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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Stock Analysis

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is a Tobacco stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BTI

$58.90

−$0.21 (−0.36%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BTI Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$58.66
Previous Close
$59.11
Day's Range
58.39–59.01
52-Week Range
49.88–67.30
Volume
5.57M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.10
Valuation
Market Cap
$119.67B
P/E Ratio
14.27
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.62
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.40
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.64
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.90
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$25.61B−0.99%
Net Income (FY)
$7.76B+153.06%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
24.99%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
2.15B
1-Year Return
+21.84%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.34+6.00%
Ex-Dividend Date
December 29, 2026
Avg Volume
4.59M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BTI closed at $58.90, +21.84% over 1 year.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) has a market capitalization of $119.67B.

In fiscal 2025, BTI reported revenue of $25.61B.

BTI Stock Return by Calendar Year

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $12,184
+21.84%
5 years
$10,000 $23,333
+133.33%
10 years
$10,000 $20,334
+103.34%

If you had invested $10,000 in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $20,334 at the close on October 21, 2026: +103.34% in total, +7.35% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+7.01%
2025+65.81%
2024+35.44%
2023−20.09%
2022+15.11%
2021+7.95%
2020−4.73%
2019+42.96%
2018−49.36%
2017+24.28%
2016 (partial year)−8.63%

As of October 21, 2026.

BTI Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$25.61B$7.76B30.3%
2024$25.87B$3.07B11.9%
2023$27.28B−$14.37B−52.7%
2022$27.66B$6.67B24.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$25.61B$21.38B$11.66B$7.76B30.3%
2024$25.87B$21.43B$10.63B$3.07B11.9%
2023$27.28B$22.64B−$8.53B−$14.37B−52.7%
2022$27.66B$23.10B$14.28B$6.67B24.1%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BTI Dividend History

$3.00+0.8% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.672—
2025$3.004+0.8%
2024$2.974+6.0%
2023$2.804−5.3%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.672—
2025$3.004+0.8%
2024$2.974+6.0%
2023$2.804−5.3%
2022$2.964−0.8%
2021$2.984+10.2%
2020$2.714+0.4%
2019$2.704−0.7%
2018$2.724−3.0%
2017$2.803—

Most recent payment: $0.84 per share, ex-dividend July 10, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BTI Valuation vs Tobacco Median

Median of 11 stocks
MetricBTITobacco medianvs median
P/E14.2721.7034% below
P/S ratio4.640.776.1x the median
Profit margin24.99%8.78%16.2 pts above

Medians across 11 Tobacco stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is capitalised at $119.67B on the latest close. It is classified in the Tobacco industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company reports 47,797 employees.

BTI last closed at $58.90 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.21 (−0.36%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $49.88 to $67.30. The latest close sits 18.08% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $25.61B. That is −0.99% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $25.87B. Net income for the same year was $7.76B. That is +153.06% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 24.99%. That is 16.2 percentage points above the Tobacco median of 8.78%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.9.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $27.66B in 2022 to $25.61B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 14.27 times earnings. That is 34.22% below the Tobacco median of 21.7. On forward earnings the ratio is 10.62. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.4. The price-to-sales ratio is 4.64. On price-to-sales that is 6.1 times the Tobacco median of 0.77. The medians here are taken across 11 Tobacco companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +21.84%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +7.35%. The reported beta is 0.1. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 24.36%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 6%. At the indicated rate that is $3.34 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is December 29, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $1.67 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.00 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +7.01% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +65.81% and 2018 returned −49.36%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) operates in the Tobacco industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
British American Tobacco p.l.c. BTI $119.67B 14.3
Philip Morris International Inc. PM $307.76B 28.4
Altria Group, Inc. MO $123.28B 15.5
RLX Technology Inc. RLX $2.05B 15.3

The Tobacco industry average P/E ratio is 21.7x. British American Tobacco p.l.c. trades at a P/E of 14.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About British American Tobacco p.l.c.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette sticks and other tobacco stick products; traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff; and fine cut/roll-your-own tobacco products. It sells its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Natural American Spirit, and Camel Snus brands, as well as Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, and State Express 555 brands. The company distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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