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Associated British Foods plc

ABF:LSE

Associated British Foods plc

Consumer Staples Food Producers
  • Price (GBX)1,936.50
  • Today's Change6.50 / 0.34%
  • Shares traded989.20k
  • 1 Year change3.61%
  • Beta1.3026
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About the company

Associated British Foods PLC is a diversified food, ingredients and retail company. Retail segment includes buying and merchandising value clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains. Grocery segment manufactures grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods and meat products, which are sold to retail, wholesale and foodservice businesses. Ingredients segment manufactures yeast and bakery ingredients as well as specialty ingredients focused on enzymes, procession extracts, health and nutrition and pharmaceutical delivery systems. Sugar segment includes growing and processing of sugar beet and sugar cane for production of a range of sugar and other products in Africa, the United Kingdom and Spain. Agriculture segment manufactures specialty feed ingredients, premix and compound animal feed, as well as the provision of other products and services for the agriculture sector.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)19.46bn
  • Net income in GBP1.03bn
  • Incorporated1934
  • Employees138.16k
  • Location
    Associated British Foods plcWeston Centre, 10 Grosvenor StreetLONDON W1K 4QYUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 20 7399 6500Fax+44 20 7399 6580
  • Websitehttps://www.abf.co.uk/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status		ABF:LSE since
announced		Transaction
value
Hovis LtdAnnounced06 May 202506 May 2025Announced-5.54%99.68m
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Peer analysis

CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesMarket Cap /
Employees
Lotus Bakeries NV1.12bn139.17m7.25bn3.36k7.25bn3.36k
Barry Callebaut AG14.04bn176.51m7.36bn13.14k7.36bn13.14k
Magnum Ice Cream Company NV7.01bn505.78m8.47bn13.88k8.47bn13.88k
Orkla ASA5.39bn461.52m8.99bn19.08k8.99bn19.08k
Mowi ASA4.90bn344.85m9.07bn12.58k9.07bn12.58k
Kerry Group PLC5.67bn596.06m10.80bn20.15k10.80bn20.15k
JDE Peets NV8.42bn537.99m13.45bn21.00k13.45bn21.00k
Associated British Foods plc19.46bn1.03bn13.70bn138.16k13.70bn138.16k
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Associated British Foods plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

13.08%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Artisan Partners LPas of 01 Jan 202631.39m4.40%
Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Ltd.as of 01 Jan 202615.62m2.19%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 01 Jan 20268.29m1.16%
Northern Trust Global Investments Ltd.as of 01 Jan 20267.52m1.06%
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.as of 01 Jan 20266.42m0.90%
JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc.as of 01 Jan 20265.10m0.72%
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.as of 01 Jan 20265.09m0.71%
National Financial Services LLC (Broker)as of 01 Jan 20265.04m0.71%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 01 Jan 20264.65m0.65%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 01 Jan 20264.19m0.59%
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