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British American Tobacco plc

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British American Tobacco plc

Consumer Staples Tobacco
  • Price (GBX)4,609.00
  • Today's Change54.00 / 1.19%
  • Shares traded3.77m
  • 1 Year change38.41%
  • Beta0.5871
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About the company

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global multi-category consumer goods business company. The Company provides tobacco and nicotine products. Its segments include the United States, Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa, and Americas and Europe. Its product categories include Vapor, Heating Products (HPs), Modern Oral, Traditional Oral, and Combustible cigarettes. Vapor products are handheld, battery-powered devices that heat a liquid to produce an inhalable aerosol, known as vapor. HPs are devices that use heat to generate a nicotine-containing aerosol, which the user inhales. This category includes Tobacco Heated Products and Herbal Products for Heating (HPH). Modern Oral products are smoke-free oral nicotine products called nicotine pouches, designed for use in the mouth. Traditional oral products include snus and snuff. Its brands include Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Natural American Spirit, Camel, and others.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)25.60bn
  • Net income in GBP3.09bn
  • Incorporated1997
  • Employees48.99k
  • Location
    British American Tobacco plcGlobe House, 4 Temple PlaceLONDON WC2R 2PGUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 20 7845 2000Fax+44 20 7240 0555
  • Websitehttps://www.bat.com/
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Peer analysis

CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesMarket Cap /
Employees
Imperial Brands PLC32.17bn2.07bn26.05bn25.10k26.05bn25.10k
ITC Ltd7.08bn1.67bn31.81bn22.04k31.81bn22.04k
Japan Tobacco Inc15.96bn1.16bn55.86bn53.59k55.86bn53.59k
Altria Group Inc17.21bn5.12bn80.93bn6.20k80.93bn6.20k
British American Tobacco plc25.60bn3.09bn99.14bn48.99k99.14bn48.99k
Philip Morris International Inc.29.56bn8.07bn209.42bn83.10k209.42bn83.10k
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to British American Tobacco plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

28.26%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors)as of 09 Jul 2025208.47m9.57%
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 02 Jan 2026111.86m5.13%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 02 Jan 202660.75m2.79%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Sep 202559.13m2.71%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202551.64m2.37%
Capital International Ltd.as of 02 Jan 202634.36m1.58%
First Eagle Investment Management LLCas of 02 Jan 202632.46m1.49%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Jan 202619.41m0.89%
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 02 Jan 202619.04m0.87%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 02 Jan 202618.91m0.87%
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