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British American Tobacco p.l.c.

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British American Tobacco p.l.c.

BTI·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0001303523

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is the parent holding company of a multi-category consumer goods business that provides tobacco and nicotine products to adult consumers globally. The Group, excluding its associated undertakings, is organized into three regions: The U.S.; Americas and Europe (AME), covering Europe, Latin America, and Canada; and Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA), covering Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The Group's combustible products span all segments from value-for-money to premium, featuring international, regional, and local tobacco brands. It also offers a portfolio of smokeless tobacco and nicotine products, including Vapour products, Heated Products (HPs), and Modern Oral products, collectively termed New Categories, alongside Traditional Oral products. The Group manages a globally-integrated supply chain, distributing products to retail outlets worldwide. In 2025, the company's total revenue was 25,610m. New Categories contributed 3,621m (14.1% of total revenue), Traditional Oral contributed 1,043m (4.1%), Combustibles contributed 20,201m (78.9%), and Other contributed 745m (2.9%). The smokeless portfolio includes all brands within New Categories (Vapour, Heated Products, and Modern Oral) and strategic Traditional Oral brands in moist and snus. Vapour products, such as the global brand Vuse, which is the #1 brand in the category (in rechargeable closed system consumables and disposables in tracked channels), contain e-liquid, nicotine, flavors, and a battery-powered heating element that forms an aerosol when activated.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSE:BTI) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for BTI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-29, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BTI spans 6-K, 20-F.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • BAT Sets Horizon 2030 Goals: Mid-Teens New Category Growth and 30%+ Contribution Margin
  • BAT H1 2026: Smokeless Hits 19.8% of Revenue, Adjusted EPS Up 7.9%, Guidance Tightened
  • BAT H1 2026: Smokeless Hits 19.8% of Revenue, Adjusted EPS +5.9%, FII GLO Concluded
  • BAT Reaffirms Guidance, Upgrades New Category Growth, and Reports $171M in Share Buybacks
  • British American Tobacco Accelerates New Category Growth, Reaffirms FY Guidance

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
£25.61B GBP
Net Income
£7.76B GBP
Diluted EPS
£3.49 GBP
Op. Cash Flow
£6.34B GBP
Free Cash Flow
£5.79B GBP
Operating Income
£10B GBP
Cash & Equivalents
£1.92B GBP
Total Debt
£31.71B GBP
Debt / Equity
0.66×
Net Margin
30.3%
Source: 20-F · filed 2026-02-13 · accession 0001303523-26-000017

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,704,606 shares in BTI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.0% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 28.9% of BTI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,704,606 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 5.0%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 6,387,193
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)28.9% of 1,501,073 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume32.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for BTI, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-08-04.

1 recent capital raise

Technical Error Corrected · No Change to Offering Terms

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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Insider Transactions

BTI files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$52.64
52-week range · as of 2026-09-29 $49.88 – $67.3
Market cap
$112.38B
Volume
4.4M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 5.1M
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:14 UTC · Market closed

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BTI
Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $54.52
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$1.88 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Jul 30, 2026, 6:10 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $62.97
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$10.33 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Jul 30, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $63.37
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$10.73 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Jul 01, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $60.37
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$7.73 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Jun 02, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $60.90
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$8.26 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
May 01, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $58.76
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$6.12 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Apr 09, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $58.36
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$5.72 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Feb 13, 2026, 7:31 AM EST
Filing Type: 20-F
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $59.62
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$6.98 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Feb 12, 2026, 7:25 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $59.04
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$6.40 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Feb 10, 2026, 7:37 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $60.18
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$7.54 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Feb 09, 2026, 3:50 PM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $61.08
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$8.44 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Feb 02, 2026, 10:22 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $60.57
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$7.92 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
BTI
Jan 02, 2026, 11:30 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $56.58
Real-time Price: $52.64 info
Change: -$3.94 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $112.376B info
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