The Stamford, Conn., tobacco major said Friday that the allocation of the settlement amount between its unit and those of British American Tobacco BATS 1.64% and Japan Tobacco 2914 0.98% has been ...

The Canadian subsidiaries of cigarette giants Philip Morris (NYSE:PM), British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) and Japan Tobacco (OTCPK:JAPAF) (OTCPK:JAPAY) have proposed a C$32.5B ($23.5B ...

Shares of British American Tobacco PLC BATS rallied 2.25% to £41.31 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading ...

April 06, 2025 — 12:15 pm EDT Written by Reuben Gregg Brewer for The Motley Fool -> The big reason to buy British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) is its lofty 7.1% dividend yield.

The tobacco group said it expects to meet the top end of its 2025 guidance of revenue growth of 1% to 2% at constant rates.

To date, British American Tobacco arguably has the most hedged position across emerging categories. It has two GBP 1 billion NGP (next-generation products) brands, based on 2022 revenue.

Key Points British American Tobacco is a consumer staples company with a massive 7.5% dividend yield. The lofty yield is being supported to make the stock attractive to dividend investors.

Note that in 2023, British American Tobacco changed the way it accounts for its U.S. brands, basically assuming that they will become worthless in 30 years or so (that's down to around 28 years at ...