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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) stock price history
Every JSE trading session of British American Tobacco p.l.c. from Jan 4, 2000 to Sep 28, 2026: 6,842 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 16, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
BTI adjusted close, 2000 to 2026
- ZAR 1,098
- All time high, 2026
- ZAR 1,111
- 52 week high, ZAR 853.31 low
- 6,842
- Daily sessions since 2000
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2000 to 2026 series and minute bars.
BTI key facts
- British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) closed at ZAR 919.45 on Sep 28, 2026 on JSE.
- BTI's all time high close is ZAR 1,098, set on May 18, 2026; its all time low close is ZAR 25.98 on Apr 17, 2000.
- BTI's 52 week range is ZAR 853.31 to ZAR 1,111.
- BTI returned +0.5% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +67.6% over five years.
- Over ten years BTI returned +6%, +0.5% a year compounded.
- BTI's deepest drawdown was -56.2% from May 31, 2016 to Jan 28, 2019.
- DataCedar holds 6,842 daily sessions of BTI history from Jan 4, 2000 and minute bars from Sep 16, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
BTI price chart, 2000 to 2026
BTI returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.8% |
| 3 months | -10.6% |
| 6 months | -6.8% |
| Year to date | -1.7% |
| 1 year | +0.5% |
| 3 years | +54.0% |
| 5 years | +67.6% |
| 10 years | +5.6% |
| Since Jan 4, 2000 | +2,798% |
| Compound annual growth, 26.7 years | +13.4% |
BTI records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- ZAR 1,098 on May 18, 2026
- All time low close
- ZAR 25.98 on Apr 17, 2000
- 52 week high
- ZAR 1,111 on May 15, 2026
- 52 week low
- ZAR 853.31 on Oct 14, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -56.2% from May 31, 2016 to Jan 28, 2019, recovered Aug 1, 2025
- Best single session
- +56.3% on Oct 28, 2008
- Worst single session
- -11.3% on Nov 12, 2018
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 26.2%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 50%
- Growth of 1 since 2000
- 29.0×
- Best calendar year
- 2011, +49%
- Worst calendar year
- 2018, -43%
BTI price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2000 starts on Jan 4, 2000; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZAR 963.94 | ZAR 1,111 | ZAR 870.96 | ZAR 919.45 | -2.3% | 119.6M | 185 |
| 2025 | ZAR 681.70 | ZAR 1,042 | ZAR 475.46 | ZAR 940.96 | +39.2% | 238.6M | 250 |
| 2024 | ZAR 544.01 | ZAR 699.05 | ZAR 347.52 | ZAR 675.94 | +25.1% | 205.3M | 250 |
| 2023 | ZAR 682.91 | ZAR 712.07 | ZAR 520.85 | ZAR 540.53 | -19.6% | 213.3M | 248 |
| 2022 | ZAR 583.21 | ZAR 813.87 | ZAR 583.21 | ZAR 672.27 | +15.1% | 205.4M | 250 |
| 2021 | ZAR 543.36 | ZAR 590.67 | ZAR 508.85 | ZAR 584.12 | +7.5% | 199.5M | 250 |
| 2020 | ZAR 598.53 | ZAR 728.30 | ZAR 489.13 | ZAR 543.36 | -8.7% | 236.2M | 252 |
| 2019 | ZAR 458.16 | ZAR 611.01 | ZAR 418.47 | ZAR 594.96 | +27.3% | 215.6M | 249 |
| 2018 | ZAR 828.09 | ZAR 858.13 | ZAR 446.19 | ZAR 467.39 | -43.4% | 230.1M | 250 |
| 2017 | ZAR 774.88 | ZAR 956.36 | ZAR 759.68 | ZAR 825.80 | +6.6% | 193.8M | 256 |
| 2016 | ZAR 868.64 | ZAR 982.55 | ZAR 724.71 | ZAR 774.88 | -10.8% | 193.2M | 261 |
| 2015 | ZAR 628.49 | ZAR 890.27 | ZAR 596.67 | ZAR 868.64 | +38.2% | 147.3M | 261 |
| 2014 | ZAR 556.78 | ZAR 664.57 | ZAR 520.16 | ZAR 628.49 | +12.9% | 146M | 261 |
| 2013 | ZAR 425.50 | ZAR 568.58 | ZAR 425.01 | ZAR 556.78 | +30.9% | 235.4M | 261 |
| 2012 | ZAR 380.90 | ZAR 472.89 | ZAR 351.27 | ZAR 425.50 | +11.7% | 259.5M | 261 |
| 2011 | ZAR 254.96 | ZAR 393.89 | ZAR 248.99 | ZAR 380.90 | +49.4% | 171.6M | 260 |
| 2010 | ZAR 240.13 | ZAR 270.86 | ZAR 219.12 | ZAR 254.96 | +6.2% | 139.8M | 261 |
| 2009 | ZAR 246.96 | ZAR 276.22 | ZAR 195.95 | ZAR 240.13 | -1.3% | 197.3M | 251 |
| 2008 | ZAR 196.87 | ZAR 298.53 | ZAR 165.63 | ZAR 243.25 | +23.5% | 413.8M | 253 |
| 2007 | ZAR 176.54 | ZAR 209.26 | ZAR 165.65 | ZAR 196.94 | +11.6% | 239.8M | 250 |
| 2006 | ZAR 120.99 | ZAR 179.01 | ZAR 115.05 | ZAR 176.54 | +45.9% | 291.8M | 258 |
| 2005 | ZAR 93.71 | ZAR 123.81 | ZAR 88.26 | ZAR 120.99 | +29.3% | 224.6M | 260 |
| 2004 | ZAR 70.01 | ZAR 93.80 | ZAR 67.68 | ZAR 93.57 | +33.7% | 146.1M | 262 |
| 2003 | ZAR 61.38 | ZAR 70.40 | ZAR 50.42 | ZAR 70.01 | +14.1% | 137.9M | 261 |
| 2002 | ZAR 63.95 | ZAR 73.37 | ZAR 59.10 | ZAR 61.38 | -4.0% | 178.4M | 261 |
| 2001 | ZAR 51.36 | ZAR 67.42 | ZAR 46.60 | ZAR 63.95 | +24.5% | 183.8M | 261 |
| 2000 | ZAR 31.92 | ZAR 52.45 | ZAR 25.98 | ZAR 51.36 | n/a | 44.5M | 259 |
BTI monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ZAR 919.45 | +1.8% |
| August 2026 | ZAR 902.81 | -11.1% |
| July 2026 | ZAR 1,015 | -0.6% |
| June 2026 | ZAR 1,022 | +1.9% |
| May 2026 | ZAR 1,003 | +2.8% |
| April 2026 | ZAR 975.94 | -1.6% |
| March 2026 | ZAR 991.95 | -0.4% |
| February 2026 | ZAR 995.73 | +4.0% |
| January 2026 | ZAR 957.54 | +1.8% |
| December 2025 | ZAR 940.96 | -5.2% |
| November 2025 | ZAR 992.79 | +12.0% |
| October 2025 | ZAR 886.75 | -2.7% |
About the BTI data
Daily bars. 6,842 sessions from Jan 4, 2000 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per JSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 16, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are JSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in ZAR. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 4, 2000, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/BTI/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on JSE
Common questions
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