Associated British Foods (ABF)

Sector:

Food

Index:

FTSE 100

1,859.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      9.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,337.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,829.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 712.44m
  • Volume: 2,326,078
  • Market Cap: £13,244m
  • RiskGrade: 161
  • Beta: 0.55

Associated British Foods Overview

Associated British Foods PLC is a United Kingdom-based diversified food, ingredients and retail company. The Company has five segments. The Grocery segment is engaged in the manufacture of grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods and meat products, which are sold to retail, wholesale and foodservice businesses. The Sugar segment is engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds and the provision of other products and services for the agriculture sector. The Agriculture segment is engaged in the manufacture of animal feeds and the provision of other products and services for the agriculture sector.

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Associated British Foods Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 2.8 2.8
Op Mrgn 7.5% 8.9%
ROCE 10.5%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 10.6 10.1
PEG n/a 2.2
Pr/Revenue 0.7 0.7
Pr/Book 1.2  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -3.1% 2.2%
PBT -26.3% 25.5%
EPS -11.2% 4.7%
DPS n/a 3.9%

Associated British Foods Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
14-Sep-23 19,750.00 1,340.00 141.80p 14.7 1.8 +8% 47.30p 2.3%
16-Sep-23 19,750.00 1,340.00 25,878.50p 0.1 0.0 +18,150% 8,632.25p 414.8%
13-Sep-24 20,073.00 1,917.00 196.90p 11.1 n/a -99% 63.00p 2.9%
14-Sep-24 20,073.00 1,917.00 196.90p 11.1 n/a n/a 63.00p 2.9%
13-Sep-25 19,459.00 1,413.00 174.90p 11.3 n/a -11% 63.00p 3.2%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Associated British Foods Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-26 19,894.62 1,773.39 183.17p 10.1 2.1 +5% 65.46p 0.0%
30-Sep-27 20,557.38 1,909.59 199.85p 9.3 1.0 +9% 70.45p 0.0%
30-Sep-28 21,196.47 2,025.10 214.50p 8.7 1.2 +7% 74.30p 0.0%

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Associated British Foods Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 09-Jan-2026 17:32 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 08-Jan-2026 17:28 RNS
Trading Update 08-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS

Associated British Foods ShareCast News

Broker tips: AB Foods, M&S, Prudential 09-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Shore Capital downgrades AB Foods after profit w... 09-Jan-2026 ShareCast
UK's CMA ramps up probe into ABF Hovis takeover 08-Jan-2026 ShareCast

Associated British Foods Top Newspaper Links

MARKET REPORT: ABF star Primark set to earn US s... 28-Nov-2014 Express & Star
Primark piles on pressure on high street rivals ... 05-Nov-2014 The Independent
Primark profits surge 30% after ‘magnificent year’ 05-Nov-2014 Guardian

Latest Associated British Foods Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Associated British Foods Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,859.00p
Change Today 9.00p
% Change 0.49 %
52 Week High 2,337.00p
52 Week Low 1,829.50p
Volume 2,326,078
Shares Issued 712.44m
Market Cap £13,244m
Beta 0.55
RiskGrade 161

Associated British Foods Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average34.44% above the market average
38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average38.46% above the sector average
Price Trend
41.70% above the market average41.70% above the market average41.70% above the market average41.70% above the market average41.70% above the market average
13.33% above the sector average13.33% above the sector average13.33% above the sector average13.33% above the sector average13.33% above the sector average
Income
6.42% below the market average6.42% below the market average6.42% below the market average6.42% below the market average6.42% below the market average
37.5% below the sector average37.5% below the sector average37.5% below the sector average37.5% below the sector average37.5% below the sector average
Growth
69.89% above the market average69.89% above the market average69.89% above the market average69.89% above the market average69.89% above the market average
76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average76.92% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 10
Sell 3
Strong Sell 1
Total 19
neutral
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Associated British Foods Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 11-Dec-25 29-May-25
Paid 09-Jan-26 04-Jul-25
Amount 42.30p 20.70p

Trades for 09-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:26 597 @ 1,873.00p
15:48 0 @ 1,874.50p
16:35 277 @ 1,859.00p
16:35 62 @ 1,859.00p
16:35 234 @ 1,859.00p

Associated British Foods Key Personnel

CEO George G Weston
Chair Michael McLintock
Finance Director Eoin Tonge

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