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BTI (British American Tobacco) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 8.42 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is British American Tobacco 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

British American Tobacco's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 8.42.


The historical rank and industry rank for British American Tobacco's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

BTI' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.23   Med: 7.63   Max: 11.71
Current: 8.42


During the past 13 years, British American Tobacco's highest Yield on Cost was 11.71. The lowest was 3.23. And the median was 7.63.


BTI's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
70% of 30 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 6.5 vs BTI: 8.42

Competitive Comparison of British American Tobacco's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


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British American Tobacco 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of British American Tobacco is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

British American Tobacco  (NYSE:BTI) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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British American Tobacco Business Description

Address
Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, GBR, WC2R 2PG
The second-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 505 billion cigarettes in 2024. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the us. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 25.5% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.