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British American Tobacco

BTI

Market cap $120B

55.91 USD

+0.29

0.52%

At close Updated Oct 13, 11:34 AM EDT

1 day

0.52%

5 days

4.19%

1 month

-2.41%

3 months

-5.16%

6 months

-4.74%

Year to date

-1.13%

1 year

10.04%

5 years

57.23%

10 years

-7.3%

About: 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.

Employees: 50,290

Consumer Staples Tobacco

News

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 61.8%

Neutral 32.4%

Negative 5.9%

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A fat yield can vanish overnight, but four dividend stocks on this list show you exactly where the cash comes from before you buy a single share.

Big Yields Are Easy to Find. These 4 Dividend Stocks Have Something Better

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3 Dividend Stocks Worth Buying Near Their 52-Week Lows

Investors reacted negatively to British American Tobacco's latest unveiling of its "smoke-free transformation," but unlike its main competitor, British American, at least it has a concrete plan in place to make this pivot. L3Harris has tanked on an abrupt CEO change and general malaise about future defense spending, but this latest spate of pessimism could give way to a rebound on improved sentiment.

3 Dividend Stocks Worth Buying Near Their 52-Week Lows

British American Tobacco: The Market Underestimates How Big Velo Can Become

British American Tobacco earns a Buy rating at ~$53, driven by Velo's rapid growth and improving profit mix. Velo's dominance in Modern Oral, with strong US and European market shares, underpins BTI's long-term growth prospects. New Categories' margin expansion and cost savings initiatives position BTI for 5–8% EPS growth and attractive total returns.

British American Tobacco: The Market Underestimates How Big Velo Can Become

BTI: This Retracement Hands Income Investors A Fresh Opening Yielding 6.31%

British American Tobacco trades at 11x 2026 earnings with a 6.31% yield, despite strong operational progress and robust free cash flow guidance. BTI's New Category revenue grew 18% with contribution margin rising to 13.8%, and Velo now leads the global Modern Oral market. Management reaffirmed 2030 targets: 3–5% revenue growth, 4–6% APFO growth, 5–8% EPS growth, and over £50 billion FCF from 2024–2030.

BTI: This Retracement Hands Income Investors A Fresh Opening Yielding 6.31%

British American Tobacco: Rich Dividends And Diversified Nicotine Assets - Competition/Legal Risks Ahead

A diversified combustible portfolio across premium, value, and discount positioning along with high-growth vapor/oral offerings underscores BTI's future resilience amid secular declines. H2'26 may deliver expanded US total nicotine volume shares, given the upcoming launches of Velo with higher strengths/limited edition flavors and Vuse Pro's fruit-flavored pods. The recent stock price meltdown triggers BTI's discounted P/E of 11.13x, richer forward dividend yields of 6.28%, and expanded upside potential to my LTPT of $64.

British American Tobacco: Rich Dividends And Diversified Nicotine Assets - Competition/Legal Risks Ahead

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript

Proactive Investors

BAT shares seen rebounding as Citi and Deutsche Bank back delivery prospects

British American Tobacco PLC (LSE:BATS), the FTSE 100 tobacco group, is expected to regain investor confidence after Citi and Deutsche Bank backed its ability to deliver its medium-term growth targets. Citi and Deutsche Bank both maintained a 'buy' rating on BAT with a £52 target price, arguing that the group's capital markets day in Winston-Salem demonstrated greater confidence in management's execution.

BAT shares seen rebounding as Citi and Deutsche Bank back delivery prospects

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BTI vs. PM: Which Tobacco Dividend Will Actually Survive the Industry's Decline?

Both BTI and PM fund generous dividends from a shrinking cigarette business, but one company's smoke-free pivot has already changed what its payout is built on, and that gap matters far more than the headline yield difference.

BTI vs. PM: Which Tobacco Dividend Will Actually Survive the Industry's Decline?

British American Tobacco Targets Smokeless Growth, £50B Cash Flow by 2030

British American Tobacco NYSE: BTI outlined its Horizon 2030 strategy at its 2026 Capital Markets Day, targeting growth in smokeless nicotine products while maintaining combustibles as a cash-generating business that funds investment, dividends and share buybacks.

British American Tobacco Targets Smokeless Growth, £50B Cash Flow by 2030

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