British American Tobacco PLC (BATS)
London Exchange · UK · prices in GBX · close of 22 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | GBX 4,477.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 3,733.00 – 5,326.00 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | +9.1% / −1.5% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +24.4% / +128.0% |
| Trend | Uptrend |
| RSI (14) | 70 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 24.9% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -17.9% |
| Average daily value traded | 14,316.93M GBX |
| Dividend yield | 5.4% |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
British American Tobacco is a tobacco company based in London. It makes and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products under brands such as Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. It also offers vaping devices and oral nicotine products. Its customers are adult consumers of tobacco and nicotine products, and it sells in many countries through distributors, retailers and its own commercial teams.
On this site British American Tobacco PLC appears as a stock on the London Exchange (UK), code BATS, with prices in pence sterling (GBX). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 8 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) trades on the London Exchange in UK. It last closed at GBX 4,477.00 on 22 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 72 out of 100 (a strong price profile), ranking 435 of 3,787 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 24.4% and over the last three months it fell 1.5%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 56 · Fair | Mixed trend against its averages. | |
| Above 200-day average | 4.7% | ||
| From 52-week high | -9.8% | ||
| Momentum | 61 · Fair | Typical recent returns for this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -1.5% | ||
| 6-month return | 11.2% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 14.1% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 77 · Strong | Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 24.9% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -17.9% | ||
| Liquidity | 100 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 14,316.93M GBX | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | 82 · Strong | Dividend is high and has been paid regularly. | |
| Dividend yield | 5.4% | ||
| Years with dividends | 6 |
Strengths
- Stability (higher is calmer): Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
- Income: Dividend is high and has been paid regularly.
Weak spots
No lens is weak against its exchange.
Returns
| 1 week | +2.5% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.1% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 6 months | +11.2% |
| 1 year | +24.4% |
| 3 years | +128.0% |
| 5 years | +150.0% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 4,139.12 / 4,275.37 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | Death, 25 days ago |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 89.58 |
Technical summary
Recent dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2026 | GBX 61.2600 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | GBX 61.2600 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | GBX 61.2600 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | GBX 61.2600 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | GBX 60.0600 |
| 2 Oct 2025 | GBX 60.0600 |
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.