The Dividend Registry.
BATS · FTSE 100

British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco's next dividend of 61.26p per share goes ex-dividend on 01 Oct 2026 and is paid on 06 Nov 2026. British American Tobacco pays its dividend quarterly. Every date below is taken from the company's own regulatory filings.

Data updated

British American Tobacco dividends by year

What British American Tobacco paid in each of its own financial years, on the basis the company reports. A company’s year and the dates its dividends reach shareholders do not always line up, so a dividend can sit under a different year here than on the payment-dates view. British American Tobacco’s financial year ends 31 Dec.

Total dividend per share for each financial year, as stated by the company, since 2015. Hover a bar for its value; the table below is the full record, each row linked to its source filing.
Year endedTotalChangePayment 1Payment 2Payment 3Payment 4Source
31 Dec 2025245.04p+2.0%61.26p61.26p61.26p61.26pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2024240.24p+2.0%60.06p60.06p60.06p60.06pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2023235.52p+2.0%58.88p58.88p58.88p58.88pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2022230.9p+6.0%57.72p57.72p57.72p57.72pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2021217.8p+1.0%54.45p54.45p54.45p54.45pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2020215.6p+2.5%53.9p53.9p53.9p53.9pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2019210.4p+3.6%52.6p52.6p52.6p52.6pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2018203p+4.0%50.75p50.75p50.75p50.75pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2017195.2p+15.2%48.8p48.8p48.8p48.8pFiling ↗
31 Dec 2016169.4p+10.0%51.3p118.1p——Filing ↗
31 Dec 2015154p—49.4p104.6p——Filing ↗

Each year’s total is the figure British American Tobacco itself published, linked to the announcement it appeared in, and every payment behind it has been checked against that total. British American Tobacco’s financial year ends 31 Dec.

Every annual total above is the figure British American Tobacco published in its own results announcement, filed under UK listing rules, and links back to it. This is general information, not investment advice — always confirm against the company’s announcement before acting. Figures are shown in the currency the company declared.