British American Tobacco p.l.c.

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GB0002875804

Tobacco

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British American Tobacco Posts Pretax Profit Jump

Published on 02/12/2026 at 07:43 am GMT

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (MALAYSIA)

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By Cristina Gallardo

British American Tobacco posted a jump in pretax profit as demand for vapor and other smokeless products continued to grow.

The FTSE 100 cigarette maker--which houses the Kent, Dunhill and Lucky Strike brands--on Thursday said pretax profit for 2025 was 9.86 billion pounds ($13.44 billion) compared with 3.54 billion pounds in 2024.

New categories products--which includes vapor, heated products and oral pouches--revenue rose to 3.62 billion pounds, up 7% at constant currencies.

Revenue for the group as a whole dropped 1% to 25.61 billion pounds due to a foreign exchange headwind of 3.1%, and in line with a consensus estimate provided by the company of 25.60 billion pounds.

Adjusted profit from operations--one of the company's preferred metrics--came in at 11.89 billion pounds, up from 11.37 billion pounds a year ago and against a consensus forecast of 11.29 billion pounds.

The board declared a dividend of 245.04 pence a share, up 2% on year.

Write to Cristina Gallardo at cristina.gallardo@wsj.com

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02-12-26 0242ET

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.	4,309.00GBX	+0.63%	-6.69%	124B
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (MALAYSIA)	6.410MYR	+0.47%	+0.31%	465M
FTSE UK 250(GBP)	22,098.12PTS	-1.79%	-5.66%	-
FTSE 100	10,249.52PTS	-0.34%	-4.92%	-
S&P UNITED KINGDOM (PDS)	2,074.71PTS	-0.35%	-4.83%	-

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Company Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is one of the world's tobacco producers. The group also produces cigars, rolling and pipe tobacco. In 2024, the group sold 505 billion cigarettes (owned a portfolio of over 200 brands, of which Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Kool and Rothmans). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (45%), Americas and Europe (36.4%), and Asia/Pacific/Middle East/Africa (18.6%).

Employees

47,797

Sector

Tobacco

Calendar

03-26 - Ex-dividend date - 0.6126 GBX

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