Dividends for British American Tobacco in 2026 (Updated Date)
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British American Tobacco
Price 4,100.00GBP
8.00 (0.20%)
Dividend Yield 5.98%
Payout Ratio 83.44%
Dividend Growth 7 years
ISIN GB0002875804
Ticker BATS
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Tobacco
Index FTSE100
Updated: Sep 11, 2026, 3:54:01 PM (UTC)

British American Tobacco Dividends

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Dividend/share amount Ex-dividend Date Payment Date Dividend Yield
Next Dividend £61.26 10/1/26 11/6/26 1.49%
0.13%
Last Dividend £61.26 7/9/26 8/14/26 1.36%
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British American Tobacco Dividend Calendar

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Last trading date September 30, 2026
Ex-date October 1, 2026
Record date October 2, 2026
Payable date November 6, 2026

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British American Tobacco dividend history

Ex-DateAmountVariationDiv. Yield
2026£122.520004 49.00% 2.78%
7/9/26£61.2600021.36%
3/26/26£61.2600021.42%
2025£240.24 2.00% 6.59%
12/29/25£60.061.44%
10/2/25£60.061.56%
6/26/25£60.061.74%
3/27/25£60.061.93%
2024£235.52 2.01% 9.01%
12/19/24£58.882.03%
9/26/24£58.882.13%
6/27/24£58.882.42%
3/21/24£58.882.49%
2023£230.88 6.01% 9.05%
12/21/23£57.722.53%
9/28/23£57.722.25%
7/13/23£57.722.29%
3/23/23£57.722.04%
2022£217.8 1.02% 6.58%
12/22/22£54.451.64%
9/29/22£54.451.67%
7/7/22£54.451.61%
3/24/22£54.451.67%
2021£215.599992 2.47% 7.94%
12/23/21£53.8999981.96%
9/30/21£53.8999982.07%
7/8/21£53.8999981.95%
3/25/21£53.8999981.96%
2020£210.400008 3.65% 7.52%
12/17/20£52.6000021.88%
10/1/20£52.6000021.92%
7/9/20£52.6000021.80%
3/26/20£52.6000021.92%
2019£203 4.00% 6.77%
12/24/19£50.751.55%
10/3/19£50.751.82%
6/27/19£50.751.85%
3/21/19£50.751.60%
2018£195.2 10.54% 5.71%
12/27/18£48.81.98%
10/4/18£48.81.41%
6/28/18£48.81.26%
3/22/18£48.81.26%
2017£218.2 30.25% 4.38%
12/28/17£43.60.88%
8/17/17£56.51.17%
3/16/17£118.12.29%
2016£167.522209 0.51% 3.77%
8/18/16£51.3000031.06%
3/17/16£116.2222062.88%
2015£166.666691 15.02% 4.60%
8/20/15£54.8888971.53%
3/19/15£111.7777943.05%
2014£144.899994 5.23% 4.30%
8/20/14£47.51.35%
3/12/14£97.3999943.03%
2013£137.7 5.44% 4.04%
8/21/13£451.36%
3/13/13£92.72.66%
2012£130.6 9.66% 4.01%
8/15/12£42.21.25%
3/7/12£88.42.83%
2011£119.100002 13.65% 4.60%
8/17/11£38.1000021.39%
3/9/11£813.32%
2010£104.799997 17.09% 4.69%
8/18/10£33.1999971.49%
3/10/10£71.63.20%
2009£89.500002 28.41% 5.01%
8/19/09£27.9000021.49%
3/11/09£61.63.61%
2008£69.700002 18.54% 3.68%
8/6/08£22.11.14%
3/5/08£47.6000022.58%
2007£58.8 20.74% 3.78%
8/1/07£18.61.18%
3/7/07£40.22.62%
2006£48.700001 12.73% 3.39%
8/2/06£15.7000011.08%
3/8/06£332.32%
2005£43.199999 8.82% 4.17%
8/3/05£141.23%
3/9/05£29.1999993.14%
2004£39.700003 9.37% 4.83%
8/4/04£12.7000011.52%
3/3/04£27.0000023.34%
2003£36.3 10.00% 5.81%
8/6/03£11.81.83%
3/5/03£24.54.06%
2002£33.000001 11.11% 4.97%
8/7/02£10.71.50%
3/6/02£22.3000013.64%
2001£29.700001 10.41% 5.37%
8/8/01£9.7000011.76%
3/7/01£23.60%
2000£26.9 10.70% 8.15%
8/7/00£92.12%
3/13/00£17.97.63%
1999£24.3 203.75% 4.68%
8/9/99£4.30.82%
3/29/99£23.87%
1998£81.32%
11/2/98£81.32%

British American Tobacco Dividend Analysis

Yield last year
6.59%
3/3
Growth last year
2.00%
1/3
Years in a row paying
29
2/3
Yield Last 5 years
7.84%
3/3
Growth last 5 years
2.69%
1/3
Consecutive years of rising dividends
7
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

British American Tobacco has declared a dividend of £61.26 per share, with an associated yield of 1.49%.

Shareholders of British American Tobacco who maintain their shares until October 1, 2026 will receive £61.26 per share on November 6, 2026.

On the most recent dividend payment date, British American Tobacco distributed £61.26 per share, which was August 14, 2026.

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

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.

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

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.