Altria Group MO
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Altria Group is a large-cap company in the Consumer Defensive sector (Tobacco), with a market value of $112.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 5,900 people and has been listed since Jan 02, 1970.
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.
Cheap or expensive? relatively cheap
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 14.1 versus 25.7 for the median of the Consumer Defensive sector in our universe (14 companies) — relatively cheap.
Revenue is growing 1% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 11.9 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 70.00, 4% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 64% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 38 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (6.3% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 2.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLP -1.9%).
This week's news
- 3 S&P 500 Stocks with Solid Fundamentals finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Altria Group (MO) Is Back In Focus, Does It Look Fairly Valued? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Patron Points Names Taylor Bromley Vice President of Revenue finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Is Altria Group (MO) Reasonably Priced on Earnings Today? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Altria (MO) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- FORTUNE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL POWERHOUSE SPEAKERS AND SPONSORS AT FORTUNE 500 INNOVATION FORUM, NOV. 16-17 IN DETROIT finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.