British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BATS) Stock Overview
London Stock Exchange · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About British American Tobacco p.l.c.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
British American Tobacco p.l.c. operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Tobacco industry group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange exchange.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. at a Glance
| Company | British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
| Ticker | BATS |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Currency | GBP |
| Price | £41.25 |
| Market cap | £88.84B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 14.18 |
| EPS (trailing) | £0.03 |
| 52-week high | £53.68 |
| 52-week low | £36.77 |
| Dividend yield | 5.94% |
| Ex-dividend date | 01 Oct 2026 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.42% |
| Debt-to-equity | 72.15% |
| Average volume | 3.45M |
| Shares outstanding | 2.15B |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Employees | 47,797 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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- British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BATS) has a trailing P/E ratio of 14.18 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
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- British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s market cap is £88.84B based on our latest snapshot. See how it ranks by market cap →
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- British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 5.94%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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- BATS is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Browse all London Stock Exchange-listed stocks →
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