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How British American Tobacco p.l.c. stacks up
BTI · against 14 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
57/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 15 · scores higher than 93% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score5 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including BTI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 57?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 5.5% vs peer median 6.2%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.6% vs peer median 8.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 68% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.3% vs peer median 4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 6.4% | 4.5% | 100% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 8.6% | 6.2% | 79% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 6 reported | Not reported | 5.0% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | Not reported | 13.5% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BTI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 2 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 3 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 55 | 59 | |
| 4 | 139.6B USD | 53 | 53 | |
| 5 | 128.5B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 6 | 187.1B USD | 51 | 54 |
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