BTI vs CHUC vs RLX Stock Comparison

British American Tobacco p.l.c, Charlie's Holdings and RLX Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.62 -5.8% 1M -32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

British American Tobacco p.l.c leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (British American Tobacco p.l.c 4, RLX Technology 4, Charlie's Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBTICHUCRLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.57B $41.11M $2.03B BTI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -21.0x 34.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x — 11.6x RLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +310.5% +54.5% CHUC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -7.9% 8.5% RLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -47.3% 3.6% RLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% -46.2% -32.5% BTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -1.4%/yr -22.5%/yr BTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 129.9% 29.5% BTI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 76/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

BTICHUCRLX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBTICHUCRLX
Valuation – 5 #36 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Growth – 47 #19 of 35 82 #7 of 35
Profitability – 37 #23 of 36 74 #10 of 36
Financial Health 24 #30 of 39 32 #27 of 39 97 #2 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 42 #8 of 13 –
Overall – 33 76
  • BTI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • CHUC ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • RLX ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBTICHUCRLXSPY
1 month +6.5%-6.7%-5.8% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-22.2%-20.6% +2.9%
6 months +2.4%-44.0%-27.7% +6.4%
Year to date +5.1%-53.3%-30.5% +11.4%
1 year +14.7%-46.2%-32.5% +13.1%
3 years +100.1%+55.6%0.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%+15.9%0.0% +21.5%
5 years +64.5%-6.7%-72.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.5%-1.4%-22.5% +10.9%
10 years +5.0%-98.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.5%-35.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBTICHUCRLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%129.9%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.8%156.6%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.550.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.36-1.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-83.3%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-56.3%-37.0% -2.5%
52-week high $66.70$0.32$2.57 $779.14
52-week low $51.19$0.09$1.62 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBTICHUCRLX
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x -19.6xmedian 16.7x 33.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x -15.5xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.9x -8.9xmedian 22.9x 33.3xmedian 22.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 12.5xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.55 -1.18median 0.55 -0.97median 0.55

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBTICHUCRLX
Revenue – $24.67M $700.66M
Gross profit – $6.76M $226.56M
Operating income – -$2.67M $84.78M
Net income – -$2.14M $145.36M
Free cash flow – -$4.42M $75.29M
R&D – – $19.19M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.01 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $3.34B $527.00K $682.25M
Total debt $198.75B $9.45M $74.18M
Shares (diluted) 2.20B 274.07M 1.22B
Enterprise value $107.94B $37.47M -$1.74B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBTICHUCRLX
P/E – -19.6x 33.4x
P/FCF – -8.9x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -8.9x 33.3x
P/S – 1.6x 3.6x
P/B 2.2x 12.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 12.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – -15.5x –
EV/EBIT – -15.3x 18.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF – -9.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -9.3x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.18 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTICHUCRLX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 310.5% 54.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.2% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 233.5% 81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.8% 551.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 54.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 22.0% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 26.5% -53.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% -34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.8% -50.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -139.9% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.8% -50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -121.4% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTICHUCRLX
Gross margin – 27.4% 32.3%
EBITDA margin – -10.7% –
Operating margin – -10.8% 12.1%
Pretax margin – -9.3% 23.5%
Net margin – -7.9% 8.5%
FCF margin – -17.9% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -17.9% 10.7%
Return on equity – -68.5% 6.3%
Return on assets – -15.5% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – -47.3% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – -40.6% 3.6%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTICHUCRLX
Debt / assets 32.3% 16.8% 1.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – -0.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 75.5% 7.3%
Equity / assets 42.9% 24.5% 92.7%
Interest coverage – -9.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x 10.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 6.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTICHUCRLX
Dividend yield 5.4% – 6.2%
Net buyback yield – -2.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.4% -2.0% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBTICHUCRLX
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 – 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 – $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 – +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2026 – $951.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 – +68.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% – +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTICHUCRLX
Held by institutions 15.0% – 21.6%
Institutions holding 906 – 104
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 488 – 42
Institutions selling 264 – 46
Buyers to sellers 1.85 – 0.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BTICHUCRLX
BTI 1.00 -0.02 0.15
CHUC -0.02 1.00 -0.02
RLX 0.15 -0.02 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTI, CHUC and RLX?

British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) is the largest by market capitalisation: British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) $131.57B, Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) $41.11M, RLX Technology (RLX) $2.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) +310.5%, RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest net margin (Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) -7.9%, RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, RLX Technology (RLX) leads (Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) -47.3%, RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) returned the most: British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +14.7%, Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) -46.2%, RLX Technology (RLX) -32.5%. Over five years, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) compounded fastest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) +10.5%/yr, Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) -1.4%/yr, RLX Technology (RLX) -22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) has been the steadiest (British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 26.0%, Charlie's Holdings (CHUC) 129.9%, RLX Technology (RLX) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTI, CHUC and RLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.