Altria Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Altria Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 44.5%, while the Tobacco industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.2% per year.

Key information

44.5%

Earnings growth rate

45.6%

EPS growth rate

Tobacco Industry Growth18.1%
Revenue growth rate0.2%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin50.4%
Next Earnings Update30 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

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

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Altria Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2420,36210,2602,2790
30 Jun 2420,29510,1342,2230
31 Mar 2420,4568,4532,1850
31 Dec 2320,5028,1132,0580
30 Sep 2320,5618,7442,0080
30 Jun 2320,6966,8041,9540
31 Mar 2320,6325,5801,8820
31 Dec 2220,6885,7511,8820
30 Sep 2220,6914,6861,7900
30 Jun 2220,8101,7411,8500
31 Mar 2221,0502,9981,8730
31 Dec 2121,1112,4642,0200
30 Sep 2121,0802,7651,9590
30 Jun 2121,2274,5361,9130
31 Mar 2120,6754,3301,8670
31 Dec 2020,8414,4591,9940
30 Sep 2020,5887261,8180
30 Jun 2020,322-9221,8260
31 Mar 2020,453-8681,8830
31 Dec 1919,796-1,3001,9110
30 Sep 1919,7801,7602,0570
30 Jun 1919,6606,3022,1940
31 Mar 1919,3466,1812,2630
31 Dec 1819,6276,9552,3420
30 Sep 1819,55510,6652,2320
30 Jun 1819,38610,5882,1290
31 Mar 1819,57510,7012,1050
31 Dec 1719,49410,2082,0420
30 Sep 1719,51315,5072,1500
30 Jun 1719,58314,7352,3150
31 Mar 1719,39614,3992,3120
31 Dec 1619,33714,2152,3020
30 Sep 1619,3335,2022,3030
30 Jun 1619,1185,6352,2260
31 Mar 1619,1125,4302,3190
31 Dec 1518,8545,2312,3530
30 Sep 1518,7385,2192,3320
30 Jun 1518,5135,0882,3480
31 Mar 1518,2094,9022,3170
31 Dec 1417,9455,0582,2670
30 Sep 1417,7364,3122,1390
30 Jun 1417,7434,3102,1300
31 Mar 1417,6984,3142,0750

Quality Earnings: MO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MO's current net profit margins (50.4%) are higher than last year (42.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MO's earnings have grown significantly by 44.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MO's earnings growth over the past year (17.3%) is below its 5-year average (44.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MO earnings growth over the past year (17.3%) exceeded the Tobacco industry 4.1%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: MO's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/03 22:49
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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