profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
$61.89+1.39% today
+13.6% in 1 year
1-year low $52.641-year high $66.70
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $12.96 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What British American Tobacco p.l.c. sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from £27.7 billion in 2022 to £25.6 billion in 2025, with £7.76 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
British American Tobacco p.l.c. handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
£5.2B
Free cash flow 2025£5.6B
Bought back its own shares£1.2B
Paid as dividends£5.2B
Cash vs. debt£3.5B vs. £35.1B
British American Tobacco p.l.c. vs. similar companies
British American Tobacco p.l.c. grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| British American Tobacco p.l.c. | 13.0× · Cheap | ||
 Philip Morris International | 27.3× · Fair price | ||
 Altria Group | 18.8× · Fair price | ||
 Japan Tobacco | 20.7× · Fair price | ||
 ITC | 17.3× · Fair price |
Compare British American Tobacco p.l.c. with Colgate-Palmolive · Costco · Coca-Cola · Monster Beverage · Altria Group · Philip Morris International · Unilever · Walmart
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,655 | 27,283 | 25,867 | 25,610 | |
| 23,101 | 22,642 | 21,431 | 21,384 | |
| 14,279 | -8,533 | 10,633 | 11,659 | |
| 12,292 | 8,826 | 8,422 | 14,056 | |
| 6,666 | -14,367 | 3,068 | 7,764 | |
| 2.92 | -6.47 | 1.36 | 3.49 | |
| 83.5% | 83.0% | 82.9% | 83.5% | |
| 51.6% | -31.3% | 41.1% | 45.5% | |
| 24.1% | -52.7% | 11.9% | 30.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 153,546 | 118,716 | 118,899 | 109,290 |
| Cash | 1,711 | 2,363 | 2,886 | 3,492 |
| Total debt | 43,139 | 39,730 | 36,950 | 35,070 |
| Total liabilities | 77,836 | 65,782 | 68,904 | 61,145 |
| 75,368 | 52,566 | 49,643 | 47,926 | |
| 2,267 | 2,229 | 2,225 | 2,199 | |
| 7.3% | -13.0% | 4.9% | 11.2% | |
| 8.8% | -27.3% | 6.2% | 16.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of GBP | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,394 | 10,714 | 10,125 | 6,342 | |
| 656 | 601 | 608 | 704 | |
| 9,738 | 10,113 | 9,517 | 5,638 | |
| Dividends paid | 4,915 | 5,055 | 5,213 | 5,238 |
| 2,092 | 110 | 792 | 1,173 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 13.0×
- 17.1×
- 2.11
- 2.0×
- 3.9×
- 17.9×
- 9.4×
- 5.6%
- 7.7%
- 5.2%
Profitability
- 83.5%
- 45.5%
- 30.3%
- 49.0%
- 11.5%
- 2.7%
- 16.3%
- 7.1%
- 10.7%
- –
Growth
- −2.5%
- +6.1%
- −39.2%
- +3.2%
- −1.0%
Financial health
- 2.2×
- 0.73
- 32.7%
- 6.1×
- 0.87
- 0.57
- 0.23
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 38%of 669
Top 1%of 672
Top 27%of 623
Bottom 9%of 671
Top 43%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $40.00
- Range
- $40.00 – $40.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2.55 | 2.50 | +2.0% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.79 | 2.24 | +24.6% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | -0.40 | 2.44 | −116.4% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 2.55 | 2.19 | +16.4% |
| Feb 8, 2024 | -10.39 | 2.49 | −517.1% |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 2.35 | 2.24 | +4.9% |
| Feb 9, 2023 | 1.28 | 2.46 | −48.0% |
| Jul 27, 2022 | 2.01 | 2.04 | −1.5% |
5.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$52a year at today's yield, before tax
+3.2%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$2.33 in 2015 → $3.17 in 2025
How safe it looks
67.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 92.9%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
52No pass
Benjamin Graham
54No pass
Philip Fisher
70Pass
Peter Lynch
42No pass
Joel Greenblatt
52No pass
Charlie Munger
56No pass
Terry Smith
48No pass
Questions about British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Is British American Tobacco p.l.c. a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the British American Tobacco p.l.c. AI analysis
What does British American Tobacco p.l.c. do?
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. It is in Tobacco, based in London, United Kingdom, with 47,797 employees.
Does British American Tobacco p.l.c. pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 5.2% a year, about 67% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $5.24 billion in dividends.
Is British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock halal?
No. British American Tobacco p.l.c. does not pass our halal screen: its main business, tobacco, is not permitted. How we check
How has British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock done over the past year?
Up 13.6% over the past twelve months, to $61.89. It traded between $52.64 and $66.70 and is 7.2% below its high.
Who are British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Philip Morris International, Altria Group, Japan Tobacco and ITC. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.