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Employees: 1,053
Size A.G. BARR p.l.c (BAG.L) is a United Kingdom Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Non-Alcoholic) with a market value of $887M, the 231st largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £593.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.0%, against -3.0% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is 14.8% (peer median 5.5%).
Valuation It trades at 12.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.2× (4th cheapest of 13).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.6 points above its cost of capital (8.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £457M | £437M | £420M | £400M | £318M |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +5% | +26% | — |
| Gross profit | £182M | £177M | £163M | £153M | £127M |
| EBITDA | £79.2M | £75.4M | £70.8M | £62.4M | £55.0M |
| Net income | £45.8M | £47.1M | £39.7M | £38.5M | £33.9M |
| Free cash flow | -£14.7M | £22.1M | £30.3M | £32.0M | £21.2M |
| Capital expenditure | £42.8M | £30.4M | £19.2M | £17.8M | £14.6M |
| Total debt | n/a | £48.0M | £4.60M | £4.90M | £5.80M |
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| Measure | BAG.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.0% | -1.1% | 5th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -2.0% | -3.0% | 10th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -17.1% | -25.5% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.9% | +2.6% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 5.5% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 12.4× | 16.2× | 4th cheapest of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.6 pp | -0.3 pp | 8th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.1× | 8.3× | 8th cheapest of 15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7× | 0.1× | 7th most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. BARR p.l.c BAG.L | United Kingdom | $887M | -2% | +7% | 15% | 12.4× | n/a | n/a |
| LotteChilsung 005300.KS | South Korea | $791M | -9% | +1% | 5% | 11.2× | -2.0% | +12.0% |
| NATURECELL 007390.KS | South Korea | $1.04B | +14% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Cereals 000019.SZ | China | $1.04B | -20% | +1% | 6% | n/a | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| Lassonde Industries LAS-A.TO | Canada | $1.14B | +4% | +2% | 9% | 8.9× | -13.2% | +8.2% |
| Princes PRN.L | United Kingdom | $1.21B | -3% | +30% | 4% | 12.6× | -7.1% | +9.3% |
| DyDo 2590.T | Japan | $624M | +21% | +3% | 4% | 17.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanfang Black Sesame 000716.SZ | China | $590M | +2% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 28.5% | -10.1% |
| Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L | United Kingdom | $1.36B | +18% | +2% | 9% | 33.0× | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| China Foods 0506.HK | Hong Kong | $1.43B | +8% | +4% | 8% | 10.1× | -17.0% | +4.3% |
| Nichols NICL.L | United Kingdom | $539M | +18% | +3% | 18% | 15.1× | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| Zhe Jiang Li Zi Yuan Food 605337.SS | China | $526M | -17% | -4% | 12% | 22.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Premium Water 2588.T | Japan | $483M | +4% | +4% | 16% | n/a | -11.0% | +7.4% |
| Lifedrink 2585.T | Japan | $410M | -12% | +21% | 10% | 14.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hey-Song 1234.TW | Taiwan | $389M | -9% | -8% | 5% | n/a | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| Suja Life SUJA | United States | $382M | n/a | n/a | -6% | 57.6× | n/a | n/a |
| 5100 Xizang Glacier 1115.HK | Hong Kong | $349M | -10% | +67% | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China Resources Beverage (Holdings) 2460.HK | Hong Kong | $2.27B | -14% | -19% | 6% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling 2573.T | Japan | $339M | -6% | +4% | 4% | n/a | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice 600962.SS | China | $2.62B | -1% | +100% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yeo Hiap Seng Y03.SI | Singapore | $259M | -14% | -3% | -7% | 51.5× | n/a | n/a |