All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

BTI: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

BTI total return snapshot: BTI returned +5.08% over the past year and +3.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 14, 1980, BTI is up +124,485.15% in nominal total return, or +16.63%/yr, and is currently −13.26% below its total-return high on May 14, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-04-14💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BTI
×
+124,485.15%
+16.63%/yr
+15.45%/yr
R2=0.943
British American Tobacco p.l.c. NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1980-04-14💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
BTI
×
$10,000.00
1980-04-14
$12,458,515.28
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
BTI
×
+3.66% +5.08%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BTI
×
−13.26%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-05-14 peak
−63.57%
on 2000-03-13
from 1998-07-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
BTI
×
+5.08% +79.63%
+34.03%/yr
+120.77%
+30.21%/yr
+122.66%
+17.36%/yr
+75.79%
+5.80%/yr

Annual Returns

Year BTI
2026 (YTD) +3.66%
2025 +65.81%
2024 +35.44%
2023 −20.09%
2022 +15.11%
2021 +7.95%
2020 −4.73%
2019 +42.96%
2018 −49.36%
2017 +24.28%
2016 +5.72%
2015 +6.84%
2014 +4.88%
2013 +10.52%
2012 +11.24%
2011 +27.86%
2010 +25.95%
2009 +28.34%
2008 −29.98%
2007 +44.09%
2006 +30.31%
2005 +35.64%
2004 +31.14%
2003 +49.51%
2002 +22.50%
2001 +13.84%
2000 +69.86%
1999 −37.95%
1998 −2.85%
1997 +21.09%
1996 −4.13%
1995 +44.30%
1994 −11.87%
1993 +12.96%
1992 +31.32%
1991 +8.48%
1990 −1.38%
1989 +69.40%
1988 −0.02%
1987 +39.82%
1986 +53.95%
1985 +29.21%
1984 +84.88%
1983 +6.34%
1982 +51.98%
1981 +18.09%
1980 +7.42%