Altria Group (MO) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) will likely be posting its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 29th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.51 per share and revenue of $5.31 billion for the quarter. Altria Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.610-5.720 EPS. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.50 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $5.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.35 billion. Altria Group had a negative return on equity of 315.29% and a net margin of 33.99%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.44 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Altria Group to post $5.67 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5.85 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Altria Group Price Performance

Shares of MO opened at $73.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.42. Altria Group has a 1 year low of $54.70 and a 1 year high of $77.06. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.28.

Altria Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $1.11 dividend. This is a boost from Altria Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. Altria Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Altria Group from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Altria Group from $64.00 to $58.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Altria Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Freedom Broker upgraded shares of Altria Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Altria Group in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Altria Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.11.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kathryn McQuade acquired 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $67.62 per share, with a total value of $101,430.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 114,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,771,498.98. This trade represents a 1.32% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Altria Group Company Profile

Altria Group, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company focused primarily on tobacco, nicotine and related products. Through its operating companies, Altria sells cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine products, and electronic vapor products.

Altria’s principal cigarette business is Philip Morris USA, whose portfolio includes Marlboro, Parliament and Virginia Slims. Its other major brands include Copenhagen and Skoal moist smokeless tobacco, Black & Mild cigars, on! nicotine pouches and NJOY electronic cigarettes.