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How British American Tobacco p.l.c. stacks up
BTI · against 14 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Growth
78/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 15 · scores higher than 79% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score3 peers with a growth score of 70–79, including BTI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 78?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings per share growth, which is stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 81% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: -2.5% vs peer median 3.7%
- slower revenue growth over the last year: weaker than 67% of peers. Revenue growth: -1.0% vs peer median 2.8%
- faster growth in earnings per share: stronger than 96% of peers. Earnings per share growth: 156.7% vs peer median 1.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BTI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BTI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 15 reported | -1.0% | 1.3% | 21% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 15 reported | 156.7% | 11.8% | 93% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 15 reported | -2.5% | 2.4% | 7% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BTI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.6B EUR (≈$79.8B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 2 | 92.4B USD | 90 | 73 | |
| 3 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 78 | 59 | |
| 3 | 130.9B USD | 78 | 61 | |
| 5 | 187.1B USD | 72 | 54 | |
| 6 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 66 | 56 | |
| 7 | 83.1B USD | 58 | 44 | |
| 8 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 55 | 71 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score