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How British American Tobacco p.l.c. stacks up
BTI · against 14 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
85/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #8 of 15 · scores higher than 50% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including BTI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 85?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 10.2% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on assets: 7.1% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 98% of peers. Operating margin: 39.0% vs peer median 7.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 14 reported | 10.2% | 16.8% | 23% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 15 reported | 39.0% | 20.2% | 79% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 15 reported | 7.1% | 7.4% | 29% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 13 reported | 13.4% | 25.7% | 8% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 15 reported | 82.7% | 56.9% | 79% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BTI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128.5B USD | 99 | 46 | |
| 2 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 98 | 71 | |
| 3 | 92.4B USD | 97 | 73 | |
| 4 | 72.6B EUR (≈$79.8B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 5 | 76.2B USD | 94 | 43 | |
| 6 | 139.6B USD | 90 | 53 | |
| 7 | 230.5B EUR (≈$253.5B) | 86 | 43 | |
| 8 | 130.9B USD | 85 | 61 | |
| 9 | 187.1B USD | 84 | 54 | |
| 10 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 78 | 56 | |
| 11 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 76 | 59 | |
| 12 | 159.8B USD | 74 | 40 |
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