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Associated British Foods plc ABF.L
Associated British Foods plc statistics & valuation
Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (£22.19); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
Associated British Foods plc trades at about 1556.5× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 1204.4×–1509.8×, median 1448.7×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (1204.4×–1509.8×); dot = today's 1556.5×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 23.9% | 24.3% | 21.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 5.3% |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 2.9% |
| Return on assets | 4.6% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | 9.3% | 13.0% | 9.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.04× | 0.04× | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 1.54 | 1.78 | 1.83 |
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2026-08-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.