BTI vs. KO: British American Tobacco vs. Coca-Cola Stock Comparison

Company Profile

British American Tobacco (BTI) and Coca-Cola (KO) both fall under the Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group, but BTI is classified in Tobacco while KO is classified in Beverages.

Coca-Cola (KO) 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.

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Profitability

Coca-Cola (KO) at 42.05% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than British American Tobacco (BTI) at 13.42%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Coca-Cola (KO) at 28.56% keeps the most of each sales dollar — above its industry’s net margin range — and British American Tobacco (BTI) at 24.99% also retains a top-quartile share.

Both British American Tobacco (BTI) at 34.91% and Coca-Cola (KO) at 34.87% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

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Growth

Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.87% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at -0.99% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Both companies show strong earnings momentum, but British American Tobacco (BTI) at 156.69% is the standout with EPS growth above its industry range; Coca-Cola (KO) at 23.58% also sits in the top quartile.

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Financial Strength

Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.31 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at 0.84 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for BTI.

British American Tobacco (BTI) at 0.72 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.16 uses more debt funding than most peers.

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Dividends

British American Tobacco (BTI) at 4.27% delivers top-quartile income for its industry, while Coca-Cola (KO) at 2.38% pays a more typical yield — both are credible income propositions, BTI the richer one.

Coca-Cola (KO) at 62.46% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while British American Tobacco (BTI) at 84.64% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

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Valuation

Both British American Tobacco (BTI) at 14.52 and Coca-Cola (KO) at 26.34 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

Both look expensive on sales: British American Tobacco (BTI) at 4.77 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Coca-Cola (KO) at 7.53 prices even higher, above its industry range.

Measured against book value, both British American Tobacco (BTI) at 9.85 and Coca-Cola (KO) at 10.44 look expensive — each P/B ratio sits above its industry’s benchmark range.

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