British American Tobacco (British American Tobacco) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)

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British American Tobacco's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

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

BTI' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 0.64 Max: 0.77
Current: 0.62

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.

BTI's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
53.57% of 28 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 0.65 vs BTI: 0.62

As of today (2024-04-19), the Dividend Yield % of British American Tobacco is 10.05%.

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

British American Tobacco's Dividends per Share for the 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 Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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British American Tobacco Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.63

0.65

0.66

0.59

0.62

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 Payout Ratio																0.63	0.63	0.55	0.64	0.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Payout Ratio Distribution

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

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

British American Tobacco Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

British American Tobacco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	2.945	/	4.754
	=	0.62

British American Tobacco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1.468	/	2.456
	=	0.60

British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

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

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Address

Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, GBR, WC2R 2PG

Website

https://www.bat.com

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.