British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2017)
British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 39.04% for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 28.46 percentage points from 10.58% a year earlier.
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British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2017) Analysis & Trends
Since the year ended Dec 31, 2013, British American Tobacco p.l.c has reported Return on Sales [ROS] for 13 years.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.39 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 stands as the highest annual Return on Sales [ROS] since the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Business Quant data shows BTI's Return on Sales [ROS] at 10.58% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+68.31 pp), -57.73% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-95.78 pp), 38.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.79 pp) and 39.85% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+1.20 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 292.24 Bn | 273.81 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 40.48% |
| 2 | British American Tobacco p.l.c | 121.70 Bn | 100.85 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Altria | 112.46 Bn | 98.66 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 51.32% |
| 4 | Curaleaf Holdings | 2.67 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 169.91 Mn | 1.24% |
| 5 | RLX Technology | 2.65 Bn | -916.64 Mn | 52.74 Mn | 12.86% |
| 6 | Trulieve Cannabis | 2.06 Bn | 674.09 Mn | 162.29 Mn | -136.75% |
| 7 | Green Thumb Industries | 1.30 Bn | 155.26 Mn | 137.87 Mn | 6.51% |
| 8 | Cronos | 1.19 Bn | -2.03 Bn | 28.45 Mn | 10.49% |
| 9 | Turning Point Brands | 1.12 Bn | 246.72 Mn | 93.70 Mn | 11.69% |
| 10 | Verano Holdings | 771.72 Mn | 445.33 Mn | 99.70 Mn | 1.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | 44.96% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1,481.08% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 210.56% |
API Access
British American Tobacco p.l.c Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BTI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();