Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
1,885.50
-8.50 (-0.45%)
Jun 17, 2026, 4:55 PM GMT

Associated British Foods Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, Associated British Foods stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of 1,868p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.92% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,450p (-23.10%) and the highest is 2,150p (+14.03%).

Price Target: 1,868p (-0.92%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price1,450p1,868p1,850p2,150p
Change-23.10%-0.92%-1.88%+14.03%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Associated British Foods stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy111111
Buy000000
Hold131313111111
Sell111222
Strong Sell444444
Total191919181818

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Reiterates
1,925p1,850p
HoldReiterates1,925p1,850p-1.88%May 26, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Sell
Maintains
1,850p1,800p
SellMaintains1,850p1,800p-4.53%Apr 29, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
2,050p
HoldMaintains2,050p+8.72%Apr 23, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintains
1,940p1,780p
HoldMaintains1,940p1,780p-5.60%Apr 22, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Sell
Maintains
1,675p
SellMaintains1,675p-11.16%Apr 22, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
19.46B
from 19.46B
Increased by 0.00%
Revenue Next Year
20.03B
from 19.46B
Increased by 2.92%
EPS This Year
1.57
from 1.75
Decreased by -10.37%
EPS Next Year
1.66
from 1.57
Increased by 6.16%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingSep 18, 2021Sep 17, 2022Sep 16, 2023Sep 14, 2024Sep 13, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
13.88B17.00B19.75B20.07B19.46B19.46B
Revenue Growth
-0.38%22.42%16.20%1.64%-3.06%0.00%
Gross Profit
3.13B3.78B1.34B1.84B1.58B4.64B
Gross Margin
22.55%22.23%6.80%9.15%8.11%23.83%
Operating Income
875.00M1.28B1.40B1.91B1.65B1.55B
Net Income
478.00M700.00M1.04B1.46B1.03B1.03B
EPS
----1.751.57
EPS Growth
-----11.17%-10.37%
Forward PE
15.2510.6813.3911.5810.5712.03
Dividend / Share
0.270.440.470.630.630.60
Dividend Growth
-63.67%8.24%33.19%--4.23%
Free Cash Flow
652.50M-148.25M667.88M1.38B677.63M598.82M
No. Analysts
-----17
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High19.6B
Avg19.5B
Low19.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
0.8%
Avg
0.0%
Low
-1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High1.68
Avg1.57
Low1.49

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-4.1%
Avg
-10.4%
Low
-15.0%