Imperial Brands/£IMB
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About Imperial Brands
Imperial Brands PLC is a multinational tobacco company based in Bristol, United Kingdom. It operates in the tobacco industry, manufacturing and distributing a wide range of tobacco and nicotine products. Its core segments include cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, and the growing next-generation products category, which encompasses e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Founded in 1901 as the Imperial Tobacco Company, it has evolved through various mergers and acquisitions to become a prominent global player. The company operates in several regions worldwide, with a significant presence in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Imperial Brands focuses on leveraging its portfolio of well-known brands, operational efficiencies, and strategic investments in reduced-risk products to maintain its market position.
- Ticker
- £IMB
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 25,100
- Headquarters
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Website
- www.imperialbrandsplc.com
Imperial Brands Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£22B
13.74
£2.15
0.15
£1.64
5.55%
Price and volume
Market cap
£22B
Beta
0.15
52-week high
£36.32
52-week low
£24.08
Average daily volume
3M
Dividend rate
£1.64
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.698
Quick ratio
0.307
Long term debt to equity
1.948
Total debt to equity
2.438
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
74.17%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.76%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,016
Gross margin (TTM)
36.26%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.96%
Operating margin (TTM)
18.03%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.16%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£770,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.80%
Return on equity (TTM)
37.15%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
13.736
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.221
Price to book
5.78
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-1.93
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
7.576
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
13.20%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.89
Dividend yield (TTM)
5.55%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.73%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-29.06%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.32%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.91%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.88%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.16%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.86%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
1.20%
What the Analysts think about Imperial Brands
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Imperial Brands stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Imperial Brands stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Imperial expects tobacco revenue to grow for a sixth year, as pricing and share gains in the US and Germany offset low-single-digit volume declines. That suggests the core business still has pricing power. (Reuters)
Next-generation products are growing faster than cigarettes: Imperial expects double-digit revenue growth and says it is gaining share across heated tobacco, vaping and modern oral products. This gives the group a growing business beyond combustibles. (Reuters)
The company expects more than £2.2 billion of free cash flow and high-single-digit adjusted EPS growth, and has announced a further £1.5 billion buyback for FY27. That supports substantial shareholder returns if its forecasts hold. (Reuters)
Cigarette volumes are still falling, while Imperial's aggregate market share across its five largest markets was 16 basis points lower year on year at the half-year. Continued share loss could make it harder for pricing to offset shrinking sales. (Imperial Brands)
The half-year figures show how legal and restructuring costs can weigh on reported results: a £313 million settlement charge and £210 million of strategy costs contributed to a 38.1% fall in reported EPS. These costs make headline earnings more volatile than adjusted results suggest. (Investor Meet Company)
Competition could weaken Imperial's growth: UBS cited price investment by Altria and nicotine-pouch competition from BAT, and expected slower NGP revenue growth than consensus. It also saw limited scope for a further valuation re-rating. (LSE.co.uk)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Imperial Brands
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | £IMB weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods€EXH7 | €188M | 3.36% |
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor€CEMS | €2.6B | 0.86% |
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor£IEFV | €2.6B | 0.86% |
iShares Core FTSE 100£ISF | £17B | 0.85% |
iShares Core FTSE 100€ISFA | £16B | 0.85% |
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