Premier Foods PLC (PFD) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 12, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Premier Foods PLC stock £2.75, price £1.96, upside +40.6%, quality 67 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 12, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range £0.8807 – £2.10 · fair‑value band £2.13 – £3.74 · the £1.96 price screens below the £2.75 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 12, 2026.
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Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through Grocery and Sweet Treats segments.
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The company's products portfolio categories include flavourings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, SAXA, and Merchant Goumet brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Homepride, and Spice Tailor brand names; quick and easy meals under the Batchelors, Nissin, FUEL10K, Merchant Goumet, and Sharwood's brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, Mr Kipling, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands.
It also provides dumplings under the Atora brand name; plain flour under the Be-Ro brand; cup noodles under NISSIN brand; breakfast, such as granola, breakfast drinks, and porridge under FUEL10K and Ambrosia brands; and flour for baking under the McDougalls brand name.
The company offers its products through supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, and wholesale and food service operators, as well as e-commerce channels. Premier Foods plc was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Saint Albans, the United Kingdom.
Stock analysis
Premier Foods PLC (PFD) currently trades at £1.96, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £2.75, implying the stock looks roughly 29% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of £2.96 per share, and 19 of the 24 models we run sit above the £1.96 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at £0.3100, and 5 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: £2.13 (bear) to £3.74 (bull), the price of £1.96 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 67/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Premier Foods PLC reported revenue of £1.2B in FY2026 versus £901M in FY2022, a compound +6.9%/yr. Reported net income was £137M in FY2026, compounding +15.2%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap £1.7B Mid · P/E ratio 12.6 · P/S ratio 1.47 · EPS (TTM) £0.1549 · Dividend yield 1.7% · Net margin 11.6% · Return on equity 9.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.2% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 54 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 7% below its 52-week high and 19% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 5% fair-value upside, at 41%, PFD screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear£2.13Fair Value £2.75Bull£3.74
Price £1.96 · Upside +40.6%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2026 figures (about 7 months old). Earnings retained since then (£0.0724 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.64/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+2.3%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.3%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.4%
Start year 2021 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +4.3% a year
Revenue growth 25 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.4%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+13.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+11.8%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.11.8% vs 22.2%, slowing
Profit margin 2021 to 2026 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.16% → 18%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2021 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and about what analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+1.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.1%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (UK: IMF forecast 2.3% a year to 2030, 3.3% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −1.1% a year for the price and +0.8% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (90 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: The business shows strength in growing branded revenues from core UK names yet lacks evidence of durable advantage with non-branded sales declining and limited public data overall.
Main risk: Cost pressures threaten to undermine the balance between branded portfolio momentum and overall stability, hitting margins and cash flows from the established business.
Premier Foods keeps delivering branded revenue growth from its core UK names while non-branded sales continue to decline. The upcoming November results will mark its first interim dividend, pointing to stronger cash flows from the established portfolio. Cost pressures and the balance between branded momentum and overall stability remain open. Will the new dividend reflect durable branded strength or simply offset weaker segments?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Packaged Foods · 660 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/13 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score67 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+40.6% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)9.6% · Above median
Return on assets6.1% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)11.6% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)19.0% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)3.9% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)1.7% · Below median
Valuation Multiplesvs Packaged Foods median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)12.6× · Cheaper than median
P/B1.22× · Cheaper than median
P/S (12 months)1.47× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)12.9× · Cheaper than median
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Is Premier Foods PLC (PFD) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 12, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £2.75 versus a price of £1.96, about +41% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of PFD?
Our model-based fair value for Premier Foods PLC is £2.75 (as of Nov 12, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: £1.96.
What is the quality score of PFD?
Premier Foods PLC has a Quality Score of 67/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of £2.75 (as of Nov 12, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario £2.13, optimistic scenario £3.74. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Premier Foods PLC stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at £2.75, about +41% upside versus a price of £1.96 (undervalued). Cautious scenario £2.13, optimistic scenario £3.74. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Premier Foods PLC reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £1.2B (latest available figure, as of Nov 12, 2026).
Does Premier Foods PLC pay a dividend?
Premier Foods PLC currently shows a dividend yield of 1.72% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 12, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Premier Foods PLC (PFD) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Premier Foods PLC pays a dividend of £0.0336 per share a year, a dividend yield of 1.7%. The last ex-dividend date was Jun 25, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2021. The payout ratio is 22.4% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 4.64 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Premier Foods PLC would have to grow free cash flow by +1.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 9.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +4.4 % per year. As of Nov 12, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of PFD use?
Our models discount Premier Foods PLC at 9.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 0.59, country premium for United Kingdom. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Premier Foods PLC that is +1.2 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (9.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Premier Foods PLC (PFD) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Premier Foods PLC grew +4.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +1.2 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Premier Foods PLC (PFD) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +3.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Premier Foods PLC (+1.2 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 7.77 %: that much free cash flow Premier Foods PLC produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (9.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Premier Foods PLC it is £2.75 per share (as of Nov 12, 2026), against a price of £1.96. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Premier Foods PLC stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 12, 2026, PFD trades below its calculated fair value: price £1.96, fair value £2.75, a gap of about +41% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of PFD?
No. The price is what the market pays today (£1.96); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (£2.75). For Premier Foods PLC the two are £0.7940 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Premier Foods PLC worth?
The market values Premier Foods PLC at about £1.7B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 12, 2026). Per share that is £1.96; our models calculate a fair value of £2.75 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about PFD?
Our models span a range for Premier Foods PLC: cautious scenario £2.13, base £2.75, optimistic £3.74 per share (as of Nov 12, 2026, price £1.96). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of PFD?
Premier Foods PLC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.6 (as of Nov 12, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of £2.75 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 1.2, P/S 1.5, EV/EBITDA 6.2.
How solid is the balance sheet of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Balance-sheet figures for Premier Foods PLC (as of Nov 12, 2026): return on equity 9.6%. They feed the Quality Score of 67/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is PFD from its 52-week high?
Premier Foods PLC trades at £1.96, about 7% below its 52-week high of £2.10 and 19% above the low of £1.64 (as of Nov 12, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of £2.75 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Premier Foods PLC?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value Nestlé S.A, Danone S.A, Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company, The Kraft Heinz Company, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Premier Foods PLC stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 12, 2026: price £1.96, calculated fair value £2.75 (+41%), Quality Score 67/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of PFD calculated?
We run Premier Foods PLC through 24 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of £2.75 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.3% above its aggregate fair value. Premier Foods PLC currently trades 29% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The closing price on Nov 12, 2026 was £1.96. Our model-based fair value is £2.75, about +41% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Premier Foods PLC right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case (£2.13). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. Solid quality (67/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
Key figures of Premier Foods PLC
How large is the market capitalisation of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The market capitalisation of Premier Foods PLC is £1.7B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Premier Foods PLC is 1.47 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Earnings per share at Premier Foods PLC are £0.1549 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 12.6). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The dividend yield of Premier Foods PLC is 1.7% (payout 21.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The net margin of Premier Foods PLC is 11.6% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Premier Foods PLC is 9.6% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Premier Foods PLC is 7.2% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
The operating margin of Premier Foods PLC is 19.0% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Revenue at Premier Foods PLC is growing +3.9% versus a year earlier (3y avg +5.3%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Premier Foods PLC (PFD)?
Earnings per share at Premier Foods PLC are growing +6.3% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Premier Foods PLC (PFD) carry?
The net debt of Premier Foods PLC is £97.1M (fiscal year 2026, ≈ 0.7 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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