British American Tobacco

Price 4,402.00GBP

▲ -64.00 (-1.43%)

Dividend Yield 5.49%

Payout Ratio 68.82%

Dividend Growth 7 years

ISIN GB0002875804

Ticker BATS

Sector Consumer Defensive

Industry Tobacco

Index FTSE100

Updated: Jun 3, 2026, 5:18:52 PM (UTC)

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	Dividend/share amount	Ex-dividend Date	Payment Date	Dividend Yield
Next Dividend	£0.6126	3/26/26	5/7/26	1.42% 0.02%
Last Dividend	£0.6006	12/29/25	2/4/26	1.44%

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British American Tobacco Dividend Calendar

Event	Day
Last trading date	March 25, 2026
Ex-date	March 26, 2026
Record date	March 27, 2026
Payable date	May 7, 2026

*Dividend data confirmed by the company

Source: British American Tobacco

Historical dividends Annual yield Payout ratio

British American Tobacco dividend history

Ex-Date	Amount	Variation	Div. Yield
2026	£61.260002	74.50%	1.42%
3/26/26	£61.260002		1.42%
2025	£240.24	2.00%	6.59%
12/29/25	£60.06		1.44%
10/2/25	£60.06		1.56%
6/26/25	£60.06		1.74%
3/27/25	£60.06		1.93%
2024	£235.52	2.01%	9.01%
12/19/24	£58.88		2.03%
9/26/24	£58.88		2.13%
6/27/24	£58.88		2.42%
3/21/24	£58.88		2.49%
2023	£230.88	6.01%	9.05%
12/21/23	£57.72		2.53%
9/28/23	£57.72		2.25%
7/13/23	£57.72		2.29%
3/23/23	£57.72		2.04%
2022	£217.8	1.02%	6.58%
12/22/22	£54.45		1.64%
9/29/22	£54.45		1.67%
7/7/22	£54.45		1.61%
3/24/22	£54.45		1.67%
2021	£215.599992	2.47%	7.94%
12/23/21	£53.899998		1.96%
9/30/21	£53.899998		2.07%
7/8/21	£53.899998		1.95%
3/25/21	£53.899998		1.96%
2020	£210.400008	3.65%	7.52%
12/17/20	£52.600002		1.88%
10/1/20	£52.600002		1.92%
7/9/20	£52.600002		1.80%
3/26/20	£52.600002		1.92%
2019	£203	4.00%	6.77%
12/24/19	£50.75		1.55%
10/3/19	£50.75		1.82%
6/27/19	£50.75		1.85%
3/21/19	£50.75		1.60%
2018	£195.2	10.54%	5.71%
12/27/18	£48.8		1.98%
10/4/18	£48.8		1.41%
6/28/18	£48.8		1.26%
3/22/18	£48.8		1.26%
2017	£218.2	30.25%	4.38%
12/28/17	£43.6		0.88%
8/17/17	£56.5		1.17%
3/16/17	£118.1		2.29%
2016	£167.522209	0.51%	3.77%
8/18/16	£51.300003		1.06%
3/17/16	£116.222206		2.88%
2015	£166.666691	15.02%	4.60%
8/20/15	£54.888897		1.53%
3/19/15	£111.777794		3.05%
2014	£144.899994	5.23%	4.30%
8/20/14	£47.5		1.35%
3/12/14	£97.399994		3.03%
2013	£137.7	5.44%	4.04%
8/21/13	£45		1.36%
3/13/13	£92.7		2.66%
2012	£130.6	9.66%	4.01%
8/15/12	£42.2		1.25%
3/7/12	£88.4		2.83%
2011	£119.100002	13.65%	4.60%
8/17/11	£38.100002		1.39%
3/9/11	£81		3.32%
2010	£104.799997	17.09%	4.69%
8/18/10	£33.199997		1.49%
3/10/10	£71.6		3.20%
2009	£89.500002	28.41%	5.01%
8/19/09	£27.900002		1.49%
3/11/09	£61.6		3.61%
2008	£69.700002	18.54%	3.68%
8/6/08	£22.1		1.14%
3/5/08	£47.600002		2.58%
2007	£58.8	20.74%	3.78%
8/1/07	£18.6		1.18%
3/7/07	£40.2		2.62%
2006	£48.700001	12.73%	3.39%
8/2/06	£15.700001		1.08%
3/8/06	£33		2.32%
2005	£43.199999	8.82%	4.17%
8/3/05	£14		1.23%
3/9/05	£29.199999		3.14%
2004	£39.700003	9.37%	4.83%
8/4/04	£12.700001		1.52%
3/3/04	£27.000002		3.34%
2003	£36.3	10.00%	5.81%
8/6/03	£11.8		1.83%
3/5/03	£24.5		4.06%
2002	£33.000001	11.11%	4.97%
8/7/02	£10.7		1.50%
3/6/02	£22.300001		3.64%
2001	£29.700001	10.41%	5.37%
8/8/01	£9.700001		1.76%
3/7/01	£2		3.60%
2000	£26.9	10.70%	8.15%
8/7/00	£9		2.12%
3/13/00	£17.9		7.63%
1999	£24.3	203.75%	4.68%
8/9/99	£4.3		0.82%
3/29/99	£2		3.87%
1998	£8		1.32%
11/2/98	£8		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

68.82%

3/3

Final Score

19/27

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 1.42%.

When is the dividend payment date of British American Tobacco?

Shareholders of British American Tobacco who maintain their shares until March 26, 2026 will receive £0.6126 per share on May 7, 2026.

What was the last dividend of British American Tobacco?

On the most recent dividend payment date, British American Tobacco distributed £0.6006 per share, which was February 4, 2026.

How often does British American Tobacco pay dividends?

British American Tobacco has established its dividend payment schedule for March, June, October, and December 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 68.82%, 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.