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September 2026: Altria Breaks Ground on $250 Million Manufacturing Expansion in Hopkinsville, Kentucky Altria Group has officially broken ground on a $250 million expansion of

September 2026: Altria Breaks Ground on $250 Million Manufacturing Expansion in Hopkinsville, Kentucky Altria Group has officially broken ground on a $250 million expansion of

Ahead of the Q2 2026 Earnings release Date: July 30, 2026 (Thursday), Before Market Open Consensus Estimates: $5.35 billion Revenue (+1.1% yoy); $1.50 EPS (+4.2% yoy) Guidance: Altria’s

May 2026: Altria to Consolidate Smokeless and Nicotine Pouch Manufacturing in Kentucky Altria Group subsidiary U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) has announced plans to modernize

Ahead of the Q1 2026 Earnings release Date: April 30, 2026 (Thursday), Before Market Open Consensus Estimates: $4.58 billion Revenue (+1.3% yoy); $1.246 EPS (+1.3% yoy) Guidance: Altria’s

February 2026: Fitch Upgrades Altria to BBB+ Fitch Ratings upgraded Altria’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “BBB+” from “BBB” and Short-Term IDR to “F1” from

January 2026: Altria Advances Non-Nicotine Expansion Strategy As part of its 2028 Enterprise Goals, Altria plans to expand into non-nicotine categories, targeting broad commercial distribution

Ahead of Q4 2025 Earnings release Release date: January 29, 2026 (before the opening bell) Revenue: $5.03 billion expected (-1.5% vs. $5.106Bn in Q4 2024)

Ahead of Q3 2025 Earnings release Release date: October 30, 2025 (before the opening bell) Revenue: $5.29 billion expected (-1% vs. $5.344Bn in Q3 2024)

Ahead of Q2 2025 Earnings release Release date: July 30, 2025 (before the opening bell) Revenue: $5.19 billion expected (-1.7% vs. $5.28Bn in Q2 2024)

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q1 2025 Revenue: $4.52Bn (exp. $4.62Bn; down -4.2% vs. $4.72Bn in Q1 2024) Q1 2025 EPS: $1.23 (exp. $1.19; up +6%

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q4 2024 Revenue: $5.11Bn (exp. $5.04Bn; +1.6% vs. $5.02 in Q4 2023) Q4 2024 EPS: $1.29 (exp. $1.28; +9.3 vs. $1.18

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q3 2024 Revenue: $5.33Bn (exp. $5.33Bn; up +1.3% from $5.28Bn in Q3 2023) Q3 2024 EPS: $1.38 (exp. $1.35; up +7.8%

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q2 2024 Revenue: $5.28Bn (exp. $5.39Bn; down -3% from $5.44Bn in Q2 2023) Q2 2024 EPS: $1.31 (exp. $1.34; flat vs.

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q1 2024 Revenue: $4.72Bn (exp. $4.72Bn; down -1% vs. Q1 2023) Q1 2024 EPS: $1.15 (exp. $1.15; down -2.5% vs. Q1

Release date: April 25, 2024 (before the opening bell) Sell-side analyst expectations Revenue and EPS decline are already factored in. Revenue: $4.72Bn (down -0.9% vs. Q1 2023)

March 2024 Altria reduced its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) to buyback own shares. Altria agreed to sell 35Mn shares of ABI through a global

Presumably, everyone is aware of the “Bear Case” for Altria by now. We have written about it so many times over the past three years:

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Q4 2023 Revenue: $5.02Bn (exp. $5.07Bn; -1.2% vs. Q4 2022) Q4 2023 EPS: $1.18 (exp. $1.17; unchanged vs. Q4 2022) FY23

Release date: February 1, 2024 (before the opening bell) Sell-side analyst expectations Marginal revenue and EPS decline are already factored in. Revenue: $5.07Bn (down -0.3% vs. Q4

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Revenue: $5.28Bn (exp. $5.43Bn; down -2.5% vs. Q3 2022) EPS: $1.28 (exp. $1.29; unchanged vs. Q3 2022) Narrows the FY23 guidance:

Release date: October 26, 2023 (before the opening bell) Sell-side analyst expectations Revenue: $5.43Bn (up +0.3% vs. Q3 2022) EPS: $1.29 (up +1% vs. Q3 2022) FY23

Another dividend hike Altria increased its quarterly Dividend by 4.3% to $0.98/share on August 24, 2023. The new annualized dividend rate is $3.92 per share,

Top-line & Bottom-line Results Revenue: $5.44Bn (exp. $5.43Bn; up +1.2% vs. Q2 2022) EPS: $1.31 (exp. $1.30; up 4% vs. Q2 2022) Reaffirms the FY23

Release date: August 1, 2023 (Tuesday) – 9:00am ET Sell-side consensus Revenue: $5.43Bn (+1% vs. $5.37Bn in Q2 2022) EPS: $1.30 (+3% vs. $1.26 in

Top-line & Bottom-line results Revenue: down -1.2% to $4.76Bn in Q1 2023 (expected $4.9Bn) Adjusted diluted EPS: up +5.4% to $1.18 in Q1 2023 (expected

2023-2028: 5-year Guidance – Mid-single digit annual EPS growth (in line with the 5% EPS growth posted in 2022, but significantly lower than the 8.8%

NJOY acquisition – confirmed Altria acquires NJOY for ~$2.75Bn in cash. The Transaction terms also include additional $500Mn in cash payments that are contingent on

Top-line & Bottom-line results Revenue: down -0.1% to $5.08Bn in Q4 (expected $5.15Bn); down -2% to $20.7Bn in FY22 Adjusted diluted EPS: up +8.3% to