BTI vs. GIS: British American Tobacco vs. General Mills Stock Comparison

Company Profile

British American Tobacco (BTI) and General Mills (GIS) both fall under the Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group, but BTI is classified in Tobacco while GIS is classified in Food Products.

General Mills (GIS) trades as ordinary local shares, while British American Tobacco (BTI) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

General Mills (GIS) reports a negative beta of -0.01, suggesting inverse market sensitivity over the measurement window. That is uncommon for ordinary equities and can reflect commodity-linked or hedge-like exposure, but it can also come from statistical noise. British American Tobacco (BTI) has a non-negative beta of 0.29.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

General Mills (GIS) reports a negative ROE of -10.50%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile British American Tobacco (BTI) reports 13.42%, ranking against industry peers normally.

General Mills (GIS) reports a negative net margin of -4.89%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile British American Tobacco (BTI) reports 24.99%, ranking against industry peers normally.

British American Tobacco (BTI) at 34.91% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of General Mills (GIS) at 15.24%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

British American Tobacco (BTI) at -0.99% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while General Mills (GIS) at -5.45% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

British American Tobacco (BTI) at 156.69% delivers above-range EPS growth, while General Mills (GIS) at -103.90% falls into the bottom quartile — a wide split in earnings momentum.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both British American Tobacco (BTI) at 0.84 and General Mills (GIS) at 0.70 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

British American Tobacco (BTI) at 0.72 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while General Mills (GIS) at 1.82 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Both British American Tobacco (BTI) at 3.88% and General Mills (GIS) at 6.69% offer top-quartile dividend income relative to share price within their industries.

General Mills (GIS) at 59.41% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at 83.97% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: British American Tobacco (BTI) trades at 15.61 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while General Mills (GIS) has no P/E ratio this period.

General Mills (GIS) at 1.04 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at 5.08 clears its benchmark range — BTI looks notably rich on sales.

General Mills (GIS) at 2.55 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at 10.59 prices above its benchmark range — BTI looks rich relative to book.

Valuation Metrics