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BTI Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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BTI Dividend answer
BTI (BTI) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 5.43%, or $3.34 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 4.06%, from $2.50 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.8349 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 29, 2026. Payment date: Feb 8, 2027. Next dividend status: announced at $0.8349 per share.
BTI Dividend Snapshot
Yield, payout coverage, FCF coverage, latest dividend changes, and next payment timing are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next BTI Dividend Date
When BTI next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next BTI dividend
BTI's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest BTI Dividend Dates
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BTI Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
BTI Annual Dividend History
BTI Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.8349, event yield 6.25%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 2.98%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.739
- 2025 regular DPS
- $3.172
- Absolute change
- $0.433
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 1
BTI's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 2.98% a year from 2020 through 2025.
BTI reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
BTI Dividend Yield
How BTI's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
BTI's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent BTI dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.8349 | $0.8349 | 6.25% | Quarterly | $3.32 | — | Oct 2, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $0.83 | $0.83 | 5.39% | Quarterly | $3.24 | — | Jul 10, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.834 | $0.834 | 5.54% | Quarterly | $3.20 | — | Mar 27, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | $0.8234 | $0.8234 | 5.61% | Irregular | $3.17 | — | Dec 30, 2025 | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $0.7491 | $0.7491 | 6.01% | Quarterly | $3.08 | — | Oct 3, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 |
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| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.7974 | $0.7974 | 6.59% | Quarterly | $3.09 | — | Jun 27, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.8022 | $0.8022 | 7.53% | Quarterly | $3.05 | — | Mar 28, 2025 | May 12, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.7304 | $0.7304 | 8.23% | Quarterly | $2.98 | — | Dec 20, 2024 | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.7627 | $0.7627 | 8.10% | Quarterly | $2.98 | — | Sep 27, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.7538 | $0.7538 | 9.49% | Quarterly | $2.93 | — | Jun 28, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.7349 | $0.7349 | 9.67% | Quarterly | $2.91 | — | Mar 22, 2024 | May 7, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.7318 | $0.7318 | 9.91% | Quarterly | $2.90 | — | Dec 22, 2023 | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.7139 | $0.7139 | 9.16% | Irregular | $2.84 | — | Sep 29, 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | $0.7344 | $0.7344 | 8.55% | Quarterly | $2.76 | — | Jul 14, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.7239 | $0.7239 | 7.89% | Quarterly | $2.68 | — | Mar 24, 2023 | May 8, 2023 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | $0.6692 | $0.6692 | 6.55% | Quarterly | $2.64 | — | Dec 23, 2022 | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.6355 | $0.6355 | 7.51% | Irregular | $2.70 | — | Sep 30, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | $0.6555 | $0.6555 | 6.87% | Quarterly | $2.79 | — | Jul 8, 2022 | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.6804 | $0.6804 | 6.64% | Quarterly | $2.87 | — | Mar 25, 2022 | May 9, 2022 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | $0.7299 | $0.7299 | 7.94% | Quarterly | $2.94 | — | Dec 24, 2021 | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | $0.7217 | $0.7217 | 8.31% | Irregular | $2.93 | — | Oct 1, 2021 | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | $0.7345 | $0.7345 | 7.61% | Quarterly | $2.90 | — | Jul 9, 2021 | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.7576 | $0.7576 | 7.37% | Quarterly | $2.85 | — | Mar 26, 2021 | May 17, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $0.7178 | $0.7178 | 7.18% | Quarterly | $2.74 | — | Dec 18, 2020 | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $0.6896 | $0.6896 | 7.64% | Irregular | $2.69 | — | Oct 2, 2020 | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | $0.6889 | $0.6889 | 7.19% | Quarterly | $2.66 | — | Jul 10, 2020 | Aug 24, 2020 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.6424 | $0.6424 | 7.76% | Quarterly | $2.64 | — | Mar 27, 2020 | May 18, 2020 |
| Dec 26, 2019 | $0.674 | $0.674 | 6.38% | Quarterly | $2.66 | — | Dec 27, 2019 | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Oct 3, 2019 | $0.6521 | $0.6521 | 7.55% | Quarterly | $2.67 | — | Oct 4, 2019 | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | $0.6745 | $0.6745 | 7.57% | Quarterly | $2.64 | — | Jun 28, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.6597 | $0.6597 | 6.26% | Quarterly | $2.59 | — | Mar 22, 2019 | May 13, 2019 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $0.679 | $0.6792 | 8.65% | Quarterly | $2.59 | — | Dec 28, 2018 | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $0.6217 | $0.6217 | 5.57% | Quarterly | $2.52 | — | Oct 5, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $0.6282 | $0.6282 | 3.70% | Quarterly | $1.90 | — | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.6611 | $0.6611 | 3.43% | Quarterly | $2.03 | — | Mar 23, 2018 | May 14, 2018 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $0.6069 | $0.6069 | 4.34% | Quarterly | — | Dec 5, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Aug 16, 2017 | $0.7586 | $0.7586 | 3.65% | Semi-Annual | — | Jul 27, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Mar 15, 2017 | $1.52 | $1.52 | 3.50% | Semi-Annual | — | Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | May 9, 2017 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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BTI Dividends FAQ
Does BTI pay a dividend?
BTI (BTI) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.83 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is BTI's dividend yield?
BTI's trailing dividend yield is 4.06%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is BTI's next dividend?
BTI's next announced dividend is $0.83 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 29, 2026 and payment date of Feb 8, 2027.
When is BTI's ex-dividend date?
BTI's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 29, 2026.
Is BTI's dividend covered by cash flow?
BTI's dividend coverage should be checked with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, earnings stability, and balance-sheet context when those inputs are available.