94B
est: 18.41B (-24.3%)
13.88B
est: 18.72B (-25.8%)
17.00B
est: 18.70B (-9.1%)
19.75B
est: 24.46B (-19.3%)
20.07B
est: 20.07B (+0.0%)
26.14B
est: 19.67B (+32.9%)
19.54B
19.31B – 19.72B
-0.7% YoY
20.10B
19.72B – 20.43B
+2.9% YoY
20.80B
20.48B – 21.07B
+3.5% YoY
22.48B
22.13B – 22.77B
+8.1% YoY
23.47B
23.11B – 23.78B
+4.4% YoY
EBITDA
1.47B
est: 2.62B (-43.9%)
1.52B
est: 2.28B (-33.2%)
1.83B
est: 2.72B (-32.5%)
1.86B
est: 2.72B (-31.6%)
1.93B
est: 2.59B (-25.8%)
1.81B
est: 2.45B (-26.4%)
1.80B
est: 2.49B (-27.7%)
2.13B
est: 2.49B (-14.5%)
2.48B
est: 3.26B (-24.0%)
3.13B
est: 2.72B (+15.1%)
3.27B
est: 2.67B (+22.4%)
2.65B
2.62B – 2.67B
-0.7% YoY
2.73B
2.67B – 2.77B
+2.9% YoY
2.82B
2.78B – 2.86B
+3.5% YoY
3.05B
3.00B – 3.09B
+8.1% YoY
3.18B
3.14B – 3.23B
+4.4% YoY
EBIT
907.00M
est: 1.54B (-41.2%)
1.10B
est: 1.34B (-18.2%)
1.74B
est: 1.60B (+8.5%)
1.43B
est: 1.60B (-10.7%)
1.32B
est: 1.53B (-13.8%)
890.00M
est: 1.45B (-38.4%)
905.00M
est: 1.47B (-38.4%)
1.26B
est: 1.47B (-14.1%)
1.59B
est: 1.92B (-17.2%)
2.18B
est: 2.01B (+8.4%)
1.94B
est: 1.97B (-1.8%)
1.96B
1.94B – 1.98B
-0.7% YoY
2.02B
1.98B – 2.05B
+2.9% YoY
2.09B
2.05B – 2.11B
+3.5% YoY
2.25B
2.22B – 2.28B
+8.1% YoY
2.35B
2.32B – 2.39B
+4.4% YoY
Net Income
528.00M
est: 740.06M (-28.7%)
818.00M
est: 783.53M (+4.4%)
1.20B
est: 944.37M (+26.9%)
1.01B
est: 994.11M (+1.3%)
878.00M
est: 1.02B (-14.0%)
455.00M
est: 586.73M (-22.5%)
478.00M
est: 549.27M (-13.0%)
700.00M
est: 956.89M (-26.8%)
1.04B
est: 1.05B (-0.9%)
1.46B
est: 1.38B (+5.3%)
1.38B
est: 1.24B (+11.0%)
1.14B
1.11B – 1.16B
-8.4% YoY
1.21B
1.18B – 1.23B
+6.2% YoY
1.34B
1.31B – 1.36B
+10.9% YoY
1.51B
1.48B – 1.53B
+12.3% YoY
1.64B
1.61B – 1.67B
+9.0% YoY
SGA
2.04B
est: 3.01B (-32.3%)
2.11B
est: 2.62B (-19.6%)
2.34B
est: 3.12B (-25.1%)
2.30B
est: 3.13B (-26.5%)
2.34B
est: 2.98B (-21.6%)
2.25B
est: 2.82B (-20.4%)
2.26B
est: 2.87B (-21.4%)
2.51B
est: 2.86B (-12.4%)
2.82B
est: 3.75B (-24.7%)
3.05B
est: 2.90B (+5.1%)
3.08B
est: 2.84B (+8.3%)
2.82B
2.79B – 2.85B
-0.7% YoY
2.90B
2.85B – 2.95B
+2.9% YoY
3.01B
2.96B – 3.05B
+3.5% YoY
3.25B
3.20B – 3.29B
+8.1% YoY
3.39B
3.34B – 3.44B
+4.4% YoY
EPS
0.67
est: 0.99 (-32.0%)
1.03
est: 1.04 (-1.3%)
1.52
est: 1.26 (+20.9%)
1.27
est: 1.32 (-4.1%)
1.11
est: 1.36 (-18.3%)
0.58
est: 0.78 (-25.8%)
0.61
est: 0.73 (-16.6%)
0.89
est: 1.27 (-30.1%)
1.34
est: 1.40 (-4.5%)
1.94
est: 1.91 (+1.6%)
1.90
est: 1.71 (+10.8%)
1.57
1.54 – 1.60
-8.4% YoY
1.67
1.63 – 1.70
+6.2% YoY
1.85
1.81 – 1.88
+10.9% YoY
2.08
2.04 – 2.11
+12.3% YoY
2.27
2.22 – 2.30
+9.0% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-11 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
2026-04-23 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
2.86B
OE per share TTM
3.91
Owner's Yield
15.65%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
127.38%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
43.9%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

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Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock

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Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
14.0K
Shares Outstanding
699.86M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

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Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Eoin Tonge Executive Director 3M 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
ESG Score History

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