MO

Altria Group Inc

76.75

Oct 29 • 3:59 PM ET +3.76 (5.15%)

77.18

Aftermarket • 7:59 PM ET +0.43 (0.56%)

Consumer Defensive Tobacco USA Large NYSE

Oct 29, 11:35 AMAltria beats Q3 2026 estimates, raises full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.66–$5.74 as smokeable margins hold, on! pouches accelerate

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	128.15B
Enterprise Value	150.41B
Income	7.95B
Sales	20.46B
Book/sh	-1.60
Cash/sh	1.42
Dividend Est.	4.34 (5.65%)
Dividend TTM	4.29 (5.59%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 15, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	4.17% 4.12%
Payout	101.07%
Employees	5900
IPO	Mar 15, 1923

P/E	16.16
Forward P/E	13.00
PEG	3.03
P/S	6.26
P/B	-
P/C	54.14
P/FCF	14.06
EV/EBITDA	10.11
EV/Sales	7.35
Quick Ratio	0.38
Current Ratio	0.52
Debt/Eq	-
LT Debt/Eq	-
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	4.75
EPS next Y	5.90
EPS next Q	1.38
EPS this Y	4.94%
EPS next Y	3.80%
EPS next 5Y	4.29%
EPS past 3/5Y	8.89% 11.40%
Sales past 3/5Y	-0.93% -0.71%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-8.27%
Sales Y/Y TTM	1.01%
EPS Q/Q	-2.52%
Sales Q/Q	1.25%
Earnings	Oct 29 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	0.91% 2.44%

Insider Own	0.15%
Insider Trans	-0.25%
Inst Own	66.20%
Inst Trans	1.25%
ROA	24.21%
ROE	-
ROIC	39.32%
Gross Margin	83.00%
Oper. Margin	71.58%
Profit Margin	38.87%
SMA20	5.76%
SMA50	9.27%
SMA200	11.56%
Trades

Shs Outstand	1.67B
Shs Float	1.67B
Short Float	2.39%
Short Ratio	4.61
Short Interest	39.82M
52W High	77.06 -0.40%
52W Low	54.70 40.31%
Volatility	2.03% 1.86%
ATR (14)	1.60
RSI (14)	66.79
Beta	0.49
Rel Volume	1.46
Avg Volume	8.63M
Volume	12,526,920

Perf Week	0.89%
Perf Month	13.97%
Perf Quarter	12.32%
Perf Half Y	5.64%
Perf YTD	33.11%
Perf Year	23.85%
Perf 3Y	95.29%
Perf 5Y	74.00%
Perf 10Y	16.50%
Recom	2.88
Target Price	72.40
Prev Close	72.99
Price	76.75
Change %	5.15%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$72.40

Implied Upside

-5.7%

Analysts12incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution4 Buy · 6 Hold · 2 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Jul 22, 2026	Initiated	BBTIG Research	Neutral
Jul 07, 2026	Reiterated	UUBS	Buy	$76 → $79	+2.9%
Jan 09, 2026	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$63	-17.9%
Jul 09, 2025	Resumed	JJefferies	Underperform	$50	-34.9%
Jul 02, 2025	Upgrade	UUBS	Sell → Neutral	$59	-23.1%
Apr 01, 2025	Downgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Buy → Hold
Jan 16, 2025	Initiated	MMorgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	$54	-29.6%
Dec 06, 2024	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$55 → $65	-15.3%
Oct 08, 2024	Reiterated	CCitigroup	Neutral	$44.50 → $48	-37.5%
Jan 23, 2024	Resumed	UUBS	Sell
Apr 14, 2023	Resumed	SStifel	Buy	$52	-32.2%
Nov 10, 2022	Downgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Sell	$38	-50.5%
Jun 29, 2022	Downgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$53 → $36	-53.1%
Jun 24, 2022	Upgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$47 → $43	-44.0%
Jun 08, 2022	Downgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$54 → $50	-34.9%
May 10, 2022	Downgrade	BBernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$58 → $53	-30.9%
Mar 28, 2022	Downgrade	RRBC Capital Mkts	Outperform → Sector Perform	$53	-30.9%
Mar 22, 2022	Upgrade	GGoldman	Neutral → Buy	$48 → $57	-25.7%
Jan 05, 2022	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$56 → $50	-34.9%
Oct 29, 2021	Downgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$52 → $47	-38.8%

Oct-29-26 01:02PM	Altria Raises Guidance Again, But A Near-Miss Quarter Leans On Duty Refunds And ABI While Oral Slips (Earnings Whispers) +5.15%
09:29AM	Altria raises guidance as Q3 earnings beat estimates (Investing.com)
07:59AM	Altria Lifts Earnings Outlook as Profit, Revenue Climb (The Wall Street Journal)
07:14AM	Altria: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	Altria Reports 2026 Third-Quarter and Nine-Months Results; Announces Expanded Share Repurchase Program; Raises 2026 Full-Year Earnings Guidance (Business Wire)
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Oct-23-26 02:48PM	on! Crowns Team Grass League Champions at Inaugural on!vitational Golf Tournament (Business Wire)
Oct-21-26 01:28PM	Altria's Third Quarter Tests Whether OnPlus Can Revive Oral Tobacco As Street Eyes Guidance Top (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-16-26 02:24PM	AbbVie or Altria: The One Dividend Stock Id Hold for the Next 10 Years (TIKR)
Oct-15-26 02:28PM	Do Altria's Dividends Make Up For A Lagging Stock? (Trefis)
10:00AM	Altria to Host Webcast of 2026 Third-Quarter and Nine-Months Results (Business Wire)
Oct-14-26 12:07PM	Better High-Yield Dividend Stock: Altria vs. UPS (TIKR)
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Oct-06-26 08:00AM	Indulgence Spending Is Still Growing, and These 4 Companies Are Building on It (TRWD, RICK, BUD, MO) (FinanceWire)
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Sep-23-26 04:33PM	Trump administration plans to speed approvals of vapes and nicotine pouches - WSJ (Investing.com)
Sep-21-26 12:29PM	Tobacco Stock Flakes Out After New CEO and Guidance Cut Announcement (Barrons.com)
Sep-17-26 02:51AM	Altria Just Sued the FDA. Heres What It Means for Your Dividend Check (TIKR)
Sep-15-26 10:08PM	MO Stock: Altria Returned Billions To Shareholders. Whats The Catch? (Trefis)
07:01AM	Altria Group Inc's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-10-26 03:42PM	15 of the Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500 (Kiplinger)
Sep-04-26 07:00AM	Bear of the Day: Turning Point Brands (TPB) (Zacks)
Aug-31-26 01:50PM	Altria's Smoke-Free Ambition Has Quietly Narrowed To Its Nicotine Pouch Brand (Trefis)
Aug-28-26 07:00AM	Altria Announces Election of Steve Presley to Altria's Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Aug-27-26 03:00PM	Altria Increases Quarterly Dividend to $1.11 Per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-26-26 08:20AM	Treasury Yields Topped 4.7%. These 7 Dividend Stocks Pay Even More. (Barrons.com)
Aug-25-26 11:16AM	AIR Globals Best-in-Class 1H Performance Amid Disruptions, 2H Recovery Quarterly Update Report (Exec Edge)
Aug-24-26 04:29PM	How a Negative Beta Bet Can Protect Your Portfolio From an AI Selloff (Barrons.com)
01:57PM	Coca-Cola Just Won a Key Consumer Battle (GuruFocus.com)
07:00AM	Philip Morris International Announces Contract Manufacturing Collaboration with Altria (Business Wire)
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07:00AM	Altria Announces Arrangement with Philip Morris International to Enhance Operational Efficiency (Business Wire)
Aug-21-26 05:05PM	Top Analyst Reports for Dell, Marvell & Verizon Communications (Zacks)
Aug-20-26 12:38PM	AIR Global Reports 1H Revenue & Gross Profit Growth, Maintains 2026 Guidance (Exec Edge)
Aug-18-26 02:35PM	The 5 Safest Vanguard Funds to Own in a Volatile Market (Kiplinger)
Aug-05-26 09:50AM	FDA grants marketing approval to 4 On! nicotine pouches (C-Store Dive)
Aug-04-26 07:00AM	Altria Group expands On! Plus distribution (C-Store Dive)
Jul-31-26 10:51AM	Altria Stock Trades Below The Market On Earnings And Above It On Sales (Trefis)
Jul-30-26 05:02PM	Altria Group Inc (MO) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and On+ Expansion ... (GuruFocus.com) -9.32%
04:30PM	Altria Group Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)
09:53AM	Altria Shares Decline After Earnings Miss and Narrowed Full-Year Outlook (InvestorsHub)
07:35AM	Altria Profit Falls on Softer Oral-Tobacco Performance (The Wall Street Journal)
07:10AM	Altria: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	Altria Reports 2026 Second-Quarter and First-Half Results; Narrows 2026 Full-Year Earnings Guidance (Business Wire)
05:11AM	Apple and Amazon in focus on busy day of company earnings (MarketWatch)
Jul-28-26 04:36PM	Recession-Proof Stocks: The Best Stocks to Buy for a Recession (Kiplinger)
Jul-27-26 08:55PM	What Should You Do With DVY At A New High? (Trefis)
06:37PM	The Sharpest Exchanges From PM's Earnings Call (Trefis)
Jul-23-26 01:31PM	Best Monthly Dividend ETFs for Consistent Income (Kiplinger)
Jul-16-26 10:00AM	Altria to Host Webcast of 2026 Second-Quarter and First-Half Results (Business Wire)
Jul-10-26 03:16PM	Why Verizon, Clorox and More Dividend Stocks Are Flashing a Buy Signal (Barrons.com)
Jul-09-26 05:30AM	Tobacco Stocks Are Coming in From the Cold (The Wall Street Journal)
Jul-02-26 08:00AM	Philip Morris' Safer Products Are Winning With Regulators. They'll Win With Investors Too. (Barrons.com)
Jun-30-26 05:15PM	Zyn's New 'Lower Risk' Label Could Give It an Edge Over Rival Nicotine Pouches (Barrons.com)
Jun-24-26 06:15PM	Costco, Exxon, and 17 More 'Negative Beta' Stocks for a Market Selloff (Barrons.com)
Jun-01-26 10:59AM	Walmart's Pullback Has Created a Compelling Technical Setup (Barrons.com)
May-28-26 08:05AM	Altria Smokes The Competition, Offering Value And A 5.9% Yield (Investor's Business Daily)
May-21-26 04:00PM	U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Announces Plan to Modernize Manufacturing Footprint Through Facility Relocation (Business Wire)
May-19-26 09:52AM	Verizon and 4 Other Stocks With 5% Yields-and Market-Beating Returns (Barrons.com)
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May-14-26 02:30PM	Altria Holds 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.06 Per Share (Business Wire)
02:22PM	Quest Diagnostics, Altria, and 12 More Stocks That Are Coming Back to Life After a Rough Patch (Barrons.com)
May-05-26 01:31PM	Vaping industry shares jump as Trump reportedly demands FDA approve flavored vapes (Investing.com)
May-01-26 10:00AM	Altria to Host Webcast of 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Business Wire)
Apr-30-26 03:05PM	Stocks are mixed as global tensions weigh on sentiment (GuruFocus.com) +6.52%
11:20AM	Altria Says Consumers Turning to Cheap Smokes (The Wall Street Journal)
07:26AM	Altria Sales Rise, Boosted by Higher Cigarette Prices (The Wall Street Journal)
07:11AM	Altria: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:00AM	Altria Reports 2026 First-Quarter Results; Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance (Business Wire)
Apr-27-26 03:15PM	Altria Celebrates America by Investing in Our Growers, Communities, Employees and Iconic Brands (Business Wire)
Apr-16-26 10:00AM	Altria to Host Webcast of 2026 First-Quarter Results (Business Wire)
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Mar-26-26 01:30AM	22 S&P 500 Stocks Yield More Than 5%. 6 That Are Worth Buying. (Barrons.com)
Mar-23-26 03:30PM	on! PLUS Expands Nationwide Retail Availability (Business Wire)
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Mar-10-26 08:58PM	UBS Boosts Altria (MO) Price Target, Sees Slower Industry Cigarette Volume Declines (Insider Monkey)
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Mar-08-26 09:57PM	Analyst Report: Philip Morris International Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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Mar-05-26 02:37PM	Analyst Report: Altria Group, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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Mar-03-26 03:24PM	Barclays Raises Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Price Target to $63 from $57 (Insider Monkey)
Mar-02-26 09:54AM	Can Oral Nicotine Become Altria's Next Major Growth Engine? (Zacks)
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Feb-28-26 10:03AM	Altria Group, Inc. (MO): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
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05:01PM	Americans Still Paying Up for Premium Smokes (The Wall Street Journal)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
McQUADE KATHRYN B.	Director	Sep 09 '26	Buy	67.62	1,500	101,430	114,929	Sep 11 02:32 PM
KELLY ENNIS DEBRA J	Director	May 26 '26	Sale	72.25	5,790	418,318	73,809	May 28 02:31 PM
Strahlman Ellen R	Director	May 26 '26	Sale	72.56	2,000	145,118	25,102	May 28 02:31 PM
Ellen R. Strahlman	Director	May 26 '26	Proposed Sale	72.37	2,000	144,740		May 26 05:10 PM
KELLY ENNIS DEBRA J	Director	May 26 '26	Proposed Sale	72.40	5,790	419,196		May 26 02:29 PM
Whitaker Charles N.	SVP, Chief HR Off. & CCO	Mar 05 '26	Sale	67.57	27,908	1,885,718	180,869	Mar 09 02:38 PM
Charles N Whitaker	Officer	Mar 05 '26	Proposed Sale	52.37	27,908	1,461,594		Mar 05 11:10 AM

Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States. It operates through the following segments: Smokeable Products, Oral Tobacco Products, E-Vapor Products and All Other. The Smokeable Products segment consists of cigarettes manufactured and sold by PM USA, and machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco manufactured and sold by Middleton. The Oral Tobacco Products segment includes MST products manufactured and sold by USSTC, and oral nicotine pouches manufactured and sold by Helix. The E-Vapor Products segment contracts with third-party importers to supply all of its products and sells its e-vapor products to customers in the United States. The All Other segment refers to the financial results of NJOY, Helix ROW, and the IQOS System heated tobacco business. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

CEO & DirectorMr. Salvatore Mancuso

Executive VP & CFOMs. Heather A. Newman

Executive VP & COOMr. Jody L. Begley

Senior VPMr. Charles N. Whitaker J.D.

ConsultantMr. William F. Gifford Jr.

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