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LSE:BATS.L News 10 December 2025 - 20 December 2025

British American Tobacco (BATS.L, BTI) Stock: £1.3bn Buyback Meets Cautious 2026 Outlook as Vuse Fights Illicit Vapes

British American Tobacco (BATS.L, BTI) Stock: £1.3bn Buyback Meets Cautious 2026 Outlook as Vuse Fights Illicit Vapes

LONDON (20 December 2025) — British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock has spent the final stretch of 2025 doing what tobacco stocks do best: defying expectations, paying investors, and attracting arguments. On one side of the ring, BAT is leaning hard into shareholder returns and balance-sheet repair — including a £1.3 billion share buyback for 2026 and continued daily repurchases under its current programme. Bat+2Securities and Exchange Commission+2On the other side: management is telling investors to expect 2026 growth at the lower end of its medium‑term targets, with the biggest pressure point still the U.S. vapour market, where illicit competition has
20 December 2025
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British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock in Focus on 19 December 2025: Buyback Activity, Dividend Dates, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Outlook

British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock in Focus on 19 December 2025: Buyback Activity, Dividend Dates, Analyst Forecasts, and the 2026 Outlook

London / New York — 19 December 2025 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) stock is ending the week with a familiar (and very shareholder-friendly) drumbeat: steady buybacks, a clearly telegraphed dividend schedule, and a fresh round of debate over what “lower end of guidance” really means for 2026. On 19 December 2025, BAT disclosed another “Transaction in Own Shares” notice, confirming it repurchased shares the prior day as part of its ongoing buyback programme first announced in March 2024. London South East That might sound routine—because it is—but routine matters in a stock that many investors own for cash returns
19 December 2025
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British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock: Today’s Buyback Update, Dividend Dates, and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 17, 2025)

British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock: Today’s Buyback Update, Dividend Dates, and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 17, 2025)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) entered mid-December with its share price near multi-year highs, and the news flow on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 is very “capital allocation meets governance”: the company disclosed another daily share repurchase under its ongoing buyback programme and filed a director declaration under UK listing rules. Meanwhile, investors are still digesting BAT’s early-December FY2025 pre-close trading update, where management reaffirmed its medium-term growth algorithm but signaled that 2026 performance is likely to land at the lower end of its target range—largely because the U.S. vaping market remains distorted by illicit competition and uneven enforcement. Reuters+4Investing.com+4Moneyweb+4 Below
17 December 2025
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British American Tobacco Stock News (BATS.L / BTI) on Dec. 15, 2025: Buyback Update, Dividend Dates, 2026 Forecast and Analyst Targets

British American Tobacco Stock News (BATS.L / BTI) on Dec. 15, 2025: Buyback Update, Dividend Dates, 2026 Forecast and Analyst Targets

December 15, 2025 British American Tobacco p.l.c. stock is back in focus for income investors and “defensive” equity watchers—because the story is doing that very tobacco-company thing where cash returns look comforting while regulatory and category disruption refuse to be ignored. As of Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) traded around 4,268p (£42.68), up on the day, after a volatile stretch driven by BAT’s full-year pre-close update, a fresh £1.3 billion buyback plan for FY2026, and renewed debate over U.S. vaping competition and illicit products. London South East Below is a complete, publication-ready roundup of today’s (15.12.2025)
15 December 2025
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British American Tobacco Stock (BATS.L, BTI): 2026 Guidance, £1.3bn Buyback, Dividend Dates and Analyst Forecasts (Dec 13, 2025)

British American Tobacco Stock (BATS.L, BTI): 2026 Guidance, £1.3bn Buyback, Dividend Dates and Analyst Forecasts (Dec 13, 2025)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) stock heads into the weekend in focus after a busy week of company updates, broker notes, and fresh debate about the regulation that shapes the global nicotine market. As of the last close (Friday, December 12, 2025), BAT shares on the London Stock Exchange (BATS.L) finished at 4,238p. Yahoo Finance In the U.S., BAT’s American Depositary Receipt (BTI) last closed at $57.10. MacroTrends The headline driver is BAT’s FY25 pre-close trading update (published December 9), where the company said it remains on track for full-year delivery, but expects 2026 performance to land at the lower
13 December 2025
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British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

British American Tobacco (BATS.L / BTI) Stock News Today: £1.3bn 2026 Buyback, U.S. Vape Headwinds, Dividends and Analyst Targets (12 December 2025)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is in focus on 12 December 2025 after a busy week of updates: continued daily buybacks, a fresh £1.3bn extension for 2026, a pre-close trading update that kept FY2025 guidance intact but flagged FY2026 at the lower end of targets, plus an India divestment tied to debt reduction. Here’s the latest news, forecasts, and market analysis. Published: 12 December 2025 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) — ticker BATS in London (FTSE 100) and BTI as a U.S. ADR — is ending the week with investors weighing two competing narratives: bigger shareholder returns via an extended buyback,
12 December 2025
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Best UK Stocks to Buy Now (10 December 2025): 8 FTSE Shares for Growth, Income & Recovery

Best UK Stocks to Buy Now (10 December 2025): 8 FTSE Shares for Growth, Income & Recovery

Updated 10 December 2025 — With UK inflation easing, interest rates likely past their peak, and a wave of share buybacks supporting valuations, the London market is finally starting to look interesting again for long‑term investors. The FTSE 100 inched higher yesterday as defence names like BAE Systems and Rolls‑Royce offset weakness in British American Tobacco, while investors positioned for potential rate cuts from both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England in 2026. Reuters+1 At the same time, the Bank of England expects Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget to shave roughly 0.4–0.5 percentage points off inflation from mid‑2026,
10 December 2025
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