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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.

BTI

$55.35

−$0.62 (−1.11%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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BTI Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$55.62
Previous Close
$55.97
Day's Range
55.34–55.87
52-Week Range
49.88–67.30
Volume
4.11M
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.
0.11
Valuation
Market Cap
$119.20B
P/E Ratio
14.23
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.58
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.
1.48
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.62
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.89
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
+5.59%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$3.34+6.03%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 2, 2026
Avg Volume
4.36M

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

BTI Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.56%
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 September 4, 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/E14.2316.3613% below
P/S ratio4.621.054.4x the median
Profit margin24.99%0.67%24.3 pts above

Medians across 11 Tobacco stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is capitalised at $119.20B 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 $55.35 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.62 (−1.11%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $49.88 to $67.30. The latest close sits 10.97% 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 24.3 percentage points above the Tobacco median of 0.67%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.89.

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 14.23 times earnings. That is 13.02% below the Tobacco median of 16.36. On forward earnings the ratio is 10.58. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.48. The price-to-sales ratio is 4.62. On price-to-sales that is 4.4 times the Tobacco median of 1.05. The medians here are taken across 11 Tobacco companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned +5.59%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +5.30%. The reported beta is 0.11. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 24.34%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 6.03%. That is 0.2 percentage points above the Tobacco median yield of 5.83%. At the indicated rate that is $3.34 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 2, 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 price is +0.56% 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 $119.20B 14.2
Philip Morris International Inc. PM $284.49B 25.1
Altria Group, Inc. MO $115.01B 14.6
RLX Technology Inc. RLX $2.20B 16.4

The Tobacco industry average P/E ratio is 16.4x. British American Tobacco p.l.c. trades at a P/E of 14.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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