Associated British Foods/£ABF

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About Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group headquartered in London, UK. The company operates through segments such as Grocery, Sugar, Agriculture, Ingredients, and Retail, with the retail division primarily consisting of the fashion retail chain Primark. Noteworthy for its broad product range, the company's Grocery segment includes brands involved in the production of staples like bread and cereals, while Ingredients focuses on yeast and bakery supplies. Founded in 1935, Associated British Foods has established a global presence, with operations spread across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. Its strategic positioning is underpinned by its diversification across industries and geographies, which provides resilience against sector-specific volatility.

Ticker

£ABF

Primary listing

LSE

Employees

138,000

ABF Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£15B
11.96
£1.78
1.20
£0.90
4.24%

What the Analysts think about ABF

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Associated British Foods stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

The planned acquisition of the Hovis bread brand from Endless will bolster ABF’s Allied Bakeries division, with management expecting long-term profitability improvements in the UK bakery sector (Reuters)
Primark is committed to expanding in the United States, having signed leases for 18 additional stores to reach 60 locations by 2026, which should drive low-single-digit sales growth from a growing U.S. footprint (Reuters)
Despite a 10% drop in first-half profit mainly due to sugar, ABF maintained its full-year guidance, supported by Primark’s resilience with sales rising 1% to £4.5 billion and a stable adjusted operating profit of £835 million (Reuters)
The sugar division is forecast to incur a full-year adjusted operating loss of up to £40 million due to weak European sugar prices and bioethanol unit challenges, weighing on group profitability (Reuters)
ABF’s agreed acquisition of the Hovis bread brand is subject to Competition and Markets Authority scrutiny, posing integration delays and potential conditions that could dilute expected synergies (Reuters)
Primark’s UK and Ireland like-for-like sales remained in decline during H1 2025, exposing the retailer’s vulnerability in its largest market and forcing reliance on newer markets for growth (Reuters)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 6 Oct 2025.

ABF Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

ABF Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

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