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British American Tobacco H2 2025 earnings summary

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H2 2025 earnings summary12 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • 2025 results delivered at the top end of guidance, driven by strong growth in smokeless products, robust U.S. and AME performance, and resilient combustibles.

  • Added 4.7 million smokeless consumers, reaching 34.1 million, mainly via Modern Oral; smokeless now 18.2% of group revenue.

  • New Category contribution rose 77% to £442m, with revenue up 7% and Modern Oral up 48%, offsetting a 9% decline in Vapor.

  • Premium innovations launched across all three New Categories, including VELO Shift, Vuse Ultra, and glo Hilo.

  • Continued deleveraging, with leverage reduced to 2.55x and share buyback increased to £1.3bn for FY26.

Financial highlights

  • Group revenue increased 2.1% year-over-year to £25,610m; adjusted profit from operations up 2.3% to £11,279m.

  • Adjusted diluted EPS rose 3.4% to 340.5p; operating margin stable at 44%.

  • Adjusted gross profit up 3.4% to £17.5bn; free cash flow pre-dividend at £4,048m.

  • U.S. revenue up 5.5%, adjusted profit up 5.9%, driven by combustibles.

  • AME revenue grew over 3%, with adjusted operating profit up nearly 10%.

Outlook and guidance

  • FY26 guidance: 3%-5% revenue growth, low double-digit New Category revenue growth, 4%-6% adjusted profit from operations growth, and 5%-8% adjusted diluted EPS growth.

  • 2026 expected at the lower end of these ranges, with profit performance second half weighted.

  • Continued investment in premium innovations and productivity savings targeted at £2bn by 2030.

  • Fit to Win program to deliver £600m annualized savings by 2028.

  • Commitment to progressive dividend and £1.3bn share buy-back in FY26.

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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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