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Associated British Foods plc ASBFF

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29.04 USD +0.66 (+2.33%)

At closeFeb 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

29.04 Day range 29.04
23.18 52-week range 30.77
YTD
-0.07%
1 year
+20.40%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.03 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

A-4 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 13.6×
FY 2017: 20.3×FY 2018: 18.3×FY 2019: 19.8×FY 2020: 35.5×FY 2021: 31.8×FY 2022: 15.5×FY 2023: 15.2×FY 2024: 12.4×FY 2025: 11.6×FY 2026: 13.6×
FY 2017 5y median 13.6× FY 2026
P/S 0.6×
FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.6×FY 2026: 0.6×
FY 2017 5y median 0.6× FY 2026
P/B 1.1×
FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.4×FY 2026: 1.1×
FY 2017 5y median 1.4× FY 2026
P/FCF 9.9×
FY 2017: 31.5×FY 2018: 32.6×FY 2019: 22.5×FY 2020: 14.4×FY 2021: 19.5×FY 2022: 28.3×FY 2023: 27.2×FY 2024: 10.7×FY 2025: 10.3×FY 2026: 9.9×
FY 2017 5y median 10.7× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 6.3×
FY 2017: 12.9×FY 2018: 9.5×FY 2019: 8.5×FY 2020: 10.2×FY 2021: 9.3×FY 2022: 5.9×FY 2023: 7.3×FY 2024: 6.5×FY 2025: 6.3×FY 2026: 6.3×
FY 2017 5y median 6.3× FY 2026
EV/Sales 0.8×
FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.7×FY 2026: 0.8×
FY 2017 5y median 0.8× FY 2026
FCF Yield 10.1%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 3.1%FY 2019: 4.5%FY 2020: 6.9%FY 2021: 5.1%FY 2022: 3.5%FY 2023: 3.7%FY 2024: 9.4%FY 2025: 9.7%FY 2026: 10.1%
FY 2017 5y median 9.4% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 7.1%
FY 2017: 23.5%FY 2018: 23.0%FY 2019: 23.0%FY 2020: 22.5%FY 2021: 22.6%FY 2022: 22.2%FY 2023: 21.1%FY 2024: 24.3%FY 2025: 24.1%FY 2026: 7.1%
FY 2017 5y median 22.2% FY 2026
Operating Margin 7.1%
FY 2017: 8.7%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 8.1%FY 2020: 5.8%FY 2021: 5.8%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 9.6%FY 2025: 8.4%FY 2026: 7.1%
FY 2017 5y median 7.1% FY 2026
Net Margin 4.7%
FY 2017: 7.8%FY 2018: 6.5%FY 2019: 5.5%FY 2020: 3.3%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 5.3%FY 2024: 7.2%FY 2025: 5.3%FY 2026: 4.7%
FY 2017 5y median 5.3% FY 2026
ROE 8.0%
FY 2017: 14.4%FY 2018: 10.9%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 4.9%FY 2021: 4.8%FY 2022: 6.1%FY 2023: 9.4%FY 2024: 13.0%FY 2025: 12.5%FY 2026: 8.0%
FY 2017 5y median 9.4% FY 2026
ROIC 6.0%
FY 2017: 11.0%FY 2018: 9.9%FY 2019: 9.0%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: 3.9%FY 2022: 4.9%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 9.5%FY 2025: 10.2%FY 2026: 6.0%
FY 2017 5y median 7.0% FY 2026
ROA 4.6%
FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 7.4%FY 2019: 6.4%FY 2020: 2.7%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 3.5%FY 2023: 5.5%FY 2024: 7.7%FY 2025: 7.1%FY 2026: 4.6%
FY 2017 5y median 5.5% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -24.7%
FY 2017: 14.6%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 1.6%FY 2020: -11.9%FY 2021: -0.4%FY 2022: 22.4%FY 2023: 16.2%FY 2024: 1.6%FY 2025: 30.2%FY 2026: -24.7%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -36.1%
FY 2017: 21.3%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: -4.6%FY 2020: -36.8%FY 2021: -0.2%FY 2022: 45.8%FY 2023: 17.4%FY 2024: 39.7%FY 2025: 13.3%FY 2026: -36.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) -30.0%
FY 2017: 47.6%FY 2018: -16.4%FY 2019: -12.6%FY 2020: -47.7%FY 2021: 5.2%FY 2022: 45.9%FY 2023: 50.6%FY 2024: 44.8%FY 2025: -2.1%FY 2026: -30.0%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -16.8%
FY 2017: 53.2%FY 2018: -27.5%FY 2019: 37.4%FY 2020: 46.5%FY 2021: -30.5%FY 2022: -51.1%FY 2023: 51.3%FY 2024: 190.9%FY 2025: -8.8%FY 2026: -16.8%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.5×
FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.5×FY 2026: 1.5×
FY 2017 5y median 1.8× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 0.7×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.7×FY 2026: 0.7×
FY 2017 5y median 0.9× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.3×
FY 2017: 0.1×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: 0.1×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.3×FY 2026: 0.3×
FY 2017 5y median 0.3× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.2×
FY 2017: -0.4×FY 2018: -0.3×FY 2019: -0.5×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.9×FY 2026: 1.2×
FY 2017 5y median 0.9× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 8.7×
FY 2017: 22.6×FY 2018: 26.9×FY 2019: 30.5×FY 2020: 6.6×FY 2021: 4.5×FY 2022: 10.8×FY 2023: 5.5×FY 2024: 7.3×FY 2025: 12.3×FY 2026: 8.7×
FY 2017 5y median 8.7× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.5%
FY 2017: 1.2%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: 2.1%FY 2020: 1.7%FY 2021: 0.3%FY 2022: 3.5%FY 2023: 2.2%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 5.5%FY 2026: 3.5%
FY 2017 5y median 3.5% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 48.0%
FY 2017: 25.0%FY 2018: 32.5%FY 2019: 40.8%FY 2020: 59.6%FY 2021: 10.3%FY 2022: 54.3%FY 2023: 33.0%FY 2024: 34.5%FY 2025: 64.0%FY 2026: 48.0%
FY 2017 5y median 48.0% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-09-30