
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.