British American Tobacco Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
British American Tobacco is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.4%. Next payment date is on 3rd February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 19th December, 2024.
Key information
8.4%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 9.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 9.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 19 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£2.355 |
| Payout ratio | -37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 14
British 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 26The Return Trends At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Look Promising
Jun 20British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
May 30Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)
May 08British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
Mar 05British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 13Is British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
Feb 09The Return Trends At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Look Promising
Nov 06These 4 Measures Indicate That British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Sep 12Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS)
Jul 27British American Tobacco's (LON:BATS) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5772
Jul 03British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.5772
Jun 10British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.5772
May 22British American Tobacco's (LON:BATS) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5772
May 08Is British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Using Too Much Debt?
Apr 04British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.5772
Feb 12Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability 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 |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BATS) | 8.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.9% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 7.9% |
| Analyst forecast (BATS) (up to 3 years) | 9.2% |
Notable Dividend: BATS's dividend (8.4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: BATS's dividend (8.4%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.88%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: BATS is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.4%), BATS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.