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Altria Group

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1970 · Revenue 12 mo. $21.1B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
6.4
of 10 7 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$76.12
1 Y +23.3%
Market cap
$128B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −7.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 59.8%Payout 88.4% of operating cash flow

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States.

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Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. It offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and oral tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands; oral nicotine pouches under the on! brand; and e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand. The company sells its products to distributors, as well as large retail organizations, such as chain stores. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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Summary

Altria Group is above the middle of the Consumer Defensive sector overall

61.9 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 3.4% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 5 years, less than over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €8.1B (2025), it supports €90.5B. The remaining €24.4B of the market value assume it grows 3.4% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

3.4%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€114.9B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€90.5B without growth
€24.4B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 3.1%
  • 10 yrs achieved 8.5%
  • priced in 3.4%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 13.5×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 9.0× to 11.2×, median 10.1×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High return on capital every year ROCE at least 22.7% (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 0.9% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Earnings declined earnings −38.3% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 5 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$8.6B → $9.1B+5.7%better
  • FCF margin41.0% → 43.2%+2.2 ppbetter

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability79.0above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 703.80%, sector 20.14%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−255.35%12.35%Rank 0
Return on capital (Greenblatt)703.80%20.14%Rank 100
EBIT margin59.76%9.44%Rank 100
FCF margin45.06%6.71%Rank 100
Gross margin72.21%35.78%Rank 96
Growth38.3below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 1.07%, sector 3.77%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−1.49%2.12%Rank 26
Earnings growth, 3 years per year9.04%5.20%Rank 59
Earnings growth, 5 years per year11.51%6.07%Rank 66
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.07%3.77%Rank 2
Valuation59.4around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield5.44%4.25%Rank 77
FCF yield7.09%5.05%Rank 74
EV/saleslower is better7.411.51Rank 6
EV/EBITlower is better12.4016.74Rank 81
Momentum73.2above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 1 year 23.31%, sector 3.24%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year23.31%3.24%Rank 83
Share price, 6 months12.23%11.30%Rank 55
Share price, 3 months16.50%9.00%Rank 83
Distance from 52-week high−2.45%−7.96%Rank 72
Quality86.4above the middleQuality above the sector: Price reaction to results, market-adjusted 5.20%, sector 0.22%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−5.70%−0.99%Rank 88
Change in share countlower is better−2.39%−0.62%Rank 78
Dividend streak in years165Rank 85
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted5.20%0.22%Rank 94
Balance sheet & risk35.0below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio −10.00%, sector 41.95%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio−10.00%41.95%Rank 1
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.961.96Rank 51
Debt to equitylower is betterdoes not count towards the rank−7.660.67
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better25.68%25.82%Rank 53

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $19.3B (2016) to $20.1B (2025), 0.5% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
201619.345.3%3.61.95B9.3
201719.549.0%4.71.92B12.6
201825.435.9%8.21.89B24.4
201925.141.1%7.61.87B25.9
202026.241.6%8.21.86B24.5
202126.044.4%8.21.85B23.5
202225.147.5%8.11.80B22.7
202324.550.3%9.11.78B22.5
202420.455.0%8.61.72B21.8
202520.159.8%9.11.68B21.2
6.4 / 10High MatchStockScorer score7 of 11 points

4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Altria Group mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Altria Group's score is built

Altria Group is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

4 of 7 rules met

7 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Altria Group stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40

Altria Group key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Altria Group.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio18.422.8
P/B ratio−37.22.6
Return on equity (ROE)−255.3%12.3%
Equity ratio−10.0%42.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)−7.660.67
Dividend yield5.6%2.6%

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Frequently asked questions about Altria Group stock

How does Altria Group stock (MO) score in the StockScorer model?
Altria Group stock reaches a StockScorer score of 6.4 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 4 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Altria Group's P/E ratio?
Altria Group's P/E ratio is 18.4. The Consumer Defensive sector median is 22.8.
What sector is Altria Group in?
Altria Group is assigned to the Consumer Defensive sector. Its rank within the sector is 61.9 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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