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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
A.G. Barr p.l.c. is a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks, energy drinks, and related beverages. The company produces a diverse portfolio of popular brands, including its flagship Irn-Bru, alongside Rubicon exotic fruit drinks, Barr's fizzy drinks such as Cherryade, Lemonade, and Cream Soda, Strathmore mineral water, Funkin cocktail mixers, Snapple iced teas, and others like Rio Tropical and Fentimans. It operates production facilities in locations including Cumbernauld and Milton Keynes, focusing on non-alcoholic beverages, flavored waters, juices, and health-oriented options like low-calorie and no-sugar variants. A.G. Barr p.l.c. employs a multi-channel distribution strategy, supplying retail supermarkets, convenience stores, wholesale partners, and online platforms across the UK and select international markets. Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Cumbernauld, Scotland, the company specializes in the manufacture of soft drinks, mineral waters, and bottled waters, maintaining a strong presence as one of the UK's leading independent beverage businesses with an emphasis on brand innovation and multi-beverage growth.
£6.38
£0.03 (-0.47%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
14.09% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 12.84%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 4.0%, steady but not accelerating. Free cash flow declined 29% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.
Free cash flow declined 29% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
15.1x earnings, 34.3x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£437M
▲ +4.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
£47M
▲ +17.6% YoY
Op. Margin
14.09%
▲ +1.8pp YoY
ROIC
12.84%
▲ +0.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
£21M
▼ -29.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£64M
▲ +39.0% YoY
Net Debt
-£34M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
£82M
3Y CAGR: +11.2%
3Y CAGR: -1.1%
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At a P/E of 15.1 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 34.3, A.G. Barr p.l.c. (BAG.XLON) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about £3.52 per share, so at £6.38 the stock looks overvalued (44.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, A.G. Barr p.l.c. scores 65/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.7%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about £3.52 per share for BAG.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around £2.64. At today's £6.38, that puts the stock about 44.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
A.G. Barr p.l.c. scores 65 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 14.1% operating margin and a 12.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, A.G. Barr p.l.c. pays a regular dividend of about £0.17 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.7% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 41.1% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. A.G. Barr p.l.c. has grown the dividend at roughly 9.4% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For BAG.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. BAG.XLON currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 65/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 2.7%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.