Philip Morris International Inc.

NYSE:PM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$199.9b

Philip Morris International Valuation

Is PM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PM ($131.72) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($251.5)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PM?

Key metric: As PM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PM. This is calculated by dividing PM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.9x
EarningsUS$9.81b
Market CapUS$199.94b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.3x
MO Altria Group
9.3x-4.7%US$94.8b
PEP PepsiCo
23.2x9.1%US$217.6b
KO Coca-Cola
25.6x8.4%US$266.0b
UVV Universal
11.2xn/aUS$1.3b
PM Philip Morris International
20.9x9.4%US$199.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the peer average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Tobacco Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PM 20.9xIndustry Avg. 11.7xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the Global Tobacco industry average (11.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.9x
Fair PE Ratio28.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$131.72
US$136.00
+3.3%
12.1%US$155.00US$102.00n/a13
Nov ’25US$130.65
US$134.13
+2.7%
12.5%US$155.00US$102.00n/a13
Oct ’25US$120.59
US$126.48
+4.9%
11.3%US$145.00US$102.00n/a13
Sep ’25US$123.29
US$118.73
-3.7%
9.1%US$134.00US$95.00n/a14
Aug ’25US$117.46
US$115.70
-1.5%
8.6%US$134.00US$95.00n/a14
Jul ’25US$101.25
US$111.17
+9.8%
8.3%US$134.00US$90.00n/a14
Jun ’25US$101.38
US$109.42
+7.9%
9.0%US$134.00US$86.00n/a15
May ’25US$96.05
US$109.15
+13.6%
8.8%US$134.00US$86.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$91.44
US$107.93
+18.0%
9.5%US$134.00US$85.00n/a15
Mar ’25US$89.83
US$106.65
+18.7%
10.4%US$134.00US$85.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$93.29
US$108.07
+15.8%
10.7%US$134.00US$85.50n/a16
Jan ’25US$94.08
US$108.53
+15.4%
9.1%US$130.00US$85.50n/a18
Dec ’24US$94.05
US$109.03
+15.9%
9.1%US$130.00US$85.50n/a18
Nov ’24US$89.01
US$109.62
+23.2%
8.6%US$130.00US$85.50US$130.6517
Oct ’24US$92.58
US$113.43
+22.5%
7.7%US$130.00US$87.00US$120.5917
Sep ’24US$95.68
US$113.06
+18.2%
8.2%US$130.00US$87.00US$123.2918
Aug ’24US$98.25
US$113.17
+15.2%
8.2%US$130.00US$87.00US$117.4618
Jul ’24US$97.62
US$112.89
+15.6%
8.2%US$130.00US$87.00US$101.2518
Jun ’24US$90.16
US$113.11
+25.5%
8.0%US$130.00US$90.00US$101.3818
May ’24US$99.35
US$113.22
+14.0%
7.9%US$130.00US$90.00US$96.0518
Apr ’24US$97.25
US$113.18
+16.4%
8.2%US$130.00US$90.00US$91.4417
Mar ’24US$97.51
US$111.89
+14.8%
8.6%US$130.00US$90.00US$89.8319
Feb ’24US$105.39
US$107.75
+2.2%
10.0%US$130.00US$90.00US$93.2919
Jan ’24US$101.21
US$104.79
+3.5%
10.2%US$127.00US$86.00US$94.0818
Dec ’23US$102.46
US$102.66
+0.2%
9.5%US$127.00US$86.00US$94.0517
Nov ’23US$91.72
US$101.31
+10.5%
10.2%US$127.00US$85.00US$89.0117

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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