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ABF

LSE:ABF GB0006731235
74
  • Value
    68
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    84
  • Combined
    84
  • Sentiment
    44
  • 360° View
    360° View
    74
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Company Description

Associated British Foods PLC is a diversified company focused on food and ingredients. It operates in the grocery, ingredients, agriculture, sugar, and retail industries, with brands like Primark and Penney's. The company operates globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $20,192 million, profits of $6,406 million, and revenue of $26,340 million, with 138271 employees.

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Safety
Country United Kingdom
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size X-Large
Website abf.co.uk
Index
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Low Emissions
Energy Efficient
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 18-Dec-2025.

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The higher, the better. For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. These ranks are percentiles: a rank of 75 means the company outperforms 75% of its peers in that specific area. The higher the rank, the better the stock stacks up against its peers.

Value
Identifies how good a value the stock is.
Good Value Expensive
Combined
Consolidated view across Value, Growth, and Safety.
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Safety
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Well-Financed High Leverage
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
68 73 32 44
Growth
55 19 94 36
Safety
Safety
84 84 80 62
Sentiment
44 23 66 82
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360° View
74 55 92 68
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
13 15 31 67
Opinions Change
55 12 72 75
Pro Holdings
n/a 29 62 72
Market Pulse
36 67 61 41
Sentiment
44 23 66 82
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
68 73 32 44
Growth
55 19 94 36
Safety Safety
84 84 80 62
Combined
84 65 89 38
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
70 74 42 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
55 59 38 49
Price vs. Book (P/B)
69 70 45 58
Dividend Yield
50 58 37 37
Value
68 73 32 44
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
53 50 76 45
Profit Growth
59 21 78 82
Capital Growth
39 44 31 39
Stock Returns
49 21 98 20
Growth
55 19 94 36
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
74 79 83 73
Refinancing
53 60 56 52
Liquidity
80 84 61 54
Safety Safety
84 84 80 62

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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