Altria Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Altria Group's CEO is Billy Gifford, appointed in Apr 2020, has a tenure of 4.83 years. total yearly compensation is $18.53M, comprised of 7.3% salary and 92.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.019% of the company’s shares, worth $17.37M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.4 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Billy Gifford
Chief executive officer
US$18.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.3% |
| CEO tenure | 4.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 4.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Altria Group (NYSE:MO)
Jan 31
Altria: High Yield, Improving Growth
Jan 30Altria: A Must-Have If You Want Passive Income Right Away
Jan 21Altria: A High-Yielding Dividend Gem To Buy Now
Jan 13Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings
Jan 10Altria Group: HTS Portfolio May Be A Missing Piece In The Puzzle (Rating Upgrade)
Jan 05Strategically Building A $100,000 Dividend Portfolio, With Altria As Your Core Holding
Dec 19Altria Is Better Than Philip Morris Per The 10xEBT Rule
Dec 12Altria Group Dividend King Yields Over 7% And Continues To Break Out Toward $60
Dec 02Here's Why Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Nov 28Altria: The Unexpected Tailwind Of An RFK Jr. Nomination
Nov 22Concerns Surrounding Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Performance
Nov 07Altria: Don't Be Fooled By The Market (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 03Altria: Dividend Rise Makes Up For Fresh Challenges For NJOY
Oct 28Altria: Dividends Still Don't Lie
Oct 21Philip Morris International Will Likely Hurt Altria Group's Smoke-Free Business
Oct 13Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Low P/E
Oct 07Altria: An 8% Dividend Yield Is Intact
Oct 03Altria Group: Trending Steadily Higher, With Smoking Hot Dividends
Sep 16The Most Important Challenge For Altria And Its Investors
Sep 09Altria Group: One Of The Highest Returning Investments Over The Last 60 Years
Sep 02Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.02
Aug 27Altria: Trimming Due To Portfolio Concerns, But Dividend Well Covered
Aug 26Should You Be Adding Altria Group (NYSE:MO) To Your Watchlist Today?
Aug 19Altria: Menthol Win And Growing NJOY Market Share Deserve To Be Celebrated
Aug 17Altria: Our Best Bet In The Current Market
Aug 08Altria Group Is Falling Behind Its Peers, But I'm Holding
Aug 01Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively
Jul 262 Misconceptions About Altria
Jul 16There's No Escaping Altria Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:MO) Muted Earnings
Jul 05Altria: 3 Things You Need To Know About This 9% Yielding Dividend Aristocrat
Jul 05Altria: 8.5% Dividend Looks More Attractive In An Overheated Stock Market
Jun 26Altria With 9% Dividend Yield - Because America Was Built On Tobacco
Jun 16Altria: The Dividend King Is Alive, I'm Still Adding To My Position
Jun 03Altria's 8.6% Forward Dividend Yield Still Makes It Attractive
May 16Altria: Successfully Navigating Secular Shifts
May 05Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Apr 29Altria: Why We Prefer British American Tobacco
Apr 28Altria Q1 Earnings Preview: Is The 2024-2028 Growth Expectation Realistic?
Apr 22Andvari Associates - Altria Group: Smoke Signals
Apr 14Investors Should Be Encouraged By Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) Returns On Capital
Apr 07Altria: Stellar Flexibility And Resilience
Apr 02Altria: Still Undervalued, Buy On Strength
Mar 18Altria: Sustainable Big Dividends But Will Likely See Low Levels Of Price Appreciation
Mar 11Altria: Q4 Results Show This Dividend King Can Still Double Your Money Every 7 Years
Feb 12Altria: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Feb 05Altria: Top 7 Drivers Of Growth That Mr. Market Doesn't Care About
Jan 29A Rare And Major Dividend Stock Buying Opportunity With Altria And Bristol Myers Squibb
Jan 18Altria: Double-Digit Annual Returns With High Dividend Yield
Jan 08Altria Group: Both Dividends And Price Growth Likely For Now
Dec 30Altria Group: Cannabis Could Grant Them A Life Cycle Extension
Dec 16CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$19m | US$1m | US$8b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$16m | US$1m | US$6b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$13m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$12m | US$1m | US$4b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$726m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$922m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$868m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$9m | US$872k | -US$1b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$8m | US$820k | US$7b |
Compensation vs Market: Billy's total compensation ($USD18.53M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Billy's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Billy Gifford (54 yo)
4.8yrs
Tenure
US$18,528,628
Compensation
Mr. William F. Gifford, Jr., also known as Billy, serves as Chief Executive Officer at Altria Group, Inc. since April 16, 2020 and serves as its Director since 2020. He served as Chief Financial Officer of...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.8yrs | US$18.53m | 0.019% $ 17.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.8yrs | US$6.24m | 0.0079% $ 7.0m | |
| Executive VP & COO | 4.4yrs | US$6.32m | 0.0092% $ 8.2m | |
| Senior VP and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer | 5.1yrs | US$4.39m | 0.0027% $ 2.4m | |
| Senior VP | no data | US$3.79m | 0.0062% $ 5.6m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | less than a year | no data | 0.0010% $ 917.9k | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Citizenship & Chief Sustainability Officer - Altria Client Services LLC | no data | no data | no data | |
| President & CEO of NJOY | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs - Altria Client Services LLC | 6.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| MD & GM of Horizon Innovations | 4.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Innovation & Product Officer for Altria Client Services LLC | 3.1yrs | no data | no data |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MO's management team is considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 5.1yrs | US$18.53m | 0.019% $ 17.4m | |
| Independent Chairman | 13yrs | US$575.02k | 0.00018% $ 160.4k | |
| Independent Director | 12yrs | US$323.48k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$315.03k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 20.3yrs | US$325.03k | 0.0054% $ 4.8m | |
| Director | no data | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$335.03k | 0.0014% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$354.84k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$300.03k | 0.00012% $ 106.9k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$300.03k | 0.00019% $ 169.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$330.03k | 0.00073% $ 650.5k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MO's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/06 05:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Altria Group, Inc. is covered by 34 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Michael Branca | Barclays |