Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.380-8.530 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.330. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Philip Morris International also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.800-1.850 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on PM shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Philip Morris International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays decreased their price target on Philip Morris International from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Philip Morris International in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Philip Morris International from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on Philip Morris International in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.56.

Philip Morris International Price Performance

PM stock opened at $181.63 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $163.48 and its 200-day moving average is $161.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $282.73 billion, a PE ratio of 32.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.39. Philip Morris International has a 1 year low of $140.02 and a 1 year high of $186.69.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.40 billion. Philip Morris International had a negative return on equity of 122.14% and a net margin of 9.33%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Philip Morris International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.800-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.380-8.530 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Philip Morris International will post 7.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Philip Morris International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th were given a $1.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. Philip Morris International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.52%.

Institutional Trading of Philip Morris International

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Philip Morris International in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new stake in Philip Morris International in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new stake in Philip Morris International in the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Philip Morris International by 2,280.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 357 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Philip Morris International during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $82,000. Institutional investors own 78.63% of the company’s stock.

Philip Morris International Company Profile

Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE: PM) is a global tobacco company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, other nicotine-containing products and a growing portfolio of smoke-free alternatives for adult smokers. The firm traces its corporate roots to the 19th century Philip Morris enterprise and was established as an independent, publicly traded company following a 2008 separation from what is now Altria. Since the spin-off, the company has focused on serving international markets outside the United States.

PMI’s product mix includes traditional combustible cigarettes as well as smoke-free offerings such as heated tobacco systems and other reduced-risk products.