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Companies with a Imperial Brands PLC-like Margin & Quality Profile

25 companies with high margin and capital efficiency comparable to Imperial Brands PLC (IMB.L) — identified by structural trajectory analysis, not sector labels alone.

Reference score: 96 · Updated 2026-04-05 · All companies similar to IMB.L →

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IMB.L

Imperial Brands PLC

Margin & Quality Profile score

Score range used for matching: 84–100

Companies with a similar margin and capital efficiency profile to Imperial Brands PLC

Ranked by closeness of quality score to IMB.L's reference score of 96. Delta shown in parentheses.

#	Company	Margin & Quality Profile
#1	Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG · Energy similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#2	AngloGold Ashanti plc AU · Basic Materials similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#3	Gaztransport & Technigaz SA GTT.PA · Energy similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#4	Newmont Corporation NEM · Basic Materials similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#5	SBA Communications Corporation SBAC · Real Estate similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#6	Adobe Inc. ADBE · Technology similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#7	Games Workshop Group PLC GAW.L · Consumer Cyclical similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#8	Colgate-Palmolive Company CL · Consumer Defensive similar →	96(+0)	IMB.L vs CL Analysis
#9	Exor N.V. EXO.AS · Industrials similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#10	Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR · Technology similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#11	MSCI Inc. MSCI · Financial Services similar →	96(+0)	Analysis
#12	ING Groep N.V. INGA.AS · Financial Services similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#13	3i Group Ord III.L · similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#14	Philip Morris International Inc. PM · Consumer Defensive similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#15	Wolters Kluwer N.V. WKL.AS · Industrials similar →	97(+1)	Analysis
#16	ICG plc ICG.L · Financial Services similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#17	Southern Copper Corporation SCCO · Basic Materials similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#18	Autotrader Group plc AUTO.L · Communication Services similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#19	GE Aerospace GE · Industrials similar →	95(−1)	Analysis
#20	Public Storage PSA · Real Estate similar →	97(+1)	Analysis

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Trajectory similarity is rule-based and descriptive — not investment advice. Companies are matched by score proximity on a single dimension; this does not imply equivalence across all financial characteristics. Based on peer-relative structural scores in the AssetNext universe.

How AssetNext Peer Scores Work

AssetNext scores reflect each company's structural position within its functional peer group — not a ranking against all stocks simultaneously. Peers are identified by similarity across eight financial dimensions, including revenue growth trajectory, margin structure, capital intensity, and earnings stability. A score of 75 means the company ranks in the top quartile within its own peer group, not the entire market.

Four dimension scores drive the overall peer score: Growth (revenue trajectory and expansion dynamics), Quality (margin structure and capital efficiency), Valuation (peer-relative pricing on standard multiples), and Stability (earnings consistency and financial predictability). Each dimension is scored 0–100 relative to the peer group, then combined into an overall peer score using equal weighting.

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