Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF)

Associated British Foods Balance Sheet

Financials in millions GBP. Fiscal year is October - September.

Assets

Fiscal Year	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Sep 12, 2026	Sep 16, 2025	Sep 14, 2024	Sep 16, 2023	Sep 17, 2022
Cash & Equivalents	1,010	1,057	1,323	1,457	2,121
Short-Term Investments	-	-	334	-	4
Trading Asset Securities	-	-	1	4	-
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1,010	1,057	1,658	1,461	2,125
Cash Growth	-4.45%	-36.25%	13.48%	-31.25%	-7.89%
Accounts Receivable	1,276	1,206	1,271	1,323	1,315
Other Receivables	387	376	336	347	316
Receivables	1,663	1,582	1,607	1,670	1,631
Inventory	3,187	3,289	3,036	3,306	3,364
Prepaid Expenses	267	215	192	210	194
Other Current Assets	151	58	27	92	520
Total Current Assets	6,278	6,201	6,520	6,739	7,834
Property, Plant & Equipment	9,530	8,808	8,353	8,009	8,055
Long-Term Investments	399	370	411	426	415
Goodwill	1,348	1,297	1,311	1,266	1,292
Other Intangible Assets	607	595	585	604	576
Long-Term Accounts Receivable	-	-	-	28	25
Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets	204	230	223	193	158
Other Long-Term Assets	1,900	1,790	1,611	1,576	1,416
Total Assets	20,266	19,291	19,014	18,844	19,775

Liabilities

Fiscal Year	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Sep 12, 2026	Sep 16, 2025	Sep 14, 2024	Sep 16, 2023	Sep 17, 2022
Accounts Payable	1,339	1,185	1,159	1,177	1,362
Accrued Expenses	1,389	1,352	1,276	1,271	1,275
Short-Term Debt	111	131	88	69	126
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	115	127	71	99	34
Current Portion of Leases	360	293	267	335	316
Current Income Taxes Payable	103	167	133	109	160
Current Unearned Revenue	592	531	499	505	477
Other Current Liabilities	177	249	175	124	303
Total Current Liabilities	4,186	4,035	3,668	3,689	4,053
Long-Term Debt	479	409	454	394	480
Long-Term Leases	2,788	2,726	2,798	2,825	2,936
Pension & Post-Retirement Benefits	72	69	74	69	79
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities	877	781	682	626	647
Other Long-Term Liabilities	94	85	60	48	26
Total Liabilities	8,496	8,105	7,736	7,651	8,221

Shareholders' Equity

Fiscal Year	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Sep 12, 2026	Sep 16, 2025	Sep 14, 2024	Sep 16, 2023	Sep 17, 2022
Common Stock	40	40	42	44	45
Retained Earnings	11,728	11,378	11,395	10,910	10,649
Comprehensive Income & Other	-161	-359	-251	139	754
Total Common Equity	11,607	11,059	11,186	11,093	11,448
Minority Interest	163	127	92	100	106
Shareholders' Equity	11,770	11,186	11,278	11,193	11,554
Total Liabilities & Equity	20,266	19,291	19,014	18,844	19,775

Additional Metrics

Fiscal Year	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Sep 12, 2026	Sep 16, 2025	Sep 14, 2024	Sep 16, 2023	Sep 17, 2022
Total Debt	3,853	3,686	3,678	3,722	3,892
Net Cash (Debt)	-2,843	-2,629	-2,020	-2,261	-1,767
Net Cash Growth	-	-	-	-	-
Net Cash Per Share	-4.03	-3.63	-2.69	-2.91	-2.24
Filing Date Shares Outstanding	699.56	711.91	739.95	763.22	788.63
Total Common Shares Outstanding	699.56	711.91	739.95	763.22	788.63
Working Capital	2,092	2,166	2,852	3,050	3,781
Book Value Per Share	16.59	15.53	15.12	14.53	14.52
Tangible Book Value	9,652	9,167	9,290	9,223	9,580
Tangible Book Value Per Share	13.80	12.88	12.55	12.08	12.15
Land	2,961	2,742	2,680	2,681	2,825
Machinery	11,861	10,858	9,993	9,410	8,838
Construction In Progress	970	1,079	754	687	605

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Nov 5, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every six months for this company.

Update frequency:

Semi-annually

Last checked:

Nov 8, 2026

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