Associated British Foods (ASBFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Associated British Foods plc is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail company headquartered in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1935, the group operates through five principal businesses: grocery, ingredients, sugar, agriculture and retail.

Its grocery operations produce branded and private-label foods, including bread, cereals, cooking ingredients, condiments, teas and other packaged products. The ingredients business supplies specialty ingredients such as yeast, enzymes, bakery products and savory solutions to food manufacturers. Through its sugar and agriculture operations, Associated British Foods produces sugar and related products while also supplying animal feed and agricultural services.

The company’s retail business operates Primark, an international value-fashion retailer offering clothing, accessories, homeware and beauty products. Associated British Foods serves customers across the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and other international markets through its manufacturing, distribution and retail networks.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.58 to $25.96
• 50-Day Range: $24.10 to $28.26
• 52-Week Range: $23.36 to $30.62
• Volume: 118,421 shs
• Average Volume: 63,014 shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Associated British Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Associated British Foods scored higher than 18% 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: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Associated British Foods has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Associated British Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -4.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Associated British Foods are expected to decrease by -4.72% in the coming year, from $2.12 to $2.02 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Associated British Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Associated British Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Associated British Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Associated British Foods has recently increased by 1,012.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Associated British Foods pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Associated British Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Associated British Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.78% next year. This indicates that Associated British Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Associated British Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Associated British Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Associated British Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Associated British Foods has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:ASBFY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.abf.co.uk
• Phone: 442073996500
• Fax: 44-0-20-7399-6580
• Employees: 138,000
• Year Founded: 1935

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $4.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.29
• Book Value: $20.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 702,950,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $18.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87