Imperial Brands PLC

Imperial Brands PLC

34.20
EUR
+0.38
(+1.12%)
27.66BMarket Cap
Nov 17Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
29.03
27.64
26.53
28.97
31.69
31.57
33.15
34.48
34.7
34.4
35.2
37.3
39
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.93
1.49
1.77
0.66
1.48
1.44
1.06
1.58
3
1.66
2.52
3.01
2.51
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
2.1
2.26
-2.22
3.07
2.92
2.9
3.38
4.11
2.29
3.35
3.19
3.33
3.84
- -
Dividend per Share
1.09
1.2
1.32
1.45
1.6
1.76
1.93
1.86
1.38
1.4
1.42
1.49
1.89
- -
Book Value per Share
5.35
5.29
5.57
5.54
5.95
6.05
5.19
5.15
5.66
7.25
6.71
6.43
6
5.18
Tangible Book Value per Share
-11.26
-10.73
-13.96
-16.06
-14.74
-13.99
-14.36
-14.04
-11.97
-11.53
-12.18
-12.41
-14.15
-15.52
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
974
957
953
954
955
952
953
944
945
946
923
869
825
806
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
28,269
26,460
25,289
27,634
30,247
30,066
31,594
32,562
32,791
32,551
32,475
32,411
32,171
- -
Operating Margin (%)
9.93
8.83
9.32
9.18
8.82
8.66
7.88
9.29
9.53
10.3
10.48
10.96
10.85
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,215
919
940
1,244
1,364
1,266
1,316
910
815
660
632
647
781
- -
Net Income, GAAP
905
1,422
1,691
631
1,409
1,368
1,010
1,495
2,834
1,570
2,328
2,613
2,071
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
23.79
5.25
1.88
26.24
22.25
21.72
36.04
28.07
10.22
34.73
21.05
9.31
29.03
- -
Profit Margin (%)
3.2
5.37
6.69
2.28
4.66
4.55
3.2
4.59
8.64
4.82
7.17
8.06
6.44
- -
Working Capital
-2,694
-552
-1,673
-2,591
-3,982
-3,984
-1,294
-2,675
-2,601
-2,218
-3,304
-3,266
-3,042
-3,612
LT Debt
7,858
9,462
12,250
12,394
10,196
9,598
11,697
10,445
8,909
9,186
8,150
7,806
8,837
8,975
Total Equity
5,652
5,463
5,696
5,742
6,226
6,445
5,584
5,518
5,940
7,473
6,642
6,029
5,432
4,607
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.76
8.85
8.53
6.43
6.94
7.55
5.55
7.68
11.64
7.31
11.14
14.2
11.09
- -
Return on Capital (%)
8.75
12.82
12.92
5.58
9.88
9.72
7.07
9.94
19.29
15.39
15.23
18.4
14.71
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
15.56
26.68
32.54
11.86
25.63
23.89
18.87
30.49
55.44
25.71
36.15
45.59
40.35
- -

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
2,852
1,159
2,257
LT Borrowings
7,735
8,524
8,659
LT Finance Leases
308
313
316
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
825
805
779
Market Capitalization
23,651
25,427
24,177

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
8,093
8,812
8,338
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
599
1,439
497
Accounts Receivable, Net
2,552
2,380
3,000
Inventories
4,529
4,466
4,579
Total Current Liabilities
11,908
11,854
11,950
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
2,852
1,159
2,257
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
0.14%
0.64%
-9.9%
Free Cash Flow
-20.38%
0.54%
9.4%
Net Income, GAAP
16.43%
16.95%
-20.74%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.51%
-0.24%
-0.74%
Total Cash Common Dividend
2.91%
-1.21%
19.94%

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
32,411
2025
- -
- -
32,171
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
3.01
2025
- -
- -
2.51
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
1.49
2025
- -
- -
1.89
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini
Full Time Employees
25,100
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Tobacco
Address
121 Winterstoke Road Bristol BI United Kingdom BS3 2LL
IPO Date
Oct 1, 1996
Business
Imperial Brands PLC is a British multinational tobacco and next-generation products company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, and founded in 1901 that manufactures, markets, and distributes a broad portfolio of combustible and smoke-free consumer goods worldwide. The company offers international and local cigarettes including brands such as Davidoff, West, Embassy, and JPS; fine-cut rolling tobacco and other tobacco products like Golden Virginia and Drum; cigars and cigarillos under brands including Backwoods and Dutch Masters; and next-generation products (NGPs) encompassing vaping devices and e-liquids, heated tobacco systems, and modern oral nicotine pouches, with its innovative smoke-free range available in more than 20 markets. Imperial Brands operates around 30 factories globally, sells its products in approximately 120 countries with a primary focus on Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia, and serves adult consumers through retail channels in the transforming tobacco and nicotine industry. In recent developments, the company reported full-year results for the 12 months ended September 30, 2025, highlighting continued strong operational momentum, 4.6% revenue growth to around £8.8 billion, market share gains, and a 10.9% rise in adjusted earnings, enabling heightened shareholder returns through an upsized £1.45 billion share buyback program for financial 2025 and increased dividends including a third interim payout approved for December 31, 2025. Imperial Brands continues to advance its 2030 strategy by reinvesting in NGP scale-up aiming for low single-digit constant-currency growth in both tobacco and NGP segments, while progressing toward net zero emissions by 2040 and maintaining consistent combustible performance amid regulatory shifts and consumer preferences for reduced-risk alternatives.

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