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British American Tobacco
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British American Tobacco financials

Yes. British American Tobacco earned 6.47B GBP of net income over the last twelve months, 25.0% of its revenue. It made a profit in 30 of its 31 fiscal years since 1995. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2023.

Revenue (TTM)
25.87B GBP
Net income (TTM)
6.47B GBP
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.44B GBP
Cash and short-term investments
2.53B GBP
Total debt
35.06B GBP
Shareholders' equity
48.38B GBP

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Jun 2026.

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 growth and profitability

Full income statement
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%

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 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%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20256.34B5.79B
FY202410.13B9.52B
FY202310.71B10.25B
FY202210.39B9.87B
FY20219.72B9.19B
FY20209.79B9.28B
FY20199.00B8.33B
FY201810.30B9.54B
FY20175.35B4.56B
FY20164.61B4.02B

British American Tobacco financial health

Full balance sheet
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

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY2025109.29B61.15B47.93B
FY2024118.90B68.90B49.64B
FY2023118.72B65.78B52.57B
FY2022153.55B77.84B75.37B
FY2021137.37B69.96B67.10B
FY2020137.69B74.74B62.67B
FY2019141.01B76.85B63.90B
FY2018146.34B80.65B65.44B
FY2017141.04B80.01B60.80B
FY201639.77B31.37B8.18B

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 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 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%

Common questions about British American Tobacco's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep