Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF) Risk Assessment

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LSE:ABF Associated British Foods PLC LSE:ABF
82 GF Score
Price £20.52
GF Value £22.59
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Associated British Foods Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Associated British Foods is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Associated British Foods  (LSE:ABF) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Associated British Foods Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:ABF vs KHC, GIS: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Associated British Foods's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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 Risk Assessment vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Associated British Foods's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Associated British Foods's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:ABF
82GF Score
Associated British Foods PLC LSE:ABF
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Is Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Associated British Foods stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £20.52 is trading 9.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of £22.59. GuruFocus considers Associated British Foods to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:ABF:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £22.59 vs. price of £20.52 (9.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:ABF 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.
82GF Score

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£20.52
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£22.59
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