British American Tobacco PLC Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of June 2026: 0.04x

British American Tobacco PLC cash flow-to-debt ratio. British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.04x as of June 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of GBX2.58 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (GBX59.79 Billion) in one year. Check British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) cash earnings ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.04x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

GBX2.58 Billion
GBX

Total Liabilities

GBX59.79 Billion
GBX

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of British American Tobacco PLC (1995–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of British American Tobacco PLC from 1995 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for British American Tobacco PLC across 31 annual periods. Check cash flow reinvestment rate of British American Tobacco PLC to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

British American Tobacco PLC Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (1995–2025)

British American Tobacco PLC cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 1995 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for British American Tobacco PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BATS cash flow metrics.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (GBX) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.08x GBX4.91 Billion GBX61.15 Billion ▼ -45.3%
2024 0.15x GBX10.12 Billion GBX68.90 Billion ▼ -9.8%
2023 0.16x GBX10.71 Billion GBX65.78 Billion ▲ +22.0%
2022 0.13x GBX10.39 Billion GBX77.84 Billion ▼ -3.9%
2021 0.14x GBX9.72 Billion GBX69.96 Billion ▲ +6.1%
2020 0.13x GBX9.79 Billion GBX74.73 Billion ▲ +11.9%
2019 0.12x GBX9.00 Billion GBX76.84 Billion ▼ -8.3%
2018 0.13x GBX10.29 Billion GBX80.65 Billion ▲ +91.0%
2017 0.07x GBX5.35 Billion GBX80.01 Billion ▼ -54.5%
2016 0.15x GBX4.61 Billion GBX31.37 Billion ▼ -17.5%
2015 0.18x GBX4.72 Billion GBX26.48 Billion ▼ -2.4%
2014 0.18x GBX3.72 Billion GBX20.35 Billion ▼ -17.9%
2013 0.22x GBX4.44 Billion GBX19.95 Billion ▼ -1.8%
2012 0.23x GBX4.43 Billion GBX19.55 Billion ▲ +7.2%
2011 0.21x GBX3.94 Billion GBX18.64 Billion ▼ -1.8%
2010 0.22x GBX3.94 Billion GBX18.31 Billion ▲ +26.7%
2009 0.17x GBX3.17 Billion GBX18.70 Billion ▲ +5.8%
2008 0.16x GBX3.26 Billion GBX20.34 Billion ▼ -17.2%
2007 0.19x GBX2.26 Billion GBX11.68 Billion ▲ +14.5%
2006 0.17x GBX1.88 Billion GBX11.09 Billion ▲ +2.9%
2005 0.16x GBX2.00 Billion GBX12.17 Billion ▲ +43.3%
2004 0.11x GBX1.34 Billion GBX11.66 Billion ▲ +35.7%
2003 0.08x GBX1.21 Billion GBX14.27 Billion ▼ -5.2%
2002 0.09x GBX967.00 Million GBX10.83 Billion ▼ -12.2%
2001 0.10x GBX1.24 Billion GBX12.15 Billion ▲ +15.0%
2000 0.09x GBX1.08 Billion GBX12.22 Billion ▼ -4.6%
1999 0.09x GBX1.01 Billion GBX10.96 Billion ▲ +296.6%
1998 0.02x GBX165.00 Million GBX7.07 Billion ▼ -44.1%
1997 0.04x GBX347.00 Million GBX8.30 Billion ▼ -37.9%
1996 0.07x GBX475.00 Million GBX7.06 Billion ▼ -11.4%
1995 0.08x GBX546.00 Million GBX7.19 Billion —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.