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British American Tobacco cash flow statement 1995–2026What is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities.
British American Tobacco's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 5.44B GBP: operating cash flow of 6.03B GBP less 582.99M GBP of capital spending. That is 21.0% of its revenue and 2.49 a share.
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
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| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Jun 2026 | FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | FY2016 31 Dec 2016 | FY2015 31 Dec 2015 | FY2014 31 Dec 2014 | FY2013 31 Dec 2013 | FY2012 31 Dec 2012 | FY2011 31 Dec 2011 | FY2010 31 Dec 2010 | FY2009 31 Dec 2009 | FY2008 31 Dec 2008 | FY2007 31 Dec 2007 | FY2006 31 Dec 2006 | FY2005 31 Dec 2005 | FY2004 31 Dec 2004 | FY2003 31 Dec 2003 | FY2002 31 Dec 2002 | FY2001 31 Dec 2001 | FY2000 31 Dec 2000 | FY1999 31 Dec 1999 | FY1998 31 Dec 1998 | FY1997 31 Dec 1997 | FY1996 31 Dec 1996 | FY1995 31 Dec 1995 |
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Net income | 6.44B | 7.77B | 3.18B | -14.19B | 6.67B | 6.80B | 6.40B | 5.70B | 6.03B | 37.49B | 4.65B | 4.29B | 3.12B | 3.90B | 3.80B | 4.72B | 4.32B | 4.10B | 3.57B | 2.90B | 2.62B | 2.42B | 3.76B | 1.85B | 2.18M | 2.18B | 1.80B | 1.48B | 1.01B | 1.30B | 1.72B | 1.73B |
Depreciation and amortization | 2.34B | 2.27B | 3.10B | 24.00B | 1.08B | 944.87M | 858.02M | 945.48M | 1.04B | 812.31M | 549.75M | 402.00M | 423.00M | 393.00M | 443.62M | 817.00M | 897.00M | 611.00M | 430.00M | 336.00M | 353.00M | 383.00M | 375.00M | 882.00M | 338.00M | 396.00M | 401.00M | 350.00M | 297.00M | 239.00M | 231.00M | 221.00M |
Stock-based compensation | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 120.00M | 123.00M | 117.00M | 84.00M | 60.00M | 74.00M | 74.00M | 91.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Change in working capital | -2.82B | -3.44B | 5.78B | -469.00M | 103.00M | -62.00M | 429.00M | -416.00M | 1.47B | -596.00M | -797.00M | -1.23B | -687.00M | -873.00M | -1.08B | 144.00M | 107.00M | 41.00M | 367.00M | 132.00M | -47.00M | 181.00M | -29.00M | 381.00M | 416.00M | 690.00M | 617.00M | 538.00M | 134.00M | 174.00M | -122.00M | -109.00M |
Change in receivables | -396.75M | -295.00M | -269.00M | -487.00M | -42.00M | -393.00M | 300.00M | -699.00M | 502.00M | -732.00M | 87.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | 356.69M | 112.00M | 35.00M | 265.00M | -246.00M | 433.00M | -144.00M | -371.00M | -192.00M | 1.41B | -638.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 353.00M | 3.00M | 183.00M | 0.00 | 730.00M | 123.00M | -685.00M | 428.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -2.62B | -3.26B | 6.01B | -600.00M | 388.00M | -285.00M | 273.00M | 0.00 | 1.16B | -1.27B | -246.00M | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 268.92M | -255.00M | -1.93B | 1.37B | 2.55B | 2.03B | 2.10B | 2.64B | 1.64B | -32.47B | 125.25M | 1.19B | 791.00M | 938.00M | 1.18B | -1.74B | -1.38B | -1.58B | -969.00M | -1.11B | -1.05B | -982.00M | -2.77B | -1.91B | 210.82M | -2.03B | -1.74B | -1.35B | -1.28B | -1.37B | -1.35B | -1.29B |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 6.03B | 6.34B | 10.13B | 10.71B | 10.39B | 9.72B | 9.79B | 9.00B | 10.30B | 5.35B | 4.61B | 4.72B | 3.72B | 4.44B | 4.43B | 3.94B | 3.94B | 3.18B | 3.40B | 2.26B | 1.88B | 2.00B | 1.34B | 1.21B | 967.00M | 1.24B | 1.08B | 1.02B | 165.00M | 347.00M | 475.00M | 546.00M |
Operating cash flow growth | +4.09% | -37.36% | -5.50% | +3.08% | +6.97% | -0.71% | +8.78% | -12.62% | +92.54% | +15.99% | -2.33% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -582.99M | -551.00M | -608.00M | -460.00M | -523.00M | -527.00M | -511.00M | -664.00M | -758.00M | -791.00M | -586.00M | -483.00M | -529.00M | -574.00M | -664.00M | -617.00M | -584.00M | -554.00M | -544.00M | -482.00M | -425.00M | -381.00M | -333.00M | -428.00M | -490.00M | -515.00M | -362.00M | -193.00M | -363.00M | -360.00M | -360.00M | -361.00M |
Acquisitions | 999.23M | 1.03B | 1.53B | 122.00M | -39.00M | -231.00M | 100.00M | -32.00M | 12.00M | -17.66B | -57.00M | -2.06B | 94.00M | -16.00M | 250.00M | -224.00M | 12.00M | -196.00M | -2.10B | 111.00M | -40.00M | -120.00M | 203.00M | -1.80B | 65.00M | -305.00M | 123.00M | -276.00M | 652.00M | -1.03B | 156.00M | -2.00M |
Purchases of investments | — | -54.00M | -216.00M | -448.00M | -257.00M | -369.00M | -343.00M | -191.00M | -320.00M | -170.00M | -166.00M | -3.11B | -31.00M | -32.00M | 0.00 | -474.00M | -1.00M | -326.00M | -324.00M | -285.00M | -37.00M | -230.00M | 210.00M | -150.00M | -112.00M | -75.00M | -158.00M | -30.00M | -30.00M | -18.00M | -13.00M | -19.00M |
Sales and maturities of investments | -285.94M | 848.00M | 299.00M | 405.00M | 128.00M | 141.00M | 0.00 | 339.00M | 167.00M | 160.00M | 22.00M | 45.00M | 34.00M | 0.00 | 24.00M | 3.00M | -459.00M | 37.00M | 9.00M | 71.00M | 0.00 | 22.00M | 80.00M | 88.00M | 44.00M | 67.00M | 54.00M | 2.00M | 7.00M | 8.00M | 18.00M | 3.00M |
Other investing | -189.99M | 117.00M | 249.00M | 85.00M | -14.00M | -154.00M | -29.00M | -91.00M | -263.00M | -96.00M | 3.00M | -3.51B | 59.00M | 255.00M | 264.00M | 600.00M | 581.00M | 450.00M | 530.00M | 461.00M | 502.00M | 417.00M | -112.00M | 1.56B | 492.50M | -254.00M | 846.00M | -1.34B | 494.00M | 435.00M | -370.00M | -229.00M |
Investing cash flow | -121.13M | 1.39B | 1.38B | -296.00M | -705.00M | -1.14B | -783.00M | -639.00M | -1.02B | -18.54B | -640.00M | -3.99B | -470.00M | -335.00M | -400.00M | -712.00M | -451.00M | -589.00M | -2.43B | -124.00M | -315.00M | -292.00M | 48.00M | -725.00M | -503.00K | -1.08B | 503.00M | -1.84B | 760.00M | -963.00M | -569.00M | -608.00M |
Debt issued (repaid) | -755.38M | -295.00M | -2.42B | -1.64B | 223.00M | -3.87B | -807.00M | -1.39B | -3.49B | 20.11B | -364.00M | 4.90B | 665.00M | 1.00B | 718.00M | 57.00M | -707.00M | -441.00M | 2.79B | 11.00M | -340.00M | -136.00M | -378.00M | 2.23B | -627.00M | 73.00M | -915.00M | 853.00M | -824.00M | 794.00M | 142.00M | -19.00M |
Shares issued | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00M | 5.00M | 4.00M | 5.00M | 5.00M | 7.00M | 7.00M | 10.00M | 27.00M | 28.00M | 6.00M | 4.00M | 5.00M | 6.00M | 3.00M | 3.00M | 3.00M | 42.00M | 19.00M | 13.00M | 9.00M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -1.43B | -1.15B | -792.00M | -110.00M | -2.09B | -82.00M | -18.00M | -117.00M | -139.00M | -205.00M | -64.00M | -46.00M | -849.00M | -1.58B | -1.38B | -878.00M | -66.00M | -94.00M | -516.00M | -791.00M | -577.00M | -549.00M | -536.00M | -698.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -695.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Dividends paid | -5.34B | -5.24B | -5.21B | -5.06B | -4.92B | -4.90B | -4.75B | -4.60B | -4.35B | -3.47B | -2.91B | -2.77B | -2.71B | -2.61B | -2.54B | -2.36B | -2.09B | -1.80B | -1.39B | -1.20B | -1.01B | -910.00M | -856.00M | -773.00M | -707.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other financing | -215.42M | -2.20B | -2.21B | -2.46B | -2.09B | 102.00M | -2.33B | -2.49B | -1.66B | -1.68B | -891.00M | -2.30B | -576.00M | -781.00M | -760.00M | -293.00M | -425.00M | -501.00M | -859.00M | -283.00M | -131.00M | -235.00M | -148.00M | -27.00M | -31.29M | -36.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -21.00M | -18.00M | -25.00M | -12.00M |
Financing cash flow | -7.74B | -8.76B | -10.63B | -9.31B | -8.88B | -8.75B | -7.90B | -8.59B | -9.63B | 14.76B | -4.23B | -219.00M | -3.47B | -3.97B | -3.95B | -3.47B | -3.28B | -2.83B | 68.00M | -2.23B | -1.95B | -1.78B | -1.72B | 1.46B | -653.00M | 40.00M | -1.61B | 856.00M | -803.00M | 795.00M | 130.00M | -22.00M |
Net change in cash | -2.01B | -1.32B | 587.00M | 1.18B | 874.00M | -425.00M | 853.00M | -293.00M | -494.00M | 1.17B | -79.00M | 238.00M | -284.00M | -63.00M | -103.00M | -241.00M | 204.00M | -241.00M | 1.04B | -96.00M | -388.00M | -66.00M | -1.72B | -1.84B | -1.57B | 193.00M | -24.00M | 34.00M | 162.00M | 179.00M | 36.00M | -84.00M |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 5.44B | 5.79B | 9.52B | 10.25B | 9.87B | 9.19B | 9.28B | 8.33B | 9.54B | 4.56B | 4.02B | 4.24B | 3.19B | 3.86B | 3.76B | 3.32B | 3.36B | 2.62B | 2.86B | 1.78B | 1.45B | 1.62B | 1.01B | 779.00M | 477.00M | 720.00M | 718.00M | 822.00M | -198.00M | -13.00M | 115.00M | 185.00M |
Free cash flow growth | +4.79% | -39.15% | -7.19% | +3.88% | +7.41% | -0.92% | +11.32% | -12.64% | +109.33% | +13.22% | -5.03% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 21.04% | 22.61% | 36.79% | 37.58% | 35.69% | 35.78% | 35.98% | 32.20% | 38.94% | 23.29% | 28.48% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 2.49 | 2.63 | 4.28 | 4.60 | 4.36 | 4.06 | 4.10 | 3.68 | 4.21 | 2.01 | 1.78 | 1.87 | 1.41 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.36 | -0.09 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +5.71% | -38.43% | -7.02% | +5.54% | +7.41% | -0.92% | +11.32% | -12.64% | +109.33% | +13.22% | -5.03% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes paid | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quarter | H1 FY2026 30 Jun 2026 | H2 FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | H1 FY2025 30 Jun 2025 | H2 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | H1 FY2024 30 Jun 2024 | H2 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | H1 FY2023 30 Jun 2023 | H2 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | H1 FY2022 30 Jun 2022 | H2 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | H1 FY2021 30 Jun 2021 | H2 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | H1 FY2020 30 Jun 2020 | H2 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | H1 FY2019 30 Jun 2019 | H2 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | H1 FY2018 30 Jun 2018 | H2 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | H1 FY2017 30 Jun 2017 | H2 FY2016 31 Dec 2016 |
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Net income | 3.19B | 3.25B | 4.51B | -1.42B | 4.49B | -14.19B | 3.96B | 4.81B | 929.50M | 3.54B | 3.25B | 2.94B | 3.46B | 2.89B | 2.81B | 3.34B | 2.69B | 35.22B | 2.26B | 1.98B |
Depreciation and amortization | 1.37B | 966.00M | 1.12B | 639.14M | 1.63B | 394.54M | 480.00M | 565.89M | 521.48M | 553.00M | 477.00M | 571.00M | 519.00M | 945.00M | 497.90M | 390.00M | 410.00M | 383.00M | 340.00M | 259.00M |
Stock-based compensation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 74.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 91.00M | 0.00 | 120.00M | 0.00 | 123.00M | 0.00 | 117.00M | 0.00 | 84.00M |
Change in working capital | -1.38B | -1.45B | -1.99B | 3.89B | -2.06B | 1.16B | -2.27B | 1.01B | -456.00M | 2.08B | -2.14B | 1.71B | -1.60B | 1.86B | -1.55B | 1.55B | -84.00M | -744.00M | 148.00M | -941.00M |
Change in receivables | -102.75M | -294.00M | -1.00M | -500.00K | -268.00M | -62.00M | -425.00M | -83.00M | 20.50M | -68.00M | ||||||||||
Change in inventory | -451.31M | 808.00M | -696.00M | 641.00M | -606.00M | 622.00M | -357.00M | 191.00M | -218.50M | 1.03B | ||||||||||
Change in payables | -161.18M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -642.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 694.00M | 174.00M | -84.00M | 497.00M | ||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -660.84M | -1.96B | -1.29B | 3.57B | -1.19B | 600.00M | -1.49B | 904.00M | -258.00M | 619.00M | ||||||||||
Other non-cash items | -384.82M | 653.74M | -1.33B | -604.64M | -898.30M | 19.90B | 1.21B | 788.11M | 615.52M | 227.00M | 2.12B | 561.00M | 2.28B | 697.00M | -231.90M | 1.03B | 842.00M | -31.34B | -1.04B | 2.18B |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 2.60B | 3.42B | 2.31B | 3.48B | 3.17B | 7.34B | 3.38B | 7.17B | 3.22B | 6.76B | 2.25B | 5.43B | 3.48B | 5.94B | 2.29B | 6.44B | 3.86B | 3.64B | 1.71B | 3.56B |
Operating cash flow growth | +12.65% | -1.59% | -27.05% | -52.58% | -6.22% | +2.31% | +4.78% | +6.17% | +42.90% | +24.49% | ||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -134.99M | -448.00M | -103.00M | -492.00M | -116.00M | -350.00M | -110.00M | -424.00M | -99.00M | -570.00M | -175.00M | -587.00M | -168.00M | -581.00M | -234.00M | -553.00M | -205.00M | -593.00M | -198.00M | -466.00M |
Acquisitions | -37.27M | 1.04B | -2.59M | 2.13B | 32.88M | 240.30M | -32.00M | -32.00M | 7.00M | -88.00M | -111.00M | 80.00M | 20.00M | 10.00M | -42.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -17.66B | 0.00 | -57.00M |
Purchases of investments | -27.20M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -866.00M | -166.00M | -174.00M | -149.00M | -220.00M | -160.00M | -183.00M | -121.00M | -70.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | 37.27M | -323.21M | 1.46B | 299.00M | 2.12B | -162.06M | 1.09B | 94.00M | 81.00M | 40.00M | 101.00M | 87.00M | 97.00M | 221.00M | 118.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other investing | -191.40M | 1.42M | 1.12B | 13.00M | 2.81B | 13.00M | 151.00M | -73.00M | -54.50M | -351.00M | -262.00M | -161.00M | -111.00M | 55.00M | -30.00M | -183.00M | -80.00M | 3.00M | -99.00M | 103.00M |
Investing cash flow | -387.84M | 266.71M | 1.01B | -58.00M | 2.70B | -337.00M | 41.00M | -497.00M | -104.00M | -767.00M | -405.00M | -580.00M | -234.00M | -471.00M | -228.00M | -736.00M | -285.00M | -18.25B | -297.00M | -420.00M |
Debt issued (repaid) | -152.11M | -603.26M | 410.00M | -4.16B | 1.74B | -3.29B | 2.01B | -3.70B | 2.08B | -5.70B | 1.83B | -3.20B | 2.39B | -2.76B | 1.37B | -2.07B | -1.42B | 18.64B | 1.47B | -1.68B |
Shares issued | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -756.54M | -674.01M | -511.00M | 126.00M | -918.00M | -2.20M | -220.00M | -1.51B | -1.34B | 2.14M | -82.00M | -1.00M | -17.00M | 0.00 | -117.00M | 4.00M | -143.00M | 10.00M | -215.00M | 0.00 |
Dividends paid | -2.65B | -2.68B | -2.61B | -1.33B | -2.61B | -2.64B | -2.48B | -4.88B | -2.48B | -2.46B | -2.44B | -2.40B | -2.35B | -2.32B | -2.28B | -2.23B | -2.11B | -1.29B | -2.18B | -960.00M |
Other financing | -223.64M | 8.22M | -1.41B | -1.91B | -1.57B | -3.66B | 147.00M | -3.60B | 542.50M | -993.50M | -335.00M | -1.65B | -161.00M | 1.77B | 41.00M | -22.00M | -67.00M | -1.09B | -212.00M | -219.00M |
Financing cash flow | -3.79B | -3.95B | -4.12B | -7.27B | -3.36B | -6.29B | -3.02B | -6.49B | -1.19B | -6.24B | -1.03B | -6.05B | -131.00M | -5.82B | -1.19B | -5.14B | -4.49B | 16.27B | -1.51B | -3.18B |
Net change in cash | -1.35B | -658.68M | 4.16B | -830.00M | 5.69B | 978.00M | 235.00M | -122.00M | 759.00M | -205.00M | -125.00M | -1.65B | 2.26B | 140.00M | 58.00M | 574.00M | -1.07B | 1.41B | -241.00M | 191.00M |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 2.47B | 2.98B | 2.21B | 2.99B | 3.05B | 6.99B | 3.27B | 6.75B | 3.12B | 6.19B | 2.08B | 4.84B | 3.32B | 5.36B | 2.05B | 5.88B | 3.65B | 3.05B | 1.51B | 3.09B |
Free cash flow growth | +11.79% | -0.38% | -27.65% | -57.25% | -6.62% | +3.56% | +4.58% | +9.10% | +50.17% | +27.81% | ||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 20.01% | 21.98% | 18.28% | 22.09% | 24.71% | 50.49% | 24.29% | 45.64% | 24.26% | 45.79% | ||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.00 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 3.13 | 1.46 | 2.99 | 1.37 | 2.69 | 0.91 | 2.11 | 1.45 | 2.34 | 0.91 | 2.60 | 1.61 | 1.35 | 0.67 | 1.36 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +13.28% | +0.05% | -26.76% | -56.70% | -6.41% | +4.97% | +6.26% | +10.88% | +51.69% | +27.71% | ||||||||||
Income taxes paid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in GBP. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; owner earnings take off only the spending that keeps the business as it is, not the spending to grow it (an estimate by Financial Modeling Prep). Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
Figures underlined with dots are from the company's SEC filings, where our data provider's differ.
Common questions about British American Tobacco's cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep