British American Tobacco PLC
BATS#94 of 134 by buybacksLSE · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco · UK
bat.comBuybacks · TTM to Jun 2026£1.41B≈ $1.87B · reported in GBP
Buyback yield—repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026£5.26Bdividend yield —
Shareholder yield—buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−5.3%2.18B shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow26%payout incl. dividends 124%
Fiscal-year detail
From the cash-flow statement as reported, in GBP. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.
| Fiscal year | Repurchases | Dividends | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025Dec 2025 | £1.17B | £5.24B | £4.36B |
| FY2024Dec 2024 | £792M | £5.21B | £9.52B |
| FY2023Dec 2023 | £110M | £5.11B | £10.3B |
| FY2022Dec 2022 | £2.09B | £4.92B | £9.74B |
| FY2021Dec 2021 | £82.0M | £4.90B | £8.97B |
| FY2020Dec 2020 | £18.0M | £4.75B | £9.03B |
| FY2019Dec 2019 | £117M | £4.60B | £8.18B |
Repurchases in FY2025 were +48.1% versus the prior year.
About British American Tobacco PLC
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. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette sticks and other tobacco stick products; traditional oral products, such as snu…
- Market cap
- GBX 90.2B
- P/E (trailing)
- 14.5×
- Fiscal year end
- December
- ISIN
- GB0002875804
- Reporting currency
- GBP
- Data updated
- Oct 10, 2026