British American Tobacco Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
British American Tobacco is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.34%. Next payment date is on 1st August, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 26th June, 2025.
Key information
6.3%
Dividend yield
1.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 7.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 5.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 01 Aug 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 26 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 176% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
Jul 14
Returns On Capital At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Have Stalled
May 20This Is Why British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate
Apr 09Are Investors Undervaluing British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) By 46%?
Mar 03
Investments In Glo Hyper Pro And Velo+ Will Strengthen Future Portfolio
New Categories expansion and investments in innovation aim to drive future revenue growth and diversify the company's portfolio.British American Tobacco's (LON:BATS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Feb 06British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing
Dec 27British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 14
British American Tobacco: Navigating a Complex Transition That Warrants a High Fair Value
Three Years Into The Future : GPB 45.77British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Appoints New Chief Corporate Officer, Affirms Dividend Amid Growth
Sep 18Does British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 16Investors Holding Back On British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)
Aug 26Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BATS's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BATS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| British American Tobacco Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BATS) | 6.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.5% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 6.1% |
| Analyst forecast (BATS) (up to 3 years) | 6.8% |
Notable Dividend: BATS's dividend (6.34%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: BATS's dividend (6.34%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.48%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (175.8%), BATS's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (55%), BATS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/14 10:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is covered by 43 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Michael Steere | Avior Capital Markets |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |