British American Tobacco Plc BATS
Dividend Summary
The next British American Tobacco Plc dividend went ex 1 month ago for 58.8795p and will be paid in 12 days.
The previous British American Tobacco Plc dividend was 57.72p and it went ex 4 months ago and it was paid 3 months ago.
There are typically 4 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.5.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Declared |
| Type | Quarterly | Quarterly |
| Per share | 57.72p | 58.88p |
| Declaration date | 27 Jul 2022 (Wed) | 26 Jul 2023 (Wed) |
| Ex-div date | 21 Dec 2023 (Thu) | 21 Mar 2024 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 01 Feb 2024 (Thu) | 02 May 2024 (Thu) |
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Previous Payment
£57.72
Paid on 01 Feb 2024 (Thu)
Next Payment
£58.88
Paid on 02 May 2024 (Thu)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for British American Tobacco Plc
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Quarterly | 21 Jul 2027 | 21 Dec 2028 | 29 Jan 2029 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 21 Jul 2027 | 28 Sep 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 21 Jul 2027 | 22 Jun 2028 | 28 Jul 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 21 Jul 2027 | 23 Mar 2028 | 27 Apr 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 22 Jul 2026 | 23 Dec 2027 | 31 Jan 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 22 Jul 2026 | 30 Sep 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 22 Jul 2026 | 24 Jun 2027 | 30 Jul 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 22 Jul 2026 | 24 Mar 2027 | 29 Apr 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 23 Jul 2025 | 17 Dec 2026 | 01 Feb 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 23 Jul 2025 | 01 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 23 Jul 2025 | 25 Jun 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 23 Jul 2025 | 26 Mar 2026 | 30 Apr 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Jul 2024 | 18 Dec 2025 | 02 Feb 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Jul 2024 | 25 Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Jul 2024 | 26 Jun 2025 | 01 Aug 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Quarterly | 24 Jul 2024 | 27 Mar 2025 | 01 May 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Declared | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2023 | 19 Dec 2024 | 03 Feb 2025 | GBP | 59.7p | 58.88p | 😃 |
| Declared | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2023 | 26 Sep 2024 | 01 Nov 2024 | GBP | 59.7p | 58.88p | 😃 |
| Declared | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2023 | 27 Jun 2024 | 02 Aug 2024 | GBP | 59.7p | 58.88p | 😃 |
| Declared | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2023 | 21 Mar 2024 | 02 May 2024 | GBP | 59.7p | 58.88p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Jul 2022 | 21 Dec 2023 | 01 Feb 2024 | GBP | 55.4p | 57.72p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Jul 2022 | 28 Sep 2023 | 03 Nov 2023 | GBP | 55.4p | 57.72p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Jul 2022 | 13 Jul 2023 | 18 Aug 2023 | GBP | 55.4p | 57.72p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Jul 2022 | 23 Mar 2023 | 03 May 2023 | GBP | 55.4p | 57.72p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | – | 22 Dec 2022 | 02 Feb 2023 | GBP | 55.5p | 54.45p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Jul 2021 | 29 Sep 2022 | 10 Nov 2022 | GBP | 55.5p | 54.45p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Jul 2021 | 07 Jul 2022 | 17 Aug 2022 | GBP | 55.5p | 54.45p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 28 Jul 2021 | 24 Mar 2022 | 04 May 2022 | GBP | 55.5p | 54.45p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 31 Jul 2020 | 23 Dec 2021 | 09 Feb 2022 | GBP | 53.9p | 53.9p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 31 Jul 2020 | 30 Sep 2021 | 11 Nov 2021 | GBP | 53.9p | 53.9p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 31 Jul 2020 | 08 Jul 2021 | 19 Aug 2021 | GBP | 53.9p | 53.9p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 31 Jul 2020 | 25 Mar 2021 | 12 May 2021 | GBP | 55p | 53.9p | 😃 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Feb 2020 | 17 Dec 2020 | 03 Feb 2021 | GBP | 52.75p | 52.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Feb 2020 | 01 Oct 2020 | 12 Nov 2020 | GBP | 52.75p | 52.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Feb 2020 | 09 Jul 2020 | 19 Aug 2020 | GBP | 52.75p | 52.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 27 Feb 2020 | 26 Mar 2020 | 13 May 2020 | GBP | 52.75p | 52.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2018 | 24 Dec 2019 | 06 Feb 2020 | GBP | 50.75p | 50.75p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2018 | 03 Oct 2019 | 14 Nov 2019 | GBP | 50.75p | 50.75p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2018 | 27 Jun 2019 | 08 Aug 2019 | GBP | 50.75p | 50.75p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Jul 2018 | 21 Mar 2019 | 08 May 2019 | GBP | 50.75p | 50.75p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Apr 2017 | 27 Dec 2018 | 07 Feb 2019 | GBP | 48.8p | 48.8p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Apr 2017 | 04 Oct 2018 | 15 Nov 2018 | GBP | 48.8p | 48.8p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Apr 2017 | 28 Jun 2018 | 08 Aug 2018 | GBP | 48.8p | 48.8p | 😄 |
| Paid | Quarterly | 26 Apr 2017 | 22 Mar 2018 | 09 May 2018 | GBP | 47.5p | 48.8p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 26 Apr 2017 | 28 Dec 2017 | 08 Feb 2018 | GBP | 42.5p | 43.6p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Apr 2017 | 17 Aug 2017 | 28 Sep 2017 | GBP | 42.5p | 56.5p | 😒 |
| Paid | Final | 09 Dec 2016 | 16 Mar 2017 | 04 May 2017 | GBP | 108.8p | 118.1p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 28 Jul 2016 | 18 Aug 2016 | 28 Sep 2016 | GBP | 51.4p | 51.3p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 10 Dec 2015 | 17 Mar 2016 | 05 May 2016 | GBP | — | 104.6p | |
| Paid | Interim | 29 Apr 2015 | 20 Aug 2015 | 30 Sep 2015 | GBP | — | 49.4p | |
| Paid | Final | 04 Dec 2014 | 19 Mar 2015 | 07 May 2015 | GBP | — | 100.6p | |
| Paid | Interim | 30 Apr 2014 | 20 Aug 2014 | 30 Sep 2014 | GBP | — | 47.5p | |
| Paid | Final | 05 Dec 2013 | 12 Mar 2014 | 08 May 2014 | GBP | — | 97.4p | |
| Paid | Interim | 25 Apr 2013 | 21 Aug 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | GBP | — | 45p | |
| Paid | Final | 07 Dec 2012 | 13 Mar 2013 | 08 May 2013 | GBP | — | 92.7p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 15 Aug 2012 | 26 Sep 2012 | GBP | — | 42.2p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 17 Aug 2011 | 28 Sep 2011 | GBP | — | 38.1p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 09 Mar 2011 | 05 May 2011 | GBP | — | 81p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 18 Aug 2010 | 29 Sep 2010 | GBP | — | 33.2p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 99.5p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 83.7p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 66.2p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 55.9p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55.9p | — |
| 2007 | 66.2p | 18.4% |
| 2008 | 83.7p | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 99.5p | 18.9% |
| 2010 | 114.2p | 14.8% |
| 2011 | 38.1p | -66.6% |
| 2012 | 134.9p | 254.1% |
| 2013 | 142.4p | 5.6% |
| 2014 | 148.1p | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 154.0p | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 169.4p | 10.0% |
| 2017 | 100.1p | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 195.2p | 95.0% |
| 2019 | 203.0p | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 210.4p | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 215.6p | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 217.8p | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 230.88p | 6.0% |
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| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2027 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2028 | Sign Up Required | |
British American Tobacco Plc Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 10.2%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 15.2% on 11 July 2023
- 52 Week Low
- 8.8% on 29 September 2023
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About British American Tobacco Plc
British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UK’s Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets. At one stage is was a large conglomerate operating in retail and financial services as well as tobacco, but these businesses were demerged and the company now focusses excluvely on tobacco.
British American Tobacco dividends
It has a record of consistent dividend growth over many years.
- Sector
- Tobacco
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £23.10 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 2,231 million
- Market Cap
- £51.5bn
- 1.5
- 7
- Market Indices
- FTSE Eurotop 100, STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 100, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
- Other listings
- British American Tobacco Plc - ADR
- Home Page URL
- http://www.bat.com/
- Investor Relations URL
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- Financial Calendar URL
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British American Tobacco has declared an interim dividend of 235.5p
The British American Tobacco plc Board has declared an interim dividend of 235.5p per ordinary share of 25p for the year ended 31 December 2023, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 58.8795p per ordinary share in May 2024, August 2024, November 2024 and February 2025. This represents an increase of 2.0% on 2022 (2022: 230.9p per share), and a pay-out ratio, on 2023 adjusted diluted earnings per share, of 62.7%.
British American Tobacco declare an interim dividend of 230.9pence per share
The British American Tobacco Board has declared an interim dividend of 230.9p per ordinary share of 25p for the year ended 31 December 2022, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 57.72p per ordinary share in May 2023, August 2023, November 2023 and February 2024. This represents an increase of 6.0% on 2021(2021: 217.8p per share), and a pay-out ratio, on 2022 adjusted diluted earnings per share, of 62.2%.
British American Tobacco have declared an interim dividend of 217.8pence per share
The British American Tobacco PLC Board has declared an interim dividend of 217.8p per ordinary share of 25p for the year ended 31 December 2021, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 54.45p per ordinary share in May 2022, August 2022, November 2022 and February 2023. This represents an increase of 1.0% on 2020 (2020: 215.6p per share), and a pay-out ratio, on 2021 adjusted diluted earnings per share, of 66.2%.
British American Tobacco plc have declared an interim dividend of 215.6p per ordinary share
The British American Tobacco Board has declared an interim dividend of 215.6p per ordinary share of 25p for the year ended 31 December 2020, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 53.9p per ordinary share in May 2021, August 2021, November 2021 and February 2022. This represents an increase of 2.5% on 2019 (2019: 210.4p per share), and a pay-out ratio, on 2020 adjusted diluted earnings per share, of 65.0%.
Possible effects of the tax treatment of dividends from April 2016
The Telegraph online declared ‘Budget 2015 – Investors face tax raid on dividends’. Whilst this is true for those with large income portfolios, not everybody loses out and in fact those who do not currently invest in stocks and shares, there is now a tax incentive to do so.
