Imperial Brands (IMB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a global consumer-focused business with a distinctive challenger role in the fast-transforming nicotine products industry. Through our 2030 strategy we are driving a consistent and sustainable performance from our portfolio of combustible products and building scale in smoke-free alternatives. We’re enabling stronger delivery against these priorities by getting closer to our consumers, building differentiated brands and innovating with agility. And we’re developing a high-performance culture and investing in tech and data to make faster. Our disciplined capital allocation framework enables us to continue to invest behind our strategy, while maintaining a strong, efficient balance sheet and delivering enhanced shareholder returns. For more information about Imperial Brands, our transformation, our investment case, our ESG priorities and our brands, visit www.imperialbrandsplc.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,820 to 2,868.50
• 50-Day Range: 2,737 to 3,321.79
• 52-Week Range: 2,648 to 3,341
• Volume: 33.80 million shs
• Average Volume: 23.87 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £22.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.41
• Dividend Yield: 5.69%
• Price Target: GBX 3,530
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Imperial Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Brands scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Imperial Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Imperial Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 3,530, representing about 24.8% upside from its current price of GBX 2,828.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Brands has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Brands is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 890.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Imperial Brands has a PEG Ratio of 16.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Brands has a P/B Ratio of 4.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Imperial Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Imperial Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Brands is 75.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Imperial Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Imperial Brands this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Imperial Brands insiders have sold 7,404.66% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £19,975.65 in company stock and sold £1,499,105.09 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.46% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.91% of the stock of Imperial Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IMB shares performed this year?

Imperial Brands' stock was trading at GBX 3,119 at the start of the year. Since then, IMB stock has decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at GBX 2,828.50.

How were Imperial Brands' earnings last quarter?

Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 18th. The company reported $315.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.31% and a net margin of 10.91%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Imperial Brands?

Shares of IMB stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Imperial Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Imperial Brands investors own include Smith & Nephew (SN), British American Tobacco (BATS), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/18/2025
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco Products
• Current Symbol: LON:IMB
• Previous Symbol: LON:IMT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.imperialbrandsplc.com
• Phone: +44-117-9636636
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 25,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Imperial Brands: GBX 3,530
• High Price Target: GBX 4,200
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,700
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 249.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.51
• P/E Growth: 16.51
• Net Income: £1.98 billion
• Net Margins: 10.91%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 42.31%
• Return on Assets: 6.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 207.21
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £32.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: GBX 268.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.57
• Book Value: GBX 683.79 per share
• Price / Book: 4.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 778,302,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £22.09 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.23