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British American Tobacco p.l.c. BATS.L
GB · London Stock Exchange · XLON · stock · Consumer Defensive · website
British American Tobacco p.l.c. dividends
Dividend yield5.70%
Dividend payout67.5%
Paid from FCF92.9%
Safetystretched
Per share (TTM)£245.04
Years paying (in our data)4 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | £5.2B | £5.2B | £5.1B | £4.9B |
| Per share | £2.43 | £2.42 | £2.35 | £2.28 |
| Yield then (approx) | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.07% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-03 | £61.26 | — |
| 2026-11-06 | £61.26 | — |
| 2026-08-14 | £61.26 | 5.75% |
| 2026-05-07 | £61.26 | 5.34% |
| 2026-02-04 | £60.06 | 5.18% |
| 2025-11-07 | £60.06 | 5.43% |
| 2025-08-01 | £60.06 | 5.74% |
| 2025-05-07 | £60.06 | 7.21% |
| 2025-02-03 | £58.88 | 7.63% |
| 2024-11-01 | £58.88 | 7.88% |
| 2024-08-02 | £58.88 | 8.30% |
| 2024-05-02 | £58.88 | 9.75% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.