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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of British American Tobacco p.l.c. from Apr 14, 1980 to Sep 28, 2026: 11,709 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 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, 1980 to 2026
- $65.79
- All time high, 2026
- $66.38
- 52 week high, $47.85 low
- 11,709
- Daily sessions since 1980
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1980 to 2026 series and minute bars.
BTI key facts
- British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) closed at $56.05 on Sep 28, 2026 on NYSE.
- BTI's all time high close is $65.79, set on May 14, 2026; its all time low close is $0.0804 on Apr 14, 1980.
- BTI's 52 week range is $47.85 to $66.38.
- BTI returned +11.8% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +122.1% over five years.
- Over ten years BTI returned +70%, +5.5% a year compounded.
- BTI's deepest drawdown was -63.6% from Jul 20, 1998 to Mar 13, 2000.
- DataCedar holds 11,709 daily sessions of BTI history from Apr 14, 1980 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
BTI price chart, 1980 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 | -0.1% |
| 3 months | -9.4% |
| 6 months | -1.7% |
| Year to date | +2.0% |
| 1 year | +11.8% |
| 3 years | +118.6% |
| 5 years | +122.1% |
| 10 years | +70.4% |
| Since Apr 14, 1980 | +69,637% |
| Compound annual growth, 46.5 years | +15.1% |
BTI records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $65.79 on May 14, 2026
- All time low close
- $0.0804 on Apr 14, 1980
- 52 week high
- $66.38 on May 14, 2026
- 52 week low
- $47.85 on Oct 21, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -63.6% from Jul 20, 1998 to Mar 13, 2000, recovered Mar 18, 2002
- Best single session
- +25.7% on Jul 11, 1989
- Worst single session
- -19.1% on Sep 8, 1998
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 25.0%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 50%
- Growth of 1 since 1980
- 697×
- Best calendar year
- 2000, +70%
- Worst calendar year
- 2018, -49%
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. 1980 starts on Apr 14, 1980; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $54.80 | $66.38 | $51.80 | $56.05 | +1.8% | 847.5M | 185 |
| 2025 | $33.35 | $56.58 | $31.83 | $55.04 | +65.8% | 1.3B | 250 |
| 2024 | $24.43 | $34.72 | $24.22 | $33.20 | +35.4% | 1.2B | 252 |
| 2023 | $30.92 | $31.26 | $23.16 | $24.51 | -20.1% | 1B | 250 |
| 2022 | $26.72 | $33.65 | $26.51 | $30.67 | +15.1% | 845.9M | 251 |
| 2021 | $24.97 | $27.61 | $23.03 | $26.65 | +7.9% | 802.7M | 252 |
| 2020 | $26.20 | $27.85 | $16.67 | $24.68 | -4.7% | 560.5M | 253 |
| 2019 | $17.76 | $26.24 | $17.58 | $25.91 | +43.0% | 497.1M | 252 |
| 2018 | $36.17 | $38.16 | $17.11 | $18.12 | -49.4% | 614.5M | 251 |
| 2017 | $28.92 | $38.42 | $28.56 | $35.78 | +24.3% | 885.4M | 251 |
| 2016 | $26.97 | $33.32 | $24.61 | $28.79 | +5.7% | 260.7M | 252 |
| 2015 | $25.32 | $29.45 | $24.23 | $27.23 | +6.8% | 140.3M | 252 |
| 2014 | $24.04 | $28.77 | $21.31 | $25.49 | +4.9% | 127.4M | 252 |
| 2013 | $22.00 | $25.71 | $21.81 | $24.31 | +10.5% | 117.5M | 252 |
| 2012 | $19.83 | $23.54 | $18.60 | $21.99 | +11.2% | 115.6M | 250 |
| 2011 | $15.44 | $20.00 | $14.45 | $19.77 | +27.9% | 144.7M | 252 |
| 2010 | $12.35 | $15.92 | $10.98 | $15.46 | +25.9% | 83.5M | 252 |
| 2009 | $9.55 | $12.71 | $8.09 | $12.28 | +28.3% | 95.7M | 252 |
| 2008 | $13.58 | $14.37 | $8.19 | $9.57 | -30.0% | 104.9M | 253 |
| 2007 | $9.71 | $14.02 | $9.32 | $13.66 | +44.1% | 67.9M | 251 |
| 2006 | $7.35 | $9.74 | $7.03 | $9.48 | +30.3% | 45.8M | 251 |
| 2005 | $5.37 | $7.52 | $5.16 | $7.28 | +35.6% | 23.8M | 252 |
| 2004 | $4.07 | $5.39 | $3.96 | $5.36 | +31.1% | 30.1M | 252 |
| 2003 | $2.77 | $4.13 | $2.51 | $4.09 | +49.5% | 28M | 252 |
| 2002 | $2.23 | $3.38 | $2.14 | $2.74 | +22.5% | 44.8M | 252 |
| 2001 | $1.97 | $2.50 | $1.65 | $2.23 | +13.8% | 69.9M | 248 |
| 2000 | $1.18 | $2.05 | $0.8731 | $1.96 | +69.9% | 63.1M | 252 |
| 1999 | $1.86 | $2.37 | $1.15 | $1.15 | -38.0% | 37.8M | 252 |
| 1998 | $1.92 | $2.49 | $1.57 | $1.86 | -2.9% | 53M | 252 |
| 1997 | $1.58 | $2.07 | $1.50 | $1.92 | +21.1% | 70.3M | 253 |
| 1996 | $1.61 | $1.63 | $1.26 | $1.58 | -4.1% | 47M | 254 |
| 1995 | $1.14 | $1.65 | $1.09 | $1.65 | +44.3% | 38M | 252 |
| 1994 | $1.28 | $1.36 | $0.9398 | $1.14 | -11.9% | 16.3M | 252 |
| 1993 | $1.14 | $1.38 | $0.9577 | $1.30 | +13.0% | 20.2M | 253 |
| 1992 | $0.8748 | $1.22 | $0.7987 | $1.15 | +31.3% | 36.2M | 254 |
| 1991 | $0.8064 | $0.9999 | $0.7741 | $0.8748 | +8.5% | 101M | 253 |
| 1990 | $0.8995 | $0.9288 | $0.7050 | $0.8064 | -9.5% | 210.2M | 253 |
| 1989 | $0.5261 | $0.9893 | $0.5220 | $0.8911 | +69.4% | 347.4M | 252 |
| 1988 | $0.5342 | $0.5621 | $0.4305 | $0.5261 | -0.0% | 74M | 253 |
| 1987 | $0.4345 | $0.7375 | $0.4265 | $0.5262 | +21.1% | 126.9M | 253 |
| 1986 | $0.2823 | $0.4465 | $0.2823 | $0.4345 | +53.9% | 240.5M | 253 |
| 1985 | $0.2548 | $0.2862 | $0.2235 | $0.2823 | +9.1% | 359.8M | 252 |
| 1984 | $0.1647 | $0.2666 | $0.1568 | $0.2588 | +57.1% | 59M | 253 |
| 1983 | $0.1549 | $0.1725 | $0.1255 | $0.1647 | +6.3% | 5.7M | 253 |
| 1982 | $0.1019 | $0.1705 | $0.1019 | $0.1549 | +51.9% | 686.4K | 253 |
| 1981 | $0.0863 | $0.1157 | $0.0863 | $0.1019 | +18.2% | 340.8K | 253 |
| 1980 | $0.0804 | $0.1157 | $0.0804 | $0.0863 | n/a | 137.6K | 182 |
BTI monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $56.05 | +0.9% |
| August 2026 | $55.57 | -8.4% |
| July 2026 | $60.65 | -0.4% |
| June 2026 | $60.91 | -0.0% |
| May 2026 | $60.94 | +5.1% |
| April 2026 | $57.99 | +0.6% |
| March 2026 | $57.67 | -5.3% |
| February 2026 | $60.90 | +3.2% |
| January 2026 | $58.99 | +7.2% |
| December 2025 | $55.04 | -2.2% |
| November 2025 | $56.28 | +14.6% |
| October 2025 | $49.11 | -2.2% |
About the BTI data
Daily bars. 11,709 sessions from Apr 14, 1980 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per NYSE 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 Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 25, 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 NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. 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 Apr 14, 1980, 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 NYSE
Common questions
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