Associated British Foods plc

Associated British Foods plc

ASBFY
Associated British Foods plcUS flagOther OTC
25.13
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+0.14
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17.59BMarket Cap
Associated British Foods plc
ASBFY
(Other OTC)

Recent

price

25.13

P/E

ratio

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yld

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ROIC.AI

2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2021
2022
2022
2023
2023
2024
2025
FRC
16.2
16.94
16.94
19.44
- -
19.71
20.03
17.64
17.57
17.57
21.54
21.54
25.39
- -
26.73
- -
Revenue per Share
0.67
1.03
1.03
1.52
- -
1.27
1.11
0.58
0.61
0.61
0.89
0.89
1.34
- -
1.94
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.71
0.64
0.64
0.98
- -
0.71
0.98
1.43
0.99
0.99
0.49
0.49
0.75
- -
2.25
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.34
0.35
0.35
0.38
- -
0.41
0.45
0.34
0.06
0.06
0.48
0.48
0.44
- -
0.67
- -
Dividend per Share
7.95
8.18
8.18
9.8
- -
10.96
11.24
11.22
12.33
12.33
13.55
13.55
14.08
- -
15.23
- -
Book Value per Share
6.51
7.3
-1.7
8.86
- -
9.7
9.96
9.89
10.66
10.66
12.28
12.28
11.98
- -
12.49
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
790
791
791
790
- -
790
790
790
790
790
789
789
778
- -
751
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
12,800
13,399
13,399
15,357
- -
15,574
15,824
13,937
13,884
13,884
16,997
16,997
19,750
19,750
20,073
19,459
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.65
7.72
8.23
8.25
- -
8.24
8.22
6.39
6.31
6.31
7.46
7.46
6.78
6.78
9.14
8.1
Operating Margin (%)
489
486
486
571
- -
574
612
916
897
897
870
870
886
886
949
988
Depreciation Expense
528
818
818
1,198
- -
1,007
878
455
478
478
700
700
1,044
1,044
1,455
1,025
Net Income, GAAP
27.02
21.21
21.21
23.16
- -
20.09
23.61
32.22
31.31
31.31
33.09
33.09
20.3
20.3
22.8
26.04
Effective Tax Rate (%)
4.12
6.1
6.1
7.8
- -
6.47
5.55
3.26
3.44
3.44
4.12
4.12
5.29
5.29
7.25
5.27
Profit Margin (%)
1,107
1,477
1,477
2,037
2,037
2,037
2,528
2,600
2,823
2,823
3,781
3,781
3,050
3,050
2,852
2,166
Working Capital
577
640
640
612
612
359
361
3,660
3,068
3,068
3,416
3,416
3,219
3,219
3,252
3,135
LT Debt
6,511
7,122
- -
8,412
- -
9,296
9,550
9,439
10,004
10,004
11,554
11,554
11,193
11,193
11,278
11,186
Total Equity
9.28
10.39
18.9
18.56
- -
18.19
9.67
5.03
4.37
4.34
5.76
5.44
6.98
7.12
9.41
7.76
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.4
13.04
11.57
16.25
- -
12.24
10.16
5.16
4.38
4.31
5.7
5.47
8.28
8.25
10.91
7.83
Return on Capital (%)
8.62
12.84
12.65
16.86
- -
12.28
10.01
5.13
5.14
4.91
6.85
6.55
9.65
9.53
13
8.97
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
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Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
- -
-0.82%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
-41.01%
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
-29.55%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
- -
-3.06%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
30.68%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
20,073
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
19,459
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
1.94
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.67
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Business
Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a diversified international food processing, ingredients and retailing company headquartered in London and founded in 1935. The company operates through five principal segments: Grocery, which manufactures and markets branded and private label products including hot beverages such as Twinings tea and Ovaltine, sugar and sweeteners under Silver Spoon, vegetable oils, bread and baked goods via Kingsmill and Allied Bakeries, cereals like Jordans and Ryvita, ethnic foods, meat products, balsamic vinegar and household staples such as Allinson yeast and Karo syrup; Sugar, which produces sugar beet and cane-based products primarily in the UK, Spain, Africa and China; Agriculture, which manufactures specialty feed ingredients, premixes, compound animal feeds and related services; Ingredients, which supplies bakers' yeast under brands like Fleischmann's, bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts and cereal specialties to food, feed and pharmaceutical industries; and Retail, which trades value clothing, footwear, accessories, homeware and skincare through the Primark chain with around 19.5 million square feet of selling space across approximately 560 stores and franchise operations. ABF employs 138,000 people and generates revenue of £20.1 billion from operations in 56 countries across Europe, the Americas, Australia, Africa and Asia, serving retail, wholesale, foodservice, industrial and agricultural customers; it is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited. In recent developments, ABF agreed in August 2025 to acquire Hovis Group from Endless LLP for £75 million to merge with its Allied Bakeries unit, creating the UK's largest bread business with anticipated annual cost savings of £50 million, subject to regulatory approval; the company also closed its Vivergo bioethanol plant and restructured its Spanish sugar operations to improve profitability amid low European sugar prices; additionally, in November 2025, ABF announced a strategic review that may lead to a separation of its Primark retail business from its food operations, conducted in consultation with majority shareholder Wittington Investments and advised by Rothschild & Co.

Company News

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  • AB Foods to Spin Off Primark

  • AB Foods to split Primark and food business into two FTSE 100 companies

  • AB Foods to Spin Off Primark

  • AB Foods to split Primark from its food businesses

  • AB Foods expected to flag Primark split in group review update

  • ABF's Primark risks losing its value and margin edge, warns analysts

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  • UK watchdog flags Northern Ireland concerns in AB Foods-Hovis deal

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  • Primark Gets Permanent CEO as Owner ABF Looks to Steady Ship