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British American Tobacco
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BTI

Arincen60/100B

If you had invested in British American Tobacco ago, it would be worth $2,234 today, against $4,111 in SPY and $6,388 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

60/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability8

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Cash6

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Valuation10

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Growth4

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Financial strength2

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

British American Tobacco key facts

Style
Value stock · 8.2/10Growth 1.0 · Value 8.2 · Dividend 7.5
Day range
60.090 – 61.070
52-week range
52.060 – 67.300
Market capitalization
131.12B USD
P/E
15.74
PEG ratio
2.95
EPS
3.88
Div Yield
5.47%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
-10.5%
Volume
240
Beta
0.13
ESG score
67.3/100Environment 69 · Social 61 · Governance 72
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
CEO
Tadeu Luiz Marroco
Employees
48K
Website
bat.com
IPO date
14 Apr 1980

British American Tobacco earnings

Next earnings · H2 FY2026
EPS estimate
2.61 USD
Revenue estimate
18.61B USD
Last quarter · H1 FY2026
EPS2.25Beat +1.8%Revenue16.43BBeat +0.0%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
H2 FY20262.61——+2.35%18.61B——+0.97%
H1 FY20262.212.25+1.81%-19.35%16.42B16.43B+0.04%-0.11%
H2 FY20252.502.55+2.00%+2.00%17.83B18.43B+3.40%+3.87%
H1 FY20252.242.79+24.55%+9.41%16.24B16.45B+1.29%+5.30%
H2 FY20242.442.50+2.46%+2.04%17.74B17.74B0.00%-8.66%
H1 FY20242.192.55+16.44%+8.51%16.22B15.62B-3.69%-8.24%
H2 FY20232.492.45-1.61%-0.41%18.85B19.43B+3.07%+8.80%

British American Tobacco analyst forecast

12-month price target
68.10 USD
+11.59%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 68.10 to 68.10, with an average of 68.10.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
18 ratings
Buy
12
Hold
4
Sell
2

12-month price target

Highest target68.10
Average target68.10
Lowest target68.10
Current price61.03

British American Tobacco valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
15.74
Forward P/E (FY2026)
12.77
Price to sales (TTM)
3.82
Price to book
2.04
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
10.51

Capital structure

Market capitalization
131.12B USD
+
Total debt
46.55B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.36B USD
=
Enterprise value
174.31B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2027 (est.)11.87————
FY2026 (est.)12.7711.87———
Now (TTM)15.7411.983.822.0410.51
FY202511.9711.703.591.9210.24
FY202421.188.512.481.2912.40
FY2023-3.556.741.880.972.42
FY202211.288.772.690.999.08
FY20219.316.632.430.938.86

British American Tobacco against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Altria Group, PepsiCo, Monster Beverage, Mondelez International, Colgate-Palmolive, and Target, the US Consumer Defensive companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years83.5%
    82.1%83.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 55.0%
  • Operating marginAbove its median39.0%
    -57.7%39.8%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 14.2%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years30.3%
    -52.7%30.3%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 9.6%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years16.2%
    -27.3%16.2%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 23.1%
  • Free cash flow marginLowest in 5 years22.6%
    22.6%37.6%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 13.1%
  • Revenue growthAt its median-1.0%
    -5.2%7.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.8%
  • EPS growthHighest in 5 years156.6%
    -321.6%156.6%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median -19.4%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median2.92×
    1.08×4.78×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 2.40×
  • Current ratioAbove its median0.87
    0.760.91
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 0.84

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

British American Tobacco growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
25.87B GBP
Net income (TTM)
6.47B GBP
Gross margin
71.82%
Operating margin
37.26%
Net margin
25.00%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202525.61B-0.99%7.76B+153.06%83.50%39.04%30.32%12.03B+55.43%
FY202425.87B-5.19%3.07B—82.85%10.58%11.86%7.74B-78.88%
FY202327.28B-1.35%-14.37B-315.53%82.07%-57.73%-52.66%36.64B+191.30%
FY202227.66B+7.67%6.67B-1.99%82.63%38.05%24.10%12.58B+12.45%
FY202125.68B-0.36%6.80B+6.27%82.10%39.85%26.48%11.19B-5.21%

British American Tobacco revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Combustibles: 91.9%Traditional Oral: 4.7%Others: 3.4%91.9%Combustibles4.7%Traditional Oral3.4%Others
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Combustibles20.20B91.9%-12.3%
Traditional Oral1.04B4.7%-13.7%
Others745.00M3.4%+42.7%

By region

FY2022
100.0%Foreign countries
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Foreign countries27.43B100.0%+7.7%

How British American Tobacco makes its money

Revenue25.61B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.23B 16.5%
Gross profit21.38B 83.5%
Research and development133.00M 0.5%
Selling and administration1.12B 4.4%
Other operating expenses10.13B 39.6%
Operating income10.00B 39.0%
Tax2.09B 8.2%
Other expense139.00M 0.5%
Net income7.76B 30.3%

FY2025, in GBP. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

British American Tobacco dividends

Annual dividend
3.34 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
5.47%
Payout ratio
107.23%
Years of dividend growth
4
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.83 USD
Next ex-dividend date
29 Dec 2026
Next payment date
8 Feb 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share3.082.982.842.702.932.692.672.522.282.18

British American Tobacco financial health

Cash and short-term investments
2.53B GBP
Total debt
35.06B GBP
Net cash
-32.53B GBP
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.44B GBP
Current ratio
0.84
Debt to equity
0.72
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.83

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20253.84B35.07B5.79B
FY20245.81B36.95B9.52B
FY20235.26B39.73B10.25B
FY20224.03B43.14B9.87B
FY20213.27B39.66B9.19B

British American Tobacco ownership

Institutions
15.02%
Institutional holders
950 (+37)
Free float
99.91%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 15.0% Others 85.0%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 2.15B shares ·99.9% Closely held 2.01M shares ·0.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2022000.0037.67M

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20252.19B2.20B-1.17%
FY20242.21B2.23B-0.18%
FY20232.22B2.23B-1.57%
FY20222.25B2.26B0.00%
FY20212.25B2.26B0.00%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments

Title: British American Tobacco plc

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Tobacco
The third-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 465 billion cigarettes in 2025. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the US. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 22.9% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.

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