British American Tobacco p.l.c.

BTI Consumer Defensive Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $33.8 billion, up 2.17% from fiscal 2024.

63.11 0.14 +0.22%
Market cap
$135.6B
P/E
8.0×
Fwd P/E
13.9×
Dividend yield
5.27%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
1.73
Beneish M
−2.24
Dividend safety
32/100

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Net margin

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British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2023 was 25.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.8% (fiscal 2023) to 185.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Tobacco industry median of 8.78% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.92%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 30.0% 18.28
FY2024 11.7% 64.52
FY2023 −52.8% (76.75)
FY2022 23.9% (2.55)
FY2021 26.5% 1.65
FY2020 24.8% 2.79
FY2019 22.0% (2.59)
FY2018 24.6% (160.33)
FY2017 185.0% 153.45
FY2016 31.5% (1.23)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2023 29.3% (2.89)
Dec 2022 32.2% 17.73
Jun 2022 14.5% (11.75)
Dec 2021 26.2% (0.49)
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Against its own ten years

Low −52.8% High 185.0%
Ten-year median 24.8%
Current reading's percentile 73

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
MO Altria Group, Inc. compare 34.4%
BTI British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25.9%
PM Philip Morris International Inc. compare 24.8%
RLX RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 22.0%
RYM RYTHM, Inc. compare 9.84%
TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. compare 8.78%
AIIR Air Global PLC compare 0.00%
UVV Universal Corporation compare −0.09%
ISPR Ispire Technology Inc. compare −34.6%
Tobacco industry median 8.78%
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.92%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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