British American Tobacco Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
British American Tobacco is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.92%. Next payment date is on 6th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 20th December, 2024.
Key information
7.9%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 9.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 06 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 20 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.970 |
| Payout ratio | -37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
British American Tobacco: A Great Deal For Income Investors
Dec 27British American Tobacco: Trading Update Affirms Attractiveness
Dec 12British American Tobacco: New Glo Hilo Looks Like A Winner
Dec 04British American: 3 Reasons I'm Buying This 8.2% Yielding Aristocrat In 2025
Nov 20British American Tobacco: Fairly Priced Despite 7.5x P/E
Nov 14British American Tobacco: Bargain Entry Into A Shifting Market
Oct 313 Reasons British American Tobacco Remains A Buy
Oct 25British American Tobacco: Still A Solid Income Play
Oct 04British American Tobacco Yields ~8%, But Total Shareholder Yield Could Be 10%+
Sep 24British American Tobacco: Shares Still A Bargain After The Mid-Year Rally
Sep 17British American Tobacco: Called The Surge, Staying Invested
Aug 24British American Tobacco: New Categories Segment Shows Promise
Aug 17British American Tobacco: Reassessing My Hold Rating After July's Surge (Rating Upgrade)
Aug 06British American Tobacco Is Making A Comeback Against All Odds
Jul 25British American Tobacco: Let's Ask Benjamin Graham
Jul 10British American Tobacco: Fighting An Uphill Battle
Jun 15British American Tobacco: Still Not Worth Investing
Jun 05British American Tobacco: The Window To Buy And Lock In This 9.5% Yield Might Be Closing
May 29Tidefall Capital - British American Tobacco: Success Against Illegal Chinese Vapes Would Immediately Be A Major Tailwind
May 17British American Tobacco Isn't Dead Money As Pessimism Peaks
May 08British American Tobacco: A 'Hybrid Value' Opportunity
May 02British American Tobacco: The Dividend Yield Is Very Tempting At These Price Levels
Apr 12British American Tobacco: Yielding 9.63% Looks Like An Opportunity Rather Than A Value Trap
Apr 03British American Tobacco: Undervalued With Bearish Assumptions, 10% Dividend
Mar 21British American Tobacco: It's Still A Value Trap, But I'm Lifting My 'Sell' View
Mar 03British American Tobacco: The Worst May Have Already Been Priced In
Feb 19British American Tobacco: Demystifying The Stability Of 9% Dividend
Feb 11Complete Devastation, Massive Income With British American Tobacco
Jan 29Why I'm Avoiding 10%-Yielding British American Tobacco Stock
Jan 17British American Tobacco: No Growth, No Problem - 33% Upside
Dec 17British American Tobacco: What To Make Of The £25 Billion Bombshell
Dec 06British American Tobacco Vs. Altria: Which Is The Better Dividend Choice?
Nov 30British American Tobacco: A Great Play In The Tobacco Space
Nov 14British American Tobacco: Priced For Decline But I Think It Will Grow
Oct 02British American Tobacco: Get An 8.4% Yield Plus An Upside Catalyst
Sep 24The Long Thesis On British American Tobacco Amid The Current Tobacco Industry Backdrop
Aug 27Buy Like Buffett: British American's 9.3% Yield Is The Highest In 23 Years
Aug 188.6%-Yielding British American Tobacco: As Good As It Gets
Aug 08British American Tobacco: Free Cash Flow In Focus Ahead Of H1 Earnings, Compelling Valuation
Jul 14Is British American Tobacco A Dividend Stock To Buy, Sell, Or Hold?
Jul 07British American Tobacco Vs. Philip Morris: One Seems More Undervalued
Jun 14British American Tobacco: Buy The Blood Bath - 8.79% Income Yield
Jun 04British American Tobacco: Unwarranted Fear
May 23Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: BTI's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BTI'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 (BTI) | 7.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 5.3% |
| Analyst forecast (BTI) (up to 3 years) | 9.8% |
Notable Dividend: BTI's dividend (7.92%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: BTI's dividend (7.92%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: BTI is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.4%), BTI'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 | 2025/01/05 02:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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 47 analysts. 12 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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| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Michael Steere | Avior Capital Markets |