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Credit Commentary: Tobacco Industry
May 2026: Most Tobacco Companies Receive Stronger Business Profile Assessments In a recent credit commentary, Fitch Ratings noted that most global tobacco companies received stronger business profile assessments following updates to its Corporate Rating Criteria. The revised criteria resulted in rating upgrades for British American Tobacco (BAT, A-/Stable) and Altria
Dividend Changes – Tobacco Companies
September 2025: Philip Morris International increases its annual dividend by +8.9% Philip Morris International (PMI) increased the its regular quarterly dividend by 8.9% to an annualized rate of $5.88 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share, up from $1.35 per share, is payable on October 20, 2025,
Tobacco Companies: Dividend Yield
Methodology Coverage: Publicly traded tobacco companies with regular dividend payments Ranking: Top-15 companies in terms of dividend yield based on the latest communicated dividend payout Previous rank: from August 2024 To check the latest dividend changes: Tobacco Companies: Dividend Changes Rank Previous Change Company Country Currency Last Close Dividend Yield
Largest Tobacco Companies: Market Cap
Methodology Publicly traded companies outside China. Fully or predominantly tobacco/nicotine business. Publicly traded affiliates of PMI and BAT (i.e. majority stake ownership) are excluded. Publicly traded companies, in which PMI and BAT hold a minority stake, are included. Ranked by Market Capitalization (previous rank: December 2024) Rank Previous Change Company
Tobacco Companies: Total Shareholder Return (TSR) – H1 2025
Methodology Six largest publicly traded tobacco companies (i.e. close to 95% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded tobacco & nicotine companies). Total Shareholder Return (TSR) expressed as a percentage, including price appreciation and dividends paid in a given period. In US$ terms: US ADR for BAT (ticker:
Tobacco Companies: Total Shareholder Return (TSR) – Q1 2025
Methodology Six largest publicly traded tobacco companies (i.e. close to 95% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded tobacco & nicotine companies). Total Shareholder Return (TSR) expressed as a percentage, including price appreciation and dividends paid in a given period. In US$ terms: US ADR for BAT (ticker:
Tobacco Stocks
Does Warren Buffett own tobacco stocks? No, Warren Buffett does not own any tobacco stocks. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owned tobacco stocks in the past and Buffett highlighted the economic appeal of tobacco business in a few short sentences that became a famous quote over time: “I’ll tell you why
Tobacco Companies: Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
Methodology Six largest publicly traded tobacco companies (i.e. 93.5% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded tobacco & nicotine companies). Total Shareholder Return (TSR) expressed as a percentage, including price appreciation and dividends paid in a given period. In US$ terms: US ADR for BAT (ticker: BTI), currency
Tobacco Companies: Financial Calendar
Earnings releases, investor roadshows and ex-dividend dates are marked in the financial calendar. Both confirmed and projected (marked as “P”) dates are included. Note that the financial calendar is updated on weekly basis. September 2024 Date Company Event 09/12 (P) Vector Group Ex-dividend date 09/13 (P) Altria Ex-dividend date 09/24
Largest Tobacco Companies: Revenue
Methodology Publicly traded companies outside China. Fully or predominantly tobacco/nicotine business. Tobacco/nicotine distributors & retailers are excluded. Publicly traded affiliates of PMI and BAT (i.e. majority stake ownership) are excluded*. Publicly traded companies, in which PMI and BAT hold a minority stake, are included**. Ranked by last reported fiscal year
