Associated British Foods (CHIX:ABFL) Debt-to-EBITDA : N/A (As of Feb. 2026)

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CHIX:ABFL Associated British Foods PLC CHIX:ABFL
82 GF Score
Price £18.62
GF Value £22.80
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Associated British Foods's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was £710 Mil. Associated British Foods's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was £500 Mil. Associated British Foods's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was £2,332 Mil. Associated British Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was 0.52.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:ABFl' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 1.28   Max: 2.28
Current: 1.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Associated British Foods was 2.28. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 1.28.

CHIX:ABFl's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
60.66% of 1571 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.11 vs CHIX:ABFl: 1.42

Associated British Foods  (CHIX:ABFl) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Associated British Foods Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
Debt-to-EBITDA
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Associated British Foods Semi-Annual Data
Feb07 Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
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CHIX:ABFL vs KHC, GIS: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


CHIX:ABFL
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Associated British Foods Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Associated British Foods's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(551 + 3135) / 2654
=1.39

Associated British Foods's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(710 + 500) / 2332
=0.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is two times the quarterly (Feb. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Associated British Foods (CHIX:ABFL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Associated British Foods stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £18.62 is trading 18.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of £22.80. GuruFocus considers Associated British Foods to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:ABFL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA: N/A
  • GF Value™: £22.80 vs. price of £18.62 (18.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:ABFL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Associated British Foods Business Description

Address 10 Grosvenor Street, Weston Centre, London, GBR, W1K 4QY
Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group with 138,000 employees and operations in 56 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. The group sells branded groceries, grows and processes sugar, supplies farmers with crop input and animal feed, and runs the multinational Primark clothing retail chain. It also supplies ingredients like bakers' yeast, enzymes, lipids, and cereal specialties. In fiscal 2025, approximately 36% of sales came from the UK, and Primark accounted for around 60% of operating profit.On April 21, 2026, ABF announced it plans to separate Primark and the food businesses. Subject to approvals, the demerger is expected to become effective at the end of 2027.
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