# British American Tobacco  Industries p.l.c. Common Stock ADR (BTI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Tobacco. Price $55.35, market value $119.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.1×** (5-yr avg 14.9×, 3-yr avg 20.1×). British American Tobacco  Industries p.l.c. Common Stock ADR trades at 14.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 14.9×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 10.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.07**. A PEG of 0.07 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.4×.
- **Price / book: 9.5×**. The shares trade at 9.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.6%** (5-yr avg 13.2%). Free cash flow equals 6.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 13.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 39.0%**. 39.0% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 30.3%**. 30.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.1%**. 16.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.9%.
- **Return on assets: 7.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.0%** (3-yr -2.5%/yr, 5-yr -0.1%/yr). Revenue fell 1.0% over the last year, against -0.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 156.6%** (3-yr 6.1%/yr, 5-yr 4.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 156.6%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -16.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -16.3% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.73**. Debt is 0.73 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.03%** ($3.34 per share, trailing). British American Tobacco  Industries p.l.c. Common Stock ADR yields 6.03%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.8%). The dividend has grown 2.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover British American Tobacco  Industries p.l.c. Common Stock ADR; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $70.20 (+27% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.6%** (YTD 0.6%, 3-mo -6.0%). The shares are up 5.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.8%** (11.0% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.14** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.14 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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