Imperial Brands (GB:IMB)
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IMB Stock Chart & Stats
2776.50 p
19.90 p(0.76%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
2776.50 p
19.90 p(0.76%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range2,626.00 p - 3,632.04 p
Previous CloseN/A
Volume97.13K
Average Volume (3M)1.87M
Market Cap
£21.51B
Enterprise Value31.55B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)£497.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)£11.23B
Price to Earnings (P/E)12.8
Beta0.25
Next Earnings
Nov 17, 2026EPS Estimate
2.09Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield5.57%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.13
Shares Outstanding772,030,300
10 Day Avg. Volume1,677,567
30 Day Avg. Volume1,869,086
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.76
Price to Book (P/B)5.40
Price to Sales (P/S)0.81
P/FCF Ratio9.11
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
£3,327.78Price Target Upside19.86% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)3.36
Revenue Forecast (FY)£9.92B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
High Free Cash Generation And ConversionSustained FCF and very high operating cash conversion are durable fundamentals: they provide funding for capex, deleveraging, dividends and buybacks, and cushion against cyclical revenue swings, supporting long-term strategic investment and shareholder returns.
Next-generation Products (NGP) Revenue And Share GainsConsistent NGP volume, share gains and European profitable contribution indicate structural progress in portfolio diversification away from combustibles, improving long-term revenue mix, recurring consumable sales and positioning in growth categories as combustibles mature.
Disciplined Capital Returns And Buyback ProgrammeA sustained and material capital return programme signals cash generation resilience and shareholder alignment; buybacks and rising dividend create a durable return of capital framework that can absorb cyclical earnings while signalling management confidence.
Bears Say
Elevated Leverage (debt-to-equity ~2.07)High structural leverage reduces financial flexibility and increases interest and refinancing risk, constraining investment and making results more sensitive to shocks; deleveraging will be needed to secure balance sheet resilience over the medium term.
Sharp Decline In Reported Free Cash Flow (‑78.1%)A large drop in FCF is a material structural concern: it weakens the buffer for debt servicing, limits flexibility for M&A or NGP investment, and forces greater reliance on operating improvements or asset disposals to restore sustainable cash generation.
Material Multi-year Legal Settlement Cash OutflowsKnown multi-year settlement payments are a durable cash headwind that reduce available FCF for strategic uses and deleveraging in the near term, forcing management to prioritise cash allocation and potentially delay optional investments or accelerate cost savings.
Imperial Brands News
IMB FAQ
What was Imperial Brands’s price range in the past 12 months?
Imperial Brands lowest share price was 2626.00 p and its highest was 3632.04 p in the past 12 months.
What is Imperial Brands’s market cap?
Imperial Brands’s market cap is £21.51B.
When is Imperial Brands’s upcoming earnings report date?
Imperial Brands’s upcoming earnings report date is Nov 17, 2026 which is in 156 days.
How were Imperial Brands’s earnings last quarter?
Imperial Brands released its earnings results on May 12, 2026. The company reported 1.269 p earnings per share for the quarter, the consensus estimate of 1.269 p by 0 p.
Is Imperial Brands overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Imperial Brands’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Imperial Brands pay dividends?
Imperial Brands pays a Quarterly dividend of 41.68 p which represents an annual dividend yield of 5.57%. See more information on Imperial Brands dividends here
What is Imperial Brands’s EPS estimate?
Imperial Brands’s EPS estimate is 2.09.
How many shares outstanding does Imperial Brands have?
Imperial Brands has 772,030,300 shares outstanding.
What happened to Imperial Brands’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Imperial Brands reported an EPS of 1.269 p in its last earnings report, expectations of 1.269 p. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 3.812%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Imperial Brands?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GB:IMB
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Imperial Brands Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
£3,327.78 (19.86% Upside)
£3,327.78 (19.86% Upside)
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth £20.0K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
38.41%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
39.24%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
1.35%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Imperial Brands
Imperial Brands PLC is a global consumer goods enterprise that manufactures, sources, markets, and distributes tobacco and related items across a vast geographical footprint, encompassing Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Its comprehensive product lineup features traditional tobacco offerings like cigarettes, fine-cut and smokeless tobacco, rolling papers, and cigars. Moreover, the company is a significant player in the evolving next-generation product (NGP) sector, providing e-vapour devices, oral nicotine products, and heated tobacco systems. These diverse products are marketed under a wide array of prominent brands, including Davidoff, Gauloises, JPS, West, L&B, Winston, Parker & Simpson, blu, Pluze, Zone-X, Kool, Horizon, Backwoods, Skruf, Golden Virginia, Rizla, and Dutch Masters. Beyond its core production and sales, Imperial Brands also serves as a distributor for tobacco and NGP goods produced by other entities, alongside various non-tobacco and non-NGP products and services. Its operations further diversify into managing a golf course; distributing pharmaceuticals, point-of-sale software, and published materials; engaging in printing and publishing activities; and offering long-haul transportation, industrial parcel delivery, express courier services, advertising, and support management. The company also owns and manages numerous trademarks and operates its own retail channels. Founded in 1901 in Bristol, United Kingdom, the organization was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC before rebranding to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016.
IMB Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
3,327.78 p
▲(19.86% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Options Prices
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