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ABF.LSE Associated British Foods plc
LSE GBP Consumer Defensive
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 14B
- P/E ratio
- 14.78
- Analyst target
- 1798.824
- Dividend yield
- 3.2%
- Beta
- 0.81
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- LSE
- Currency
- GBP
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- ISIN
- GB0006731235
- Market cap
- 14B
- P/E ratio
- 14.78
- Analyst target
- 1798.824
- Dividend yield
- 3.2%
- Beta
- 0.81
About
About Associated British Foods plc
Associated British Foods plc engages in the food, ingredients, and retail businesses worldwide. It operates through five segments: Retail, Grocery, Ingredients, Sugar, and Agriculture. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women's, men's, and kidswear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories. The Grocery segment manufactures grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic food and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Ingredients segment manufactures yeast and bakery ingredients, specialty ingredients focused on enzymes, procession extracts, health and nutrition, and pharmaceutical delivery systems. The Sugar segment is involved in growing and processing sugar beet and sugar cane. The Agriculture segment manufactures specialty feed ingredients, premix, and compound animal feed; and other products and services for the agriculture sector. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.
Research context
Associated British Foods plc appears in PyInvesting’s London Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- GBP
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
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5 years, 6 months ago
Associated British Foods plc is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 2.8% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 99.9% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Defensive sector with a price to sales ratio of 1.4.
Associated British Foods plc's total revenue sank by 0.0% to $4B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 0.0% to $244M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 24.4% to $457M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Associated British Foods plc gets an overall score of 2/5.