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Hilton Food Group plc (HFG.L)

GBp540.50 +5.50 (+1.03%)
GB LSE Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address 2-8 The Interchange PE29 6YE
Huntingdon, CAM, GB
CEO Steve Murrells
IPO 2007-01-11
ISIN GB00B1V9NW54

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · HFG.L (GBp) Other OTC · HLFGY (USD) Other OTC · HLTFF (USD)
Description

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. The company provides meats; soups, sandwiches and wraps, reflecting international cuisine and local tastes, and ready to cook food; smoked salmon, wet fish, shell fish, coated fish, and fish cakes; and plant-based products. It provides supply chain services. The company supplies its products for international food retailers. It operates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Central Europe, and APAC countries. Hilton Food Group plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp540.50 +5.50 (+1.03%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
236.0K
Beta
0.74
Float Shares
76.21M
Free Float %
84.7%
Price Performance
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-1.53% -8.13% -4.46% -2.74% +1.08% +2.08% -40.79% -29.52% -56.03% -12.43% +202.65%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
540.50
DCF (Unlevered) 1,842.46 +240.9%
DCF (Levered) 774.61 +43.3%

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.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 60% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 3 0
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
7.03
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
3 / 5
Medium
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%
    +5.7% Q4'25: +13.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%
    +23.3% Q4'25: +6.1% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%
    -0.1% Q4'25: +0.9% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%
    +1.5% Q4'25: +1.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%
    +7.7% Q4'25: +11.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    -0.1% Q4'25: -0.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×
    3.37× Q4'25: 2.00× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.75) × ERP
WACC = 49% × Ke + 51% × Kd (7.4%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 1,842.46 Current price: 540.50
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Dec 2026
6 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
5 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
577.73M
est: 580.28M (-0.4%)
729.50M
est: 713.76M (+2.2%)
826.09M
est: 804.29M (+2.7%)
864.22M
est: 871.42M (-0.8%)
981.35M
est: 971.03M (+1.1%)
1.03B
est: 1.05B (-2.0%)
1.12B
est: 1.13B (0.0%)
1.10B
est: 1.13B (-3.0%)
1.09B
est: 1.09B (+0.9%)
1.23B
est: 1.20B (+3.1%)
1.36B
est: 1.40B (-3.1%)
1.65B
est: 1.63B (+1.1%)
1.81B
est: 1.78B (+1.9%)
2.77B
est: 2.49B (+11.3%)
3.30B
est: 3.21B (+2.9%)
3.85B
est: 3.96B (-2.9%)
3.99B
est: 3.81B (+4.7%)
3.99B
est: 4.04B (-1.2%)
4.21B
est: 4.17B (+1.0%)
4.28B
4.06B – 4.50B
+2.6% YoY
4.44B
4.23B – 4.70B
+3.8% YoY
4.58B
4.58B – 4.58B
+3.1% YoY
EBITDA
28.08M
est: 23.97M (+17.2%)
34.25M
est: 27.05M (+26.6%)
36.03M
est: 29.61M (+21.7%)
37.34M
est: 32.21M (+15.9%)
43.01M
est: 35.86M (+19.9%)
40.45M
est: 38.88M (+4.0%)
40.94M
est: 39.00M (+5.0%)
40.94M
est: 38.32M (+6.8%)
47.23M
est: 37.47M (+26.1%)
50.77M
est: 41.65M (+21.9%)
49.89M
est: 46.82M (+6.6%)
63.60M
est: 60.97M (+4.3%)
94.88M
est: 67.26M (+41.1%)
123.01M
est: 97.23M (+26.5%)
131.34M
est: 111.90M (+17.4%)
140.86M
est: 116.60M (+20.8%)
163.59M
est: 149.08M (+9.7%)
178.70M
est: 157.46M (+13.5%)
140.90M
est: 163.20M (-13.7%)
167.49M
158.93M – 176.06M
+2.6% YoY
173.80M
165.69M – 183.93M
+3.8% YoY
179.11M
179.11M – 179.11M
+3.1% YoY
EBIT
17.09M
est: 11.73M (+45.6%)
21.37M
est: 19.31M (+10.7%)
21.73M
est: 22.76M (-4.6%)
23.39M
est: 24.76M (-5.5%)
26.10M
est: 27.56M (-5.3%)
26.07M
est: 29.88M (-12.8%)
25.37M
est: 27.79M (-8.7%)
25.30M
est: 25.97M (-2.6%)
27.87M
est: 25.35M (+9.9%)
31.27M
est: 28.19M (+10.9%)
35.18M
est: 31.68M (+11.0%)
46.35M
est: 42.32M (+9.5%)
55.87M
est: 50.43M (+10.8%)
61.86M
est: 71.95M (-14.0%)
60.39M
est: 82.80M (-27.1%)
53.15M
est: 86.28M (-38.4%)
86.70M
est: 67.11M (+29.2%)
100.60M
est: 70.88M (+41.9%)
63.70M
est: 73.46M (-13.3%)
75.40M
71.55M – 79.26M
+2.6% YoY
78.24M
74.58M – 82.80M
+3.8% YoY
80.63M
80.63M – 80.63M
+3.1% YoY
Net Income
8.82M
est: 13.74M (-35.8%)
11.49M
est: 10.82M (+6.1%)
14.01M
est: 12.96M (+8.1%)
15.75M
est: 14.09M (+11.7%)
17.20M
est: 15.69M (+9.6%)
17.58M
est: 17.01M (+3.4%)
17.83M
est: 18.82M (-5.2%)
18.07M
est: 17.92M (+0.9%)
20.02M
est: 17.58M (+13.9%)
24.65M
est: 19.55M (+26.1%)
24.89M
est: 21.97M (+13.3%)
32.53M
est: 29.99M (+8.5%)
33.07M
est: 35.44M (-6.7%)
39.74M
est: 42.66M (-6.8%)
37.14M
est: 49.09M (-24.3%)
17.71M
est: 51.16M (-65.4%)
36.38M
est: 46.43M (-21.7%)
39.30M
est: 54.81M (-28.3%)
47.90M
est: 52.14M (-8.1%)
43.00M
42.11M – 44.02M
-17.5% YoY
48.10M
46.11M – 50.10M
+11.9% YoY
50.05M
44.49M – 60.12M
+4.0% YoY
SGA
10.57M
est: 49.77M (-78.8%)
54.39M
est: 79.58M (-31.7%)
89.23M
est: 89.13M (+0.1%)
90.12M
est: 96.95M (-7.0%)
104.57M
est: 107.92M (-3.1%)
100.28M
est: 117.02M (-14.3%)
106.21M
est: 107.22M (-0.9%)
107.00M
est: 106.90M (+0.1%)
109.98M
est: 104.10M (+5.6%)
119.56M
est: 115.73M (+3.3%)
128.29M
est: 130.09M (-1.4%)
168.31M
est: 131.60M (+27.9%)
198.59M
est: 158.88M (+25.0%)
260.11M
est: 222.11M (+17.1%)
251.26M
est: 255.62M (-1.7%)
318.08M
est: 266.36M (+19.4%)
344.80M
est: 308.80M (+11.7%)
358.50M
est: 325.16M (+10.3%)
295.70M
est: 338.06M (-12.5%)
346.95M
329.23M – 364.71M
+2.6% YoY
360.02M
343.21M – 381.01M
+3.8% YoY
371.03M
371.02M – 371.03M
+3.1% YoY
EPS
0.13
est: 0.15 (-14.4%)
0.17
est: 0.17 (+2.0%)
0.20
est: 0.19 (+3.7%)
0.23
est: 0.22 (+2.3%)
0.25
est: 0.25 (-0.2%)
0.25
est: 0.25 (-1.1%)
0.25
est: 0.24 (+3.4%)
0.25
est: 0.25 (-0.9%)
0.28
est: 0.26 (+5.7%)
0.34
est: 0.33 (+3.2%)
0.33
est: 0.37 (-10.6%)
0.40
est: 0.40 (-1.2%)
0.40
est: 0.44 (-8.5%)
0.49
est: 0.51 (-3.8%)
0.45
est: 0.58 (-22.2%)
0.20
est: 0.43 (-54.0%)
0.41
est: 0.52 (-20.9%)
0.44
est: 0.60 (-27.1%)
0.53
est: 0.57 (-7.5%)
0.48
0.47 – 0.49
-16.8% YoY
0.53
0.51 – 0.55
+10.8% YoY
0.58
0.49 – 0.67
+9.5% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-28 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-26 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-21 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-19 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-18 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-15 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-14 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-13 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-12 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
91.76M
OE per share TTM
1.01
Owner's Yield
19.84%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
43.16%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
14.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

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

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

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Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 73 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Tweedy, Browne International Insider + Value ETF ICPY 0.84% 583.8K 0.80%
2 Tweedy, Browne Insider + Value ETF COPY 0.59% 1.85M 0.89%
3 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF Acc DFEA.L 0.25% 226.2K 0.38%
4 WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF WTES.DE 0.25% 226.2K 0.38%
5 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.23% 976.7K 0.05%
6 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.14% 52.9K 0.15%
7 Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L 0.14% 48.0K 0.12%
8 iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L 0.13% 1.14M 0.40%
9 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.13% 3.51M 0.10%
10 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.13% 3.51M 0.10%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
8.5K
Shares Outstanding
89.96M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Mark Allen Executive Chairman 1M male
Matthew Richard Osborne Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 616.0K male
Samy Rene Zekhout Chief Operating Officer of West Region 35.0K male
Martyn Espley Director of Investor Relations male
Matthew Lee Chief Global Development Officer male
Lizzie Downes Chief People & Transformation Officer female
Melanie Chambers Chief Operating Officer of East Region female
Pat Tracey Chief Technology Officer & Tech Ventures Director male
Robin Paul Miller Group General Counsel & Company Secretary male
Jackie Lanham Chief People and Culture Officer
ESG Score History

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