British American Tobacco

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British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco P.L.C.

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated29 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£7.76bn

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£7.76bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-11-01

  1. Directors
    Director's details changed for Dragos Ionut Constantinescu on 9 October 2026
  2. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 21 September 2026 · GBP 572,807,922.25 (and 73 more like it since 10 July 2026)
  3. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 15 more like it since 14 July 2026)
  4. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 8 October 2026 · GBP 572,383,368 (and 4 more like it since 24 July 2026)
  5. Shares
    Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 841,659.5 (and 1 more like it since 14 July 2026)
  6. Directors
    Appointment of Dragos Ionut Constantinescu as a director on 1 September 2026
  7. Confirmation
    Confirmation statement made on 23 July 2026 with no updates

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does British American Tobacco do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “The home of BAT, a leading multi-category consumer goods company that provides tobacco and nicotine products to millions of consumers around the world.”

›How much turnover does British American Tobacco make?

Answered in the full report

›Is British American Tobacco profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £7.76bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns British American Tobacco?

Its directors are Caroline Ferland, Krishnan Anand, Dragos Ionut Constantinescu, Karen Jane Guerra, Luc Jobin and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is British American Tobacco based?

Its registered office is Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PG, in London.

›When was British American Tobacco founded?

British American Tobacco P.L.C. was incorporated on 23 July 1997.

›Is British American Tobacco still trading?

The register lists British American Tobacco P.L.C. as active.

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