Altria Group, Inc.

NYSE:MO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$88.8b

Altria Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 6/6

Altria Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.79% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 10th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 26th December, 2024.

Key information

7.8%

Dividend yield

3.8%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield11.6%
Future Dividend Yield8.3%
Dividend Growth8.5%
Next dividend pay date10 Jan 25
Ex dividend date26 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$4.080
Payout ratio67%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.02

Aug 27
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.02

Recent updates

Strategically Building A $100,000 Dividend Portfolio, With Altria As Your Core Holding

Dec 19

Altria Is Better Than Philip Morris Per The 10xEBT Rule

Dec 12

Altria Group Dividend King Yields Over 7% And Continues To Break Out Toward $60

Dec 02

Here's Why Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Nov 28
Here's Why Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Altria: The Unexpected Tailwind Of An RFK Jr. Nomination

Nov 22

Concerns Surrounding Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Performance

Nov 07
Concerns Surrounding Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Performance

Altria: Don't Be Fooled By The Market (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 03

Altria: Dividend Rise Makes Up For Fresh Challenges For NJOY

Oct 28

Altria: Dividends Still Don't Lie

Oct 21

Philip Morris International Will Likely Hurt Altria Group's Smoke-Free Business

Oct 13

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Low P/E

Oct 07
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Low P/E

Altria: An 8% Dividend Yield Is Intact

Oct 03

Altria Group: Trending Steadily Higher, With Smoking Hot Dividends

Sep 16

The Most Important Challenge For Altria And Its Investors

Sep 09

Altria Group: One Of The Highest Returning Investments Over The Last 60 Years

Sep 02

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.02

Aug 27
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.02

Altria: Trimming Due To Portfolio Concerns, But Dividend Well Covered

Aug 26

Should You Be Adding Altria Group (NYSE:MO) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aug 19
Should You Be Adding Altria Group (NYSE:MO) To Your Watchlist Today?

Altria: Menthol Win And Growing NJOY Market Share Deserve To Be Celebrated

Aug 17

Altria: Our Best Bet In The Current Market

Aug 08

Altria Group Is Falling Behind Its Peers, But I'm Holding

Aug 01

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

Jul 26
Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

2 Misconceptions About Altria

Jul 16

There's No Escaping Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Muted Earnings

Jul 05
There's No Escaping Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Muted Earnings

Altria: 3 Things You Need To Know About This 9% Yielding Dividend Aristocrat

Jul 05

Altria: 8.5% Dividend Looks More Attractive In An Overheated Stock Market

Jun 26

Altria With 9% Dividend Yield - Because America Was Built On Tobacco

Jun 16

Altria: The Dividend King Is Alive, I'm Still Adding To My Position

Jun 03

Altria's 8.6% Forward Dividend Yield Still Makes It Attractive

May 16

Altria: Successfully Navigating Secular Shifts

May 05

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 29
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Altria: Why We Prefer British American Tobacco

Apr 28

Altria Q1 Earnings Preview: Is The 2024-2028 Growth Expectation Realistic?

Apr 22

Andvari Associates - Altria Group: Smoke Signals

Apr 14

Investors Should Be Encouraged By Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Returns On Capital

Apr 07
Investors Should Be Encouraged By Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Returns On Capital

Altria: Stellar Flexibility And Resilience

Apr 02

Altria: Still Undervalued, Buy On Strength

Mar 18

Altria: Sustainable Big Dividends But Will Likely See Low Levels Of Price Appreciation

Mar 11

Altria: Q4 Results Show This Dividend King Can Still Double Your Money Every 7 Years

Feb 12

Altria: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Feb 05

Altria: Top 7 Drivers Of Growth That Mr. Market Doesn't Care About

Jan 29

A Rare And Major Dividend Stock Buying Opportunity With Altria And Bristol Myers Squibb

Jan 18

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Low P/E

Jan 09
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Low P/E

Altria: Double-Digit Annual Returns With High Dividend Yield

Jan 08

Altria Group: Both Dividends And Price Growth Likely For Now

Dec 30

Altria Group: Cannabis Could Grant Them A Life Cycle Extension

Dec 16

Altria Group: Use The British Jolt

Dec 07

Altria: Excellent Dividend Yield

Nov 24

Altria Group: High Dividend Yield And Low P/E Ratio Keep Stock Attractive

Nov 15

Altria Still Has A Future

Nov 06

Altria Q3 Earnings: Why It Just Became My Second-Largest Holding

Oct 28

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MO's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Altria Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MO dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MO)7.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Tobacco)5.4%
Analyst forecast (MO) (up to 3 years)8.3%

Notable Dividend: MO's dividend (7.79%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).

High Dividend: MO's dividend (7.79%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.52%)

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (67%), MO's dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (81.4%), MO's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 02:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Altria Group, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Michael BrancaBarclays