Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$57.77
-3.44% today
1Y Change
+26.37%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTAFF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $93.17B. The stock last traded around $57.77 and up 26.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.0%, EPS growth of +156.2%, a dividend yield of 5.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.0%, EPS +156.2%, free cash flow -40.8% with operating margin 39.6% and ROIC 8.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 5.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 12.1 and price/sales 3.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines BTAFF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.0% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+39.6% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
12.1 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report was closer to in-line
2026 was reported on Feb 12, 2026 with revenue ahead of estimates by +1.5%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.0% and EPS is at +156.2%, with operating margin around 39.6%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 30, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +4.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | +0.0% | -0.3% | +6.2% | -2.5% |
2025 Jul 31, 2025 | +24.0% | +4.5% | +11.8% | +9.1% |
2025 Feb 13, 2025 | -133.1% | -5.4% | -3.8% | +9.8% |
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
BTAFF
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
BTAFF Max Drawdown
-16.87%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for BTAFF and SPY.
Company Overview
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
After the overview, the strongest next step is usually chart context or a tighter compare set.