British American Tobacco

Price 4,223.00GBP

▲ 43.00 (1.03%)

Dividend Yield 5.86%

Payout Ratio 83.44%

Dividend Growth 7 years

ISIN GB0002875804

Ticker BATS

Sector Consumer Defensive

Industry Tobacco

Index FTSE100

Updated: Sep 28, 2026, 4:01:54 PM (UTC)

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	Dividend/share amount	Ex-dividend Date	Payment Date	Dividend Yield
Next Dividend	£0.6126	12/24/26	2/3/27	1.39% 0.15%
Last Dividend	£0.6126	10/1/26	11/6/26	1.54%

Next Dividend	Calculator
Dividend/share amount	£0.6126
Ex-dividend Date	12/24/26
Payment Date	2/3/27
Dividend Yield	1.39% 0.15%

Last Dividend
Dividend/share amount	£0.6126
Ex-dividend Date	10/1/26
Payment Date	11/6/26
Dividend Yield	1.54%

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British American Tobacco Dividend Calendar

Event	Day
Last trading date	December 23, 2026
Ex-date	December 24, 2026
Record date	December 29, 2026
Payable date	February 3, 2027

*Dividend data confirmed by the company

Source: British American Tobacco

BAE Systems FTSE100

Ex-Dividend Oct 22, 2026

Dividend Amount £0.15 / share

Metro TSE

Ex-Dividend Oct 22, 2026

Dividend Amount $0.4075 / share

Richelieu Hardware TSE

Ex-Dividend Oct 22, 2026

Dividend Amount $0.1566 / share

Historical dividends Annual yield Payout ratio

British American Tobacco dividend history

Ex-Date	Amount	Variation	Div. Yield
2026	£1.2252	49.00%	2.78%
3/26/26	£0.6126		1.42%
7/9/26	£0.6126		1.36%
10/1/26	£0.6126		1.54%
2025	£2.4024	2.00%	6.59%
3/27/25	£0.6006		1.93%
6/26/25	£0.6006		1.74%
10/2/25	£0.6006		1.56%
12/29/25	£0.6006		1.44%
2024	£2.3552	2.01%	9.01%
3/21/24	£0.5888		2.49%
6/27/24	£0.5888		2.42%
9/26/24	£0.5888		2.13%
12/19/24	£0.5888		2.03%
2023	£2.3088	6.01%	9.05%
3/23/23	£0.5772		2.04%
7/13/23	£0.5772		2.29%
9/28/23	£0.5772		2.25%
12/21/23	£0.5772		2.53%
2022	£2.178	1.02%	6.58%
3/24/22	£0.5445		1.67%
7/7/22	£0.5445		1.61%
9/29/22	£0.5445		1.67%
12/22/22	£0.5445		1.64%
2021	£2.156	2.47%	7.94%
3/25/21	£0.539		1.96%
7/8/21	£0.539		1.95%
9/30/21	£0.539		2.07%
12/23/21	£0.539		1.96%
2020	£2.104	3.65%	7.52%
3/26/20	£0.526		1.92%
7/9/20	£0.526		1.80%
10/1/20	£0.526		1.92%
12/17/20	£0.526		1.88%
2019	£2.03	4.00%	6.77%
3/21/19	£0.5075		1.60%
6/27/19	£0.5075		1.85%
10/3/19	£0.5075		1.82%
12/24/19	£0.5075		1.55%
2018	£1.952	10.54%	5.71%
3/22/18	£0.488		1.26%
6/28/18	£0.488		1.26%
10/4/18	£0.488		1.41%
12/27/18	£0.488		1.98%
2017	£2.182	30.25%	4.38%
3/16/17	£1.181		2.29%
8/17/17	£0.565		1.17%
12/28/17	£0.436		0.88%
2016	£1.675222	0.51%	3.77%
3/17/16	£1.162222		2.88%
8/18/16	£0.513		1.06%
2015	£1.666667	15.02%	4.60%
3/19/15	£1.117778		3.05%
8/20/15	£0.548889		1.53%
2014	£1.449	5.23%	4.30%
3/12/14	£0.974		3.03%
8/20/14	£0.475		1.35%
2013	£1.377	5.44%	4.04%
3/13/13	£0.927		2.66%
8/21/13	£0.45		1.36%
2012	£1.306	9.66%	4.01%
3/7/12	£0.884		2.83%
8/15/12	£0.422		1.25%
2011	£1.191	13.65%	4.60%
3/9/11	£0.81		3.32%
8/17/11	£0.381		1.39%
2010	£1.048	17.09%	4.69%
3/10/10	£0.716		3.20%
8/18/10	£0.332		1.49%
2009	£0.895	28.41%	5.01%
3/11/09	£0.616		3.61%
8/19/09	£0.279		1.49%
2008	£0.697	18.54%	3.68%
3/5/08	£0.476		2.58%
8/6/08	£0.221		1.14%
2007	£0.588	20.74%	3.78%
3/7/07	£0.402		2.62%
8/1/07	£0.186		1.18%
2006	£0.487	12.73%	3.39%
3/8/06	£0.33		2.32%
8/2/06	£0.157		1.08%
2005	£0.432	8.82%	4.17%
3/9/05	£0.292		3.14%
8/3/05	£0.14		1.23%
2004	£0.397	9.37%	4.83%
3/3/04	£0.27		3.34%
8/4/04	£0.127		1.52%
2003	£0.363	10.00%	5.81%
3/5/03	£0.245		4.06%
8/6/03	£0.118		1.83%
2002	£0.33	11.11%	4.97%
3/6/02	£0.223		3.64%
8/7/02	£0.107		1.50%
2001	£0.297	10.41%	5.37%
3/7/01	£0.2		3.60%
8/8/01	£0.097		1.76%
2000	£0.269	10.70%	8.15%
3/13/00	£0.179		7.63%
8/7/00	£0.09		2.12%
1999	£0.243	203.75%	4.68%
3/29/99	£0.2		3.87%
8/9/99	£0.043		0.82%
1998	£0.08		1.32%
11/2/98	£0.08		1.32%

British American Tobacco Dividend Analysis

Yield last year

6.59%

3/3

Growth last year

2.00%

1/3

Years in a row paying

2/3

Yield Last 5 years

7.84%

3/3

Growth last 5 years

2.69%

1/3

Consecutive years of rising dividends

1/3

Yield last 10 years

6.73%

3/3

Growth last 10 years

3.72%

2/3

Payout Ratio

99.25%

0/3

Final Score

16/27

British American Tobacco FAQ

How much does British American Tobacco pay in dividends?

British American Tobacco has declared a dividend of £0.6126 per share, with an associated yield of 1.39%.

When is the dividend payment date of British American Tobacco?

Shareholders of British American Tobacco who maintain their shares until December 24, 2026 will receive £0.6126 per share on February 3, 2027.

What was the last dividend of British American Tobacco?

On the most recent dividend payment date, British American Tobacco distributed £0.6126 per share, which was November 6, 2026.

How often does British American Tobacco pay dividends?

British American Tobacco has established its dividend payment schedule for December, October, June, and March of each year.

What is the dividend yield of British American Tobacco?

The dividend yield of British American Tobacco (BATS) was 6.59% for the last year, with an average of 7.84% over the past 5 years and 6.73% over the last 10 years.

What is the payout ratio of British American Tobacco?

The payout ratio of British American Tobacco in the last fiscal year, being 99.25%, indicates that profits are sufficient for dividend payment.

Does British American Tobacco have an increasing dividend?

British American Tobacco's dividend history during 29 shows a sustained increase for 7 years. The dividend growth last year was 2.00%, with an average growth of 2.69% over the last 5 years.