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British American Tobacco (British American Tobacco) Dividend Yield %

: 10.15% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of British American Tobacco is 10.15%.

Good Sign:

British American Tobacco PLC stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for British American Tobacco's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BTI' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.79   Med: 5.98   Max: 10.17
Current: 10.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of British American Tobacco was 10.17%. The lowest was 2.79%. And the median was 5.98%.

BTI's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
93.94% of 33 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 6 vs BTI: 10.15

British American Tobacco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of British American Tobacco was 0.77. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 0.64.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of British American Tobacco is 10.32%.

British American Tobacco's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.47.

During the past 12 months, British American Tobacco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of British American Tobacco was 22.50% per year. The lowest was -79.80% per year. And the median was 9.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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British American Tobacco Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for British American Tobacco's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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British American Tobacco Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.13 7.16 7.98 6.78 9.81

British American Tobacco Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.98 6.74 6.78 8.08 9.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


British American Tobacco Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's Dividend Yield % falls into.



British American Tobacco Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

British American Tobacco Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.7432024-03-212024-03-222024-05-07Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7322023-12-212023-12-222024-02-06Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7142023-09-282023-09-292023-11-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7342023-07-132023-07-142023-08-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

British American Tobacco's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.923/28.815
=10.14 %

Current Share Price is $28.815.
British American Tobacco's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.923.

British American Tobacco's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.972/28.815
=10.31 %

Current Share Price is $28.815.
British American Tobacco's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.743 * 4 = $2.972.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


British American Tobacco  (NYSE:BTI) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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British American Tobacco (British American Tobacco) Business Description

Address
Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, GBR, WC2R 2PG
Following the acquisition of Reynolds American, British American Tobacco is neck-and-neck with Philip Morris International to be the largest listed Global tobacco company--slightly larger than PMI on net revenue, but slightly smaller on total tobacco volume. British American's Global Drive Brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans, and it also owns Newport and Camel in the U.S. The firm also sells vapor e-cigarettes, primarily its Vuse brand, heated tobacco, with Glo, as well Velo modern oral tobacco products. The company holds 29% of ITC Limited, the leading Indian cigarette-maker.