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British American Tobacco Trading Update summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Trading Update summary9 Dec, 2025

Executive summary

  • On track to deliver around 2% revenue and adjusted operating profit growth for FY25, with strong US momentum and double-digit new category acceleration expected in H2.

  • New category revenue growth is set to reach double digits in H2, led by Velo Plus and improved US vapor performance.

  • Committed to achieving 2-2.5x net debt to EBITDA by year-end 2026, with a £1.3bn share buyback announced for FY26.

  • Strategic focus on premium innovations, regulatory engagement, and portfolio investments to drive sustainable shareholder returns.

  • AME region shows resilience, while APMEA faces fiscal and regulatory headwinds, particularly in Bangladesh and Australia.

Trading performance and revenue trends

  • US business shows positive momentum, with Velo Plus driving triple-digit Modern Oral revenue growth and value share gains.

  • Modern Oral category is now the second-largest new category, with Velo gaining 590bps to 31.8% share in top markets.

  • Vuse returned to volume and revenue growth in the US after 18 months of decline, supported by regulatory enforcement.

  • Combustibles revenue and profit growth expected in the US for the first time since 2022, with robust pricing in AME.

  • Group revenue growth impacted by regulatory headwinds in Bangladesh and Australia, offsetting gains in other regions.

New Category and product performance

  • Velo Plus drives strong global growth in Modern Oral, achieving significant volume and value share gains, especially in the US and AME.

  • glo's FY revenue remains flat due to competitive pressures and resource reallocation ahead of glo Hilo launches in Japan, Poland, and Italy.

  • Vuse shows improved H2 revenue performance in the US, supported by enforcement actions, but faces headwinds from illicit vapor in Canada and market exits.

  • Premium innovation Vuse Ultra delivers encouraging early results in Canada, Germany, and France.

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British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It offers combustible cigarettes, including international brands and/or local brands, TMG, and product technology; smoke-free products comprising e-vapour and tobacco heating products, such as e-cigarettes and shisha or heated tobacco sticks; and oral tobacco and nicotine products, such as moist snuff and snus.

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