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lon/ABF stock profile: metrics, valuation and analysis

Market cap	14.5B
Revenue (ttm)	19.4B
Net income (ttm)	950M
EPS (ttm)	GBX 1.33
Shares out	699.2M
P/E (trailing)	15.6x
P/E (forward)	13.3x
Dividend	GBX 0.63 (3.10%)
Volume	1,028,356
Beta	0.80

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Country	United Kingdom
Country code	UK
Employees	138,000
Employees Change	5,000%
Employees Change Percent	3.76
Enterprise value	GBX 17.7B
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	GBP
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Packaged Foods
Industry PE	17.37
Industry PE Fwd	13.49
Isin	GB0006731235
Last refreshed	2026-09-06
Market cap	GBX 14.5B
Price	GBX 2,072
Price currency	GBX
Rev Per Employee	140,724.64x
Sector	Consumer Staples
Sector PE	14.82
Sector PE Fwd	13.43
Sic	2000
Symbol	lon/ABF
Website	https://www.abf.co.uk

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	6.56%
EV Earnings	18.6x
EV/EBIT	11.09x
EV/EBITDA	6.77x
EV/FCF	14.93x
EV/Sales	0.91x
FCF yield	8.17%
Forward P/E	13.27x
P/B ratio	1.25x
P/E ratio	15.55x
P/S ratio	0.75x
PE Ratio10 Y	21.08x
PE Ratio3 Y	13.83x
PE Ratio5 Y	17.53x
PEG ratio	7.07x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	7.77%
EBITDA Margin	11.35%
FCF margin	6.1%
Gross margin	7.43%
Gross Profit	GBX 1.4B
Gross Profit Growth	-16.21%
Gross Profit Growth Q	-17.78%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	-27.24%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	-12.58%
Net Income	GBX 950M
Net Income Growth	-27.59%
Net Income Growth Q	-14.42%
Net Income Growth Qo Q	-11.88%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth3 Y	8.15%
Net Income Growth5 Y	18.89%
Pretax Margin	6.97%
Profit Margin	4.89%
Profit Per Employee	GBX 6,884
Profitable Quarters	GBX 80
Profitable Years	40
ROA	4.92
Roa5y	4.76
ROCE	9.64
ROE	8.45
Roe5y	8.73
ROIC	7.31
Roic5y	8.1

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	-2.01%
Cagr15y	6.6%
Cagr1y	-3.06%
Cagr20y	6.87%
Cagr3y	4.88%
Cagr5y	4.22%
Div CAGR10	5.96%
Div CAGR3	12.62%
Div CAGR5	59%
EPS Growth	-25.04
EPS Growth Q	-11.77
EPS Growth Qo Q	-11.14
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth3 Y	11.84
EPS Growth5 Y	21.37
FCF Growth	-13.07%
FCF Growth Q	19.62%
FCF Growth Qo Q	-63.44%
FCF Growth5 Y	34.2%
OCF Growth	-7.99%
OCF Growth Q	3.44%
OCF Growth Qo Q	-47.09%
OCF Growth10 Y	5.26%
OCF Growth3 Y	38.69%
OCF Growth5 Y	23.64%
Revenue Growth	-2.16x
Revenue Growth Q	-0.41x
Revenue Growth Qo Q	-4.82x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	1.31x
Revenue Growth5 Y	9.03x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	GBX 1.01
Assets	GBX 19.6B
Cash	GBX 712M
Current Assets	GBX 6B
Current Liabilities	GBX 4B
Debt	GBX 3.7B
Debt EBITDA	GBX 1.48
Debt Equity	GBX 0.32
Debt FCF	GBX 3.16
Equity	GBX 11.6B
Interest Coverage	11.1
Liabilities	GBX 8B
Long Term Assets	GBX 13.6B
Long Term Liabilities	GBX 4B
Net Cash	GBX -3B
Net Cash By Market Cap	GBX -20.9
Net Debt EBITDA	GBX 1.37
Net Debt Equity	GBX 0.26
Net Debt FCF	GBX 2.56
Tangible Book Value	GBX 9.5B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	GBX 13.4
WACC	7.42

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	1.51
Inventory Turnover	5.33
Net Working Capital	GBX 2B
Quick ratio	0.63
Working Capital	GBX 2B
Working Capital Turnover	GBX 9.08

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	3.39%
Dividend Growth	-30%
Dividend Growth Years	0%
Dividend per share	GBX 0.63
Dividend Years	6
Dividend Yield	3.1%
Ex Div Date	2026-05-28
Last Dividend	GBX 0.21
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	26.43%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	-18.37%
1Y total return	-3.06%
200-day SMA	1,953.9
3Y total return	15.36%
50-day SMA	2,028.4
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	22.94%
All Time High	3,606
All Time High Change	-42.54%
All Time High Date	2015-12-02
All Time Low	48.28
All Time Low Change	4,191.63%
All Time Low Date	1980-01-03
ATR	35.1
Beta	0.8
Beta1y	0.31
Beta2y	0.41
Ch YTD	-2.59
High	2,073
High52	2,359
High52 Date	2025-11-04
High52ch	-12.17%
Low	2,034
Low52	1,729.5
Low52 Date	2026-03-23
Low52ch	19.8%
Ma50ch	2.15%
Price vs 200-day SMA	6.05%
RSI	55.29
RSI Monthly	50.77
RSI Weekly	57.1
Sharpe ratio	-0.15x
Sharpe Ratio3y	0.16x
Sharpe Ratio5y	0.14x
Sortino ratio	0
Sortino Ratio3y	0.42
Sortino Ratio5y	0.39
Total Return	6.49%
Tr YTD	-1.5
Tr15y	160.66%
Tr1m	-2.4%
Tr1w	0.97%
Tr3m	11.31%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	252,494,298%
Net Borrowing	-326,000,000
Shares Insiders	0.67%
Shares Institutions	30.4%
Shares Out	699,155,655
Shares Qo Q	-0.84%
Shares Yo Y	-3.39%

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Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	GBX 1.2B
Adjusted OCF	2,245,000,000
Average Volume	748,203.25x
Bv Per Share	16.14
CAPEX	GBX -1.1B
Ch10y	-34.33
Ch15y	94.37
Ch1m	-2.4
Ch1w	0.97
Ch1y	-6.03
Ch20y	149.3
Ch3m	11.31
Ch3y	4.38
Ch5y	5.53
Ch6m	8.74
Change	1.57%
Change From Open	1.62
Close	2,040
Days Gap	-0.05
Depreciation Amortization	695,000,000
Dollar Volume	2,130,753,632
Earnings Date	2026-11-03
EBIT	GBX 1.5B
EBITDA	GBX 2.2B
EPS	GBX 1.33
F Score	4
FCF	GBX 1.2B
FCF EV Yield	6.7x
FCF Per Share	GBX 1.69
Financing CF	-1,305,000,000
Fiscal Year End	September
Founded	1,934
Graham Number	2253.953
Graham Upside	8.78
Income Tax	GBX 393M
Investing CF	-981,000,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Last Earnings Date	2026-04-21
Last Report Date	2026-02-28
Last Split Date	1999-05-10
Last Split Type	Reverse
Lynch Fair Value	GBX 2,566
Lynch Upside	23.85
Ma150	1,926.7
Ma150ch	7.54%
Ma20	2,054.7
Ma20ch	0.84%
Net CF	-72,000,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-11-03
Open	2,039
P FCF Ratio	12.24
P FCF Ratio SBC	12.36
P OCF Ratio	6.42
P OCF Ratio SBC	6.45
Payment Date	2026-07-03
Position In Range	97.44
Ppne	9,206,000,000
Price Date	2026-09-04
Price EBITDA	GBX 6.57
Ptbv Ratio	1.52
Relative Volume	1.47x
Revenue	19,420,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.06x
Share Based Comp	12,000,000
Tax By Revenue	2.02x
Tax Rate	29.05%
Tr20y	277.74%
Tr6m	9.95%
Volume	1,028,356
Z Score	3.29

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