Philip Morris International Inc PM
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Philip Morris International Inc is a mega-cap company in the Consumer Defensive sector (Tobacco), with a market value of $292.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 84,900 people and has been listed since Mar 17, 2008.
Philip Morris International Inc. operates as a tobacco company. The company offers cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, e-vapor, and oral nicotine products under the IQOS, VEEV, and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 25.9 versus 25.7 for the median of the Consumer Defensive sector in our universe (14 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 20.9 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 208.13, 11% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 73% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 25 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (12 vs 0).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (3.1% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 0.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLP -1.9%).
This week's news
- Philip Morris (PM): Is Its Smoke-Free Transformation a Durable Growth Engine? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- PMI U.S. Donates to Official Military Relief Societies Serving Active-Duty Military and Families at Home finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Coca-Cola, Philip Morris, Mondelez and Dole finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Will Dividend Hike and Smoke-Free Shift Change Philip Morris International's (PM) Investment Narrative? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- Is Philip Morris International (PM) Fully Valued Following Its Dividend Rise And Smoke Free Shift? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
- MO vs. PM: Which Tobacco Giant Has the Better Growth Story? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-29
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.