British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) dividend history

Consumer Defensive · Tobacco · Market cap $119.6B

British American Tobacco p.l.c. paid 5.2B GBP in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 2.38 GBP per share.

Dividends per share grew 3.3% a year over 7 years, rising in each of the last 3 years.

That took 93% of free cash flow and 67% of net income.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend), in GBP.

Fiscal year	Per share	Growth	Total paid	% of free cash flow	% of net income
2025	2.38 GBP	+1.7%	5.2B GBP	93%	67%
2024	2.34 GBP	+3.3%	5.2B GBP	55%	170%
2023	2.27 GBP	+4.6%	5.1B GBP	50%	—
2022	2.17 GBP	-0.5%	4.9B GBP	50%	74%
2021	2.18 GBP	+1.1%	5.0B GBP	56%	74%
2020	2.16 GBP	+7.4%	4.9B GBP	55%	77%
2019	2.01 GBP	+5.8%	4.6B GBP	56%	81%
2018	1.90 GBP	—	4.3B GBP	46%	72%
2017	—	—	3.5B GBP	79%	9%
2016	—	—	2.9B GBP	74%	63%
2015	—	—	2.8B GBP	67%	65%

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Questions

Does British American Tobacco p.l.c. pay a dividend?

British American Tobacco p.l.c. paid 5.2B GBP in dividends in fiscal 2025, about 2.38 GBP per share.

How fast has British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s dividend grown?

Dividends per share grew 3.3% a year over 7 years, rising in each of the last 3 years.

From British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.