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) Return on assets

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British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 6.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.84%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.6% (fiscal 2023) to 41.1% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is in line with the Tobacco industry median of 0.00% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.45%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 6.84% 4.26
FY2024 2.58% 13.20
FY2023 −10.6% (14.94)
FY2022 4.32% (0.79)
FY2021 5.11% 0.50
FY2020 4.61% 0.73
FY2019 3.88% (0.39)
FY2018 4.27% (36.78)
FY2017 41.1% 28.71
FY2016 12.3% (2.03)

Against its own ten years

Low −10.6% High 41.1%
Ten-year median 4.61%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
MO Altria Group, Inc. compare 23.3%
PM Philip Morris International Inc. compare 16.0%
TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. compare 6.14%
RLX RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 5.86%
RYM RYTHM, Inc. compare 5.58%
BTI British American Tobacco p.l.c. 0.00%
UVV Universal Corporation compare −0.08%
AIIR Air Global PLC compare −17.8%
ISPR Ispire Technology Inc. compare −39.9%
Tobacco industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.45%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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