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Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | Richmond, United States | NYSE
68.65 USD +0.98 (1.448%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 68.70 +0.05 (0.073%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT

Altria presents a classic defensive dilemma: a fortress balance sheet and a massive dividend yield fighting against a secular decline in core tobacco demand. The long-term rating is solid but capped because the business is shrinking; while the company successfully raised prices to offset volume losses, the trajectory shows the market is pricing in a slow bleed of the core franchise. The short-term outlook is neutral; the stock is hovering near its 200-day average, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. However, the options market tells a story of nervousness, with traders stacking protection at lower strikes while waiting for a catalyst to push prices higher. For income investors, the yield is attractive, but it comes with the baggage of a declining industry leader.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.043649
AutoETS0.043649
MSTL0.043818
AutoTheta0.047745

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 1.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.154
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Revenue per Share 12.202
Market Cap 114,627,919,872
Trailing P/E 14.45
Forward P/E 11.71
Beta 0.50
Profit Margins 39.00%
Website https://www.altria.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 60-65) acting as a floor, while call volume concentrates near the money (67-70). The significant volume spike in 67-strike calls suggests a speculative bid for a bounce, but the massive put wall indicates a fear of further downside or a 'sell on strength' dynamic rather than a breakout.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.52% 6.66% 7.75% 7.86%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 1.060000 1.523207
2026-03-25 1.060000 1.661963
2025-12-26 1.060000 1.840278
2025-09-15 1.060000 1.633534
2025-06-16 1.020000 1.734694
2025-03-25 1.020000 1.798625
2024-12-26 1.020000 1.939164
2024-09-16 1.020000 1.972921
2024-06-14 0.980000 2.211191
2024-03-22 0.980000 2.280130
2023-12-20 0.980000 2.431762
2023-09-14 0.980000 2.222222
2023-06-14 0.940000 2.138794
2023-03-23 0.940000 2.162908
2022-12-21 0.940000 2.061856
2022-09-14 0.940000 2.250958
2022-06-14 0.900000 1.944264
2022-03-24 0.900000 1.714286
2021-12-22 0.900000 1.919795
2021-09-14 0.900000 1.860657
2021-06-14 0.860000 1.788685
2021-03-24 0.860000 1.737023
2020-12-24 0.860000 2.061361
2020-09-14 0.860000 2.000000
2020-06-12 0.840000 2.146690
2020-03-24 0.840000 2.594194
2019-12-24 0.840000 1.670644
2019-09-13 0.840000 1.999524
2019-06-13 0.800000 1.562195
2019-03-22 0.800000 1.430615
2018-12-24 0.800000 1.682086
2018-09-13 0.800000 1.301660
2018-06-14 0.700000 1.234568
2018-03-14 0.700000 1.096835
2017-12-20 0.660000 0.909091
2017-09-14 0.660000 1.059730
2017-06-13 0.610000 0.813876
2017-03-13 0.610000 0.806345
2016-12-20 0.610000 0.905851
2016-09-13 0.610000 0.959874
2016-06-13 0.565000 0.871376
2016-03-11 0.565000 0.911143
2015-12-22 0.565000 0.978016
2015-09-11 0.565000 1.074349
2015-06-11 0.520000 1.075936
2015-03-12 0.520000 0.999808
2014-12-22 0.520000 1.035857
2014-09-11 0.520000 1.203982
2014-06-12 0.480000 1.162791
2014-03-12 0.480000 1.328168
2013-12-23 0.480000 1.258521
2013-09-12 0.480000 1.389693
2013-06-12 0.440000 1.235955
2013-03-13 0.440000 1.296787
2012-12-21 0.440000 1.381476
2012-09-12 0.440000 1.321321
2012-06-13 0.410000 1.232341
2012-03-13 0.410000 1.362126
2011-12-22 0.410000 1.374916
2011-09-13 0.410000 1.566081
2011-06-13 0.380000 1.411066
2011-03-11 0.380000 1.516966
2010-12-23 0.380000 1.529175
2010-09-13 0.380000 1.619088
2010-06-11 0.350000 1.743028
2010-03-11 0.350000 1.718213
2009-12-28 0.340000 1.701702
2009-09-11 0.340000 1.874311
2009-06-11 0.320000 1.899110
2009-03-12 0.320000 1.963190
2008-12-22 0.320000 2.172437
2008-09-11 0.320000 1.530368
2008-06-11 0.290000 1.399614
2008-03-31 51.060000 229.999992
2008-03-17 0.750000 1.071888
2007-12-21 0.750000 0.968617
2007-09-12 0.750000 1.111111
2007-06-13 0.690000 0.982067
2007-04-02 21.909000 32.115215
2007-03-13 0.860000 1.023322
2006-12-22 0.860000 1.014390
2006-09-13 0.860000 1.039401
2006-06-13 0.800000 1.150086
2006-03-13 0.800000 1.088435
2005-12-23 0.800000 1.051801
2005-09-13 0.800000 1.126443
2005-06-13 0.730000 1.068501
2005-03-11 0.730000 1.120663
2004-12-22 0.730000 1.196917
2004-09-13 0.730000 1.494676
2004-06-14 0.680000 1.427971
2004-03-11 0.680000 1.207386
2003-12-18 0.680000 1.248394
2003-09-11 0.680000 1.657728
2003-06-11 0.640000 1.465201
2003-03-12 0.640000 1.791713
2002-12-19 0.640000 1.570938
2002-09-12 0.640000 1.378716
2002-06-26 0.580000 1.288889
2002-03-13 0.580000 1.108139
2001-12-20 0.580000 1.253512
2001-09-17 0.580000 1.186094
2001-06-13 0.530000 1.108555
2001-03-13 0.530000 1.070707
2000-12-13 0.530000 1.298622
2000-09-13 0.530000 1.884444
2000-06-16 0.480000 1.882353
2000-03-16 0.480000 2.370370
1999-12-13 0.480000 1.949239
1999-09-13 0.480000 1.259016
1999-06-11 0.440000 1.046840
1999-03-11 0.440000 1.103448
1998-12-11 0.440000 0.832151
1998-09-11 0.440000 1.023256
1998-06-11 0.400000 1.088435
1998-03-12 0.400000 0.919540
1997-12-11 0.400000 0.906516
1997-09-11 0.400000 0.949555
1997-06-12 0.400000 0.898876
1997-03-13 0.400000 0.952381
1996-12-12 0.400000 1.054945
1996-09-12 0.400000 1.322314
1996-06-12 0.333333 0.960383
1996-03-13 0.333333 1.020407
1995-12-13 0.333333 1.088434
1995-09-13 0.333333 1.324502
1995-06-13 0.275000 1.176471
1995-03-09 0.091667 0.435645
1994-12-09 0.275000 1.463415
1994-09-09 0.275000 1.377871
1994-06-09 0.230000 1.373134
1994-03-09 0.230000 1.246050
1993-12-09 0.216667 1.176472
1993-09-09 0.216667 1.357704
1993-06-09 0.216667 1.347152
1993-03-05 0.216667 1.005804
1992-12-09 0.216667 0.802470
1992-09-09 0.216667 0.772661
1992-06-09 0.175000 0.708263
1992-03-06 0.175000 0.702341
1991-12-10 0.175000 0.762250
1991-09-10 0.175000 0.724138
1991-06-11 0.143333 0.652750
1991-03-08 0.143333 0.640594
1990-12-11 0.143333 0.847289
1990-09-10 0.143333 0.958215
1990-06-11 0.114667 0.779606
1990-03-09 0.114667 0.923493
1989-12-11 0.114667 0.811802
1989-09-11 0.114583 0.852050
1989-06-09 0.093750 0.794351
1989-03-09 0.093750 0.994475
1988-12-09 0.093750 1.152369
1988-09-09 0.093750 1.188904
1988-06-09 0.075000 1.054173
1988-03-08 0.075000 0.960000
1987-12-09 0.075000 0.984952
1987-09-09 0.062500 0.677201
1987-06-09 0.062500 0.853485
1987-03-09 0.062500 0.883652
1986-12-09 0.062500 1.010101
1986-09-09 0.047917 0.812727
1986-06-10 0.047917 0.867931
1986-03-10 0.047917 1.100486
1985-12-10 0.041667 1.242246
1985-09-10 0.041667 1.253928
1985-06-10 0.041667 1.134761
1985-03-11 0.041667 1.101937
1984-12-10 0.035417 1.084540
1984-09-10 0.035417 1.116595
1984-06-11 0.035417 1.292788
1984-03-09 0.035417 1.320401
1983-12-09 0.030208 1.022916
1983-09-09 0.030208 1.137242
1983-06-09 0.030208 1.263603
1983-03-03 0.030208 1.157672
1982-12-09 0.025000 1.002088
1982-09-09 0.025000 1.085973
1982-06-09 0.025000 1.243523
1982-03-04 0.025000 1.286863
1981-12-09 0.020833 0.961523
1981-09-09 0.020833 1.111093
1981-06-09 0.020833 0.985206
1981-03-03 0.020833 1.049852
1980-12-09 0.016667 0.955243
1980-09-09 0.016667 0.924874
1980-06-10 0.016667 1.012679
1980-03-06 0.016667 1.274926
1979-12-10 0.013000 0.872727
1979-09-11 0.013000 0.851877
1979-06-11 0.013000 0.967442
1979-03-09 0.013021 0.965264
1978-12-11 0.010667 0.706229
1978-09-11 0.010667 0.675929
1978-06-12 0.010667 0.731452
1978-03-09 0.010667 0.904222
1977-12-09 0.008583 0.683791
1977-09-09 0.008583 0.678163
1977-06-10 0.008583 0.743989
1977-03-10 0.006771 0.589583
1976-12-09 0.006771 0.517941
1976-09-07 0.006771 0.561569
1976-06-08 0.005208 0.469454
1976-03-11 0.005208 0.483061
1975-12-09 0.005208 0.473903
1975-09-08 0.004688 0.504255
1975-06-09 0.004688 0.445592
1975-03-11 0.004688 0.489183
1974-12-09 0.004167 0.452014
1974-09-09 0.004167 0.477650
1974-06-11 0.004167 0.336161
1974-03-05 0.003646 0.324464
1973-12-10 0.003646 0.298521
1973-09-10 0.003646 0.318196
1973-06-11 0.003375 0.271130
1973-03-01 0.003375 0.259980
1972-12-11 0.003375 0.278112
1972-09-11 0.003313 0.302903
1972-06-12 0.003229 0.306915
1972-03-07 0.003229 0.399979
1971-12-13 0.003229 0.475071
1971-09-10 0.003125 0.435572
1971-06-11 0.003125 0.454545
1971-03-09 0.003125 0.510638
1970-12-11 0.003125 0.628272
1970-09-11 0.002604 0.649309
1970-06-10 0.002604 0.689611
1969-12-11 0.002604 0.721976
1969-09-11 0.002604 0.970812
1969-06-10 0.002604 0.829823
1969-03-10 0.002344 0.775946
1968-12-10 0.002344 0.724423
1968-09-12 0.002344 0.845160
1968-06-13 0.002344 0.814568
1968-03-08 0.001823 0.748696
1967-12-14 0.001823 0.825997
1967-09-13 0.001823 0.729200
1967-06-13 0.001823 0.777813
1967-03-10 0.001823 0.915073
1966-12-14 0.001823 1.089542
1966-09-13 0.001823 1.339771
1966-06-14 0.001823 1.161879
1966-03-10 0.001823 1.166720
1965-12-14 0.001563 1.028899
1965-09-14 0.001563 0.964166
1965-06-15 0.001563 1.071774
1965-03-12 0.001563 1.073371
1964-12-15 0.001563 1.208443
1964-09-15 0.001563 1.094576
1964-06-16 0.001563 1.121854
1964-03-12 0.001563 1.241777
1963-12-16 0.001563 1.268010
1963-09-16 0.001563 1.216608
1963-06-14 0.001563 1.157924
1963-03-14 0.001563 1.154213
1962-12-14 0.001563 1.212511
1962-09-14 0.001563 1.304762
1962-06-14 0.001563 1.277003
1962-03-14 0.001563 0.913998
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.24
dividendYield 6.27
exDividendDate 2026-06-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.24
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06265701
lastDividendValue 1.06
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2026-07-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.008044124
Address1 6,601 West Broad Street
All Time High 90.5
All Time Low 0.10612
Ask 68.46
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,031,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,672,963
Average Volume 8,601,300
Average Volume10Days 9,031,580
Beta 0.495
Bid 68.45
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value -1.598
City Richmond
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 68.65
Current Ratio 0.518
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 68.75
Day Low 67.7
Display Name Altria
Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Dividend Rate 4.24
Dividend Yield 6.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth -0.027
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.034
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 15,768,000,512
Ebitda Margins 0.77128
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.578
Enterprise To Revenue 6.616
Enterprise Value 135,251,574,784
Eps Current Year 5.67712
Eps Forward 5.86403
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.75
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 70.0252
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3751984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01963862
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.6844163
Fifty Two Week High 77.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.409996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10913569
Fifty Two Week Low 54.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.950001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.25502744
Fifty Two Week Range 54.7 - 77.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.6
Float Shares 1,666,454,530
Forward Eps 5.86403
Forward P E 11.706966
Free Cashflow 9,035,249,664
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,900
Fullday Change 0.980003
Fullday Change Percent 1.44821
Fullday Price 68.7
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.8717
Gross Profits 17,820,999,680
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00116
Held Percent Institutions 0.65211
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,669,743,926
Industry Tobacco
Industry Disp Tobacco
Industry Key tobacco
Ir Website http://investor.altria.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=80855&p=irol-irhome&src=top_nav
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 1.06
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 860,716,800
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Altria Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 114,627,919,872
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_53839346
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 7,952,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 112,991,571,472
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 68.08
Operating Cashflow 9,408,000,000
Operating Margins 0.61464
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.8926
Peg Ratio 2.68
Phone 804 274 2200
Post Market Change 0.049995422
Post Market Change Percent 0.07282654
Post Market Price 68.7
Post Market Time 1,787,961,571
Previous Close 67.67
Price Eps Current Year 12.092399
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -42.95995
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.606922
Profit Margins 0.38999
Quick Ratio 0.344
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.980003
Regular Market Change Percent 1.44821
Regular Market Day High 68.75
Regular Market Day Low 67.7
Regular Market Day Range 67.7 - 68.75
Regular Market Open 68.08
Regular Market Previous Close 67.67
Regular Market Price 68.65
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 5,842,231
Return On Assets 0.29548
Revenue Growth 0.012
Revenue Per Share 12.202
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 1,669,743,926
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024300002
Shares Short 40,563,757
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 53,134,147
Short Name Altria Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.024300002
Short Ratio 4.45
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol MO
Target High Price 82.0
Target Low Price 58.0
Target Mean Price 70.0
Target Median Price 71.0
Total Cash 2,367,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 1.418
Total Debt 24,576,999,424
Total Revenue 20,444,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.24
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06265701
Trailing Eps 4.75
Trailing P E 14.452632
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.6663
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 66.0542
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.5958023
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.039298065
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,842,231
Website https://www.altria.com
Zip 23,230