Which is more profitable, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Coca-Cola?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Coca-Cola?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, British American Tobacco p.l.c. or Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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British American Tobacco p.l.c. vs Coca-Cola stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits. Coca-Cola grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	British American Tobacco p.l.c.	Coca-Cola
	$133 billion	$427 billion
	30.3%	27.3%
	−2.5%	+7.7%
	13.0×	32.6×
	2.2 years	1.9 years
	11.5%	18.4%
	5.2%	2.6%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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