Imperial Brands Stock
Imperial Brands PLC
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Country
- United Kingdom
- CEO
- Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini
- Employees
- 25,100
- Market cap
- £21.6 B
- IPO
- 01/10/1996
Imperial Brands PLC is a consumer defensive company operating in the tobacco industry, headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom. Founded in 1636, the company is listed on the LSE and employs 25,100 people. Its business model involves manufacturing, importing, marketing, and selling tobacco and tobacco-related products…
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Imperial Brands stock: price history
1D
+1.9%
1W
+8.2%
1M
+15.6%
6M
+3.7%
YTD
-7.7%
1Y
-3.6%
2Y
+25.4%
5Y
+83.3%
10Y
-26.0%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
17/11/2026 (in 31 days)
Volatility around earnings
~60% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 16/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double bottom
BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
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Analyst assessment of Imperial Brands
0
STRONG BUY
0
BUY
1
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
1
TOTAL · Hold
As of: 17/06/2016
Imperial Brands stock metrics
P/E
13.52
P/B
5.66
EV/EBITDA
8.64
RETURN ON EQUITY
11.8%
NET MARGIN
5.2%
DEBT/EQUITY
2.78
DIVIDEND YIELD
5.7%
AS OF
31/03/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.6%
FLOAT SHARES
747,454,155
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,966,403
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Imperial Brands stock
What does Imperial Brands do?
Imperial Brands PLC is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Tobacco industry, headquartered in United Kingdom.
The CEO is Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini, the company employs around 25,100 people.
The IPO was on 01/10/1996; the stock trades on LSE under the ticker IMB.L.
What do analysts say about Imperial Brands stock?
1 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 17/06/2016).
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Imperial Brands report next?
The next earnings date is 17/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 60% stronger than usual.
Does Imperial Brands pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was £41.68 per share, ex-date 20/08/2026, paid on 30/09/2026.
The dividend yield is 5.7% (as of 31/03/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Imperial Brands?
Comparable stocks include Philip Morris International, Altria Group, Tesco, Ocado Group, B&M European Value Retail, M.P. Evans Group, Fevertree Drinks and AEP Plantations.
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