Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

NYSE • Currently up 0.47 (+0.64%) in today's trading session

1 member of Congress has disclosed 1 trade in Altria Group, Inc. (MO) via STOCK Act filings. The most recent disclosure was a purchase by Josh Gottheimer on 11 January 2021. Aggregate disclosed activity totals roughly $8K in purchases (midpoint estimates from bracketed disclosure amounts).

Altria Group, Inc. is currently trading at $73.11, positioned at 94% of its 52-week range ($54.70 – $74.28).

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Current Price
$73.11
24h Change
+0.47 (+0.64%)
52 Week Range
$54.70—$74.28
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Altria Group, Inc. Price History and Technical Analysis

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Congressional Trading Activity for MO

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1 transactions
Compliance: 100%
Josh Gottheimer11 Jan 20219 Feb 2021PurchaseStock$1,001 - $15,000N/A

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Stock Overview

Market Data

Market Cap

$122.65B

Volume

5.13M

Beta

0.45

P/E Ratio

15.26

Fundamentals

EPS

$4.79

Div. Yield

5.74%

Open

$73.24

Day Range

$72.72 — $74.28

Company Information

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Exchange
NYSE · USD
Country
US
CEO
William F. Gifford Jr.
IPO Date
1985-07-01
Website
www.altria.com

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company provides cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars and pipe tobacco principally under the Black & M...

Earnings

Next Report

Q2 2026

29 Jul

EPS Est.

$1.46

Rev. Est.

$5.3B

Days Until

89

Recent Quarters

Q1 202630 Apr
EPS$1.32
Beat 5.6%
Q4 202529 Jan
EPS$1.30
Miss 1.5%
Q3 202530 Oct
EPS$1.45
Beat 0.7%
Q2 202530 Jul
EPS$1.44
Beat 3.6%
Q1 202529 Apr
EPS$1.23
Beat 3.4%
Q4 202430 Jan
EPS$1.29
Beat 0.8%
Q3 202431 Oct
EPS$1.38
Beat 2.2%
Q2 202431 Jul
EPS$1.31
Miss 2.2%
Q1 202425 Apr
EPS$1.15
Beat 0.0%
Q4 20231 Feb
EPS$1.18
Beat 0.8%
Q3 202326 Oct
EPS$1.28
Miss 0.8%
Q2 20231 Aug
EPS$1.31
Beat 0.8%
Q1 202327 Apr
EPS$1.18
Beat 0.0%
Q4 20221 Feb
EPS$1.18
Beat 0.8%
Q3 202227 Oct
EPS$1.28
Miss 2.3%
Q2 202228 Jul
EPS$1.26
Beat 0.8%
Q1 202228 Apr
EPS$1.12
Beat 2.8%
Q4 202127 Jan
EPS$1.09
Beat 0.9%
Q3 202128 Oct
EPS$1.22
Miss 3.2%
Q2 202129 Jul
EPS$1.23
Beat 4.2%
Q1 202129 Apr
EPS$1.07
Beat 2.9%
Q4 202028 Jan
EPS$0.99
Miss 2.9%
Q3 202030 Oct
EPS$1.19
Beat 3.5%
Q2 202028 Jul
EPS$1.09
Beat 2.8%
Q1 202030 Apr
EPS$1.09
Beat 12.4%
Q4 201930 Jan
EPS$1.02
Beat 1.0%
Q3 201931 Oct
EPS$1.08
Miss 5.3%
Q2 201930 Jul
EPS$1.10
Miss 0.9%
Q1 201925 Apr
EPS$0.90
Miss 2.2%
Q4 201831 Jan
EPS$0.95
Beat 1.1%
Q3 201825 Oct
EPS$1.08
Beat 0.9%
Q2 201826 Jul
EPS$1.01
Beat 1.0%
Q1 201826 Apr
EPS$0.95
Beat 3.3%
Q4 20171 Feb
EPS$0.91
Beat 13.8%
Q3 201726 Oct
EPS$0.90
Beat 3.5%
Q2 201727 Jul
EPS$0.85
Miss 1.2%
Q1 20172 May
EPS$0.73
Miss 1.4%
Q4 20161 Feb
EPS$0.68
Beat 1.5%
Q3 201627 Oct
EPS$0.82
Beat 1.2%
Q2 201627 Jul
EPS$0.81
Beat 1.3%
Q1 201628 Apr
EPS$0.72
Beat 5.9%
Q4 201528 Jan
EPS$0.67
Miss 1.5%
Q3 201529 Oct
EPS$0.75
Beat 0.0%
Q2 201529 Jul
EPS$0.74
Beat 4.2%
Q1 201523 Apr
EPS$0.63
Beat 1.6%
Q4 201430 Jan
EPS$0.66
Beat 0.0%
Q3 201430 Oct
EPS$0.69
Beat 1.5%
Q2 201422 Jul
EPS$0.65
Miss 1.5%
Q1 201424 Apr
EPS$0.57
Beat 0.0%
Q4 201330 Jan
EPS$0.57
Miss 1.7%
Q3 201324 Oct
EPS$0.65
Beat 1.6%
Q2 201323 Jul
EPS$0.62
Miss 1.6%
Q1 201325 Apr
EPS$0.54
Beat 1.9%
Q4 201231 Jan
EPS$0.55
Beat 0.0%
Q3 201225 Oct
EPS$0.58
Beat 0.0%
Q2 201224 Jul
EPS$0.59
Beat 3.5%
Q1 201226 Apr
EPS$0.49
Beat 0.0%
Q4 201127 Jan
EPS$0.50
Beat 2.0%
Q3 201127 Oct
EPS$0.56
Beat 0.0%
Q2 201120 Jul
EPS$0.21
Miss 60.4%
Q1 201120 Apr
EPS$0.44
Beat 0.0%
Q4 201027 Jan
EPS$0.44
Beat 0.0%
Q3 201020 Oct
EPS$0.54
Beat 3.9%
Q2 201021 Jul
EPS$0.50
Beat 0.0%
Q1 201021 Apr
EPS$0.42
Beat 5.0%
Q4 200928 Jan
EPS$0.39
Miss 2.5%
Q3 200921 Oct
EPS$0.48
Beat 4.3%
Q2 200922 Jul
EPS$0.50
Beat 6.4%
Q1 200922 Apr
EPS$0.39
Beat 2.6%
Q4 200829 Jan
EPS$0.37
Beat 0.0%
Q3 200823 Oct
EPS$0.46
Beat 4.5%
Q2 200831 Jul
EPS$0.46
Beat 2.2%
Q1 200824 Apr
EPS$0.37
Beat 0.0%
Q4 200730 Jan
EPS$1.00
Beat 3.1%
Q3 200717 Oct
EPS$1.21
Beat 6.1%
Q2 200718 Jul
EPS$1.15
Beat 1.8%
Q1 200719 Apr
EPS$1.03
Miss 1.9%
Q4 200631 Jan
EPS$1.27
Beat 4.1%
Q3 200625 Oct
EPS$1.39
Miss 1.4%
Q2 200625 Jul
EPS$1.41
Beat 2.9%
Q1 200620 Apr
EPS$1.28
Beat 0.0%
Q4 200531 Jan
EPS$1.17
Beat 0.0%
Q3 200519 Oct
EPS$1.38
Beat 3.8%
Q2 200520 Jul
EPS$1.32
Miss 1.5%
Q1 200520 Apr
EPS$1.24
Beat 0.8%
Q4 200426 Jan
EPS$1.08
Beat 1.9%
Q3 200419 Oct
EPS$1.24
Miss 0.8%
Q2 200420 Jul
EPS$1.25
Miss 2.3%
Q1 200420 Apr
EPS$1.16
Beat 2.6%
Q4 200328 Jan
EPS$1.06
Beat 0.0%
Q3 200316 Oct
EPS$1.23
Beat 1.6%
Q2 200317 Jul
EPS$1.26
Beat 5.9%
Q1 200316 Apr
EPS$1.07
Beat 0.9%
Q4 200229 Jan
EPS$0.93
Beat 1.1%
Q3 200217 Oct
EPS$1.26
Beat 0.0%
Q2 200218 Jul
EPS$1.24
Beat 0.8%
Q1 200217 Apr
EPS$1.14
Beat 0.9%
Q4 200130 Jan
EPS$0.99
Beat 0.0%
Q3 200117 Oct
EPS$1.07
Beat 0.0%
Q2 200118 Jul
EPS$1.03
Beat 0.0%
Q1 200117 Apr
EPS$0.95
Beat 1.1%
Q4 200031 Jan
EPS$0.87
Miss 1.1%
Q3 200017 Oct
EPS$0.99
Beat 0.0%
Q2 200018 Jul
EPS$0.95
Beat 0.0%
Q1 200018 Apr
EPS$0.89
Miss 1.1%
Q4 199926 Jan
EPS$0.77
Miss 1.3%
Q3 199919 Oct
EPS$0.84
Miss 3.5%
Q2 199920 Jul
EPS$0.84
Miss 1.2%
Q1 199920 Apr
EPS$0.80
Beat 1.3%
Q4 199827 Jan
EPS$0.72
Beat 0.0%
Q3 199820 Oct
EPS$0.81
Miss 2.4%
Q2 199821 Jul
EPS$0.82
Beat 0.0%
Q1 199821 Apr
EPS$0.77
Miss 2.5%
Q4 199728 Jan
EPS$0.66
Beat 0.0%
Q3 199721 Oct
EPS$0.78
Beat 0.0%
Q2 199722 Jul
EPS$0.76
Beat 0.0%
Q1 199716 Apr
EPS$0.73
Beat 0.0%
Q4 199629 Jan
EPS$0.60
Beat 0.0%
Q3 199622 Oct
EPS$0.67
Beat 0.0%
Q2 199616 Jul
EPS$0.66
Beat 0.0%
Q1 199616 Apr
EPS$0.63
Beat 0.0%
Q4 199531 Jan
EPS$0.51
Beat 2.0%
Q3 199517 Oct
EPS$0.57
Beat 1.8%
Q2 199518 Jul
EPS$0.56
Beat 1.8%
Q1 199518 Apr
EPS$0.53
Beat 0.0%
Q4 199425 Jan
EPS$0.42
Beat 0.0%
Q3 199418 Oct
EPS$0.47
Beat 0.0%
Q2 199412 Jul
EPS$0.47
Beat 2.2%
Q1 199419 Apr
EPS$0.45
Beat 7.1%
Q4 199326 Jan
EPS$0.30
Miss 3.2%
Q3 199319 Oct
EPS$0.38
Miss 2.6%
Q2 199320 Jul
EPS$0.40
Beat 2.6%
Q1 199320 Apr
EPS$0.46
Beat 0.0%
Q4 199227 Jan
EPS$0.45
Beat 2.3%
Q3 199231 Dec
EPS$0.44
Q1 199230 Jun
EPS$0.49
Q4 199131 Mar
EPS$0.40
Q3 199131 Dec
EPS$0.25
Q2 199130 Sept
EPS$0.41
Q1 199130 Jun
EPS$0.41
Q4 199031 Mar
EPS$0.34
Q3 199031 Dec
EPS$0.32
Q2 199030 Sept
EPS$0.34
Q1 199030 Jun
EPS$0.34
Q4 198931 Mar
EPS$0.28
Q3 198931 Dec
EPS$0.31
Q2 198930 Sept
EPS$0.27
Q1 198930 Jun
EPS$0.27
Q4 198831 Mar
EPS$0.21
Q3 198831 Dec
EPS$0.11
Q2 198830 Sept
EPS$0.23
Q1 198830 Jun
EPS$0.22
Q4 198731 Mar
EPS$0.18
Q3 198731 Dec
EPS$0.17
Q2 198730 Sept
EPS$0.18
Q1 198730 Jun
EPS$0.17
Q4 198631 Mar
EPS$0.14
Q3 198631 Dec
EPS$0.13
Q2 198630 Sept
EPS$0.15
Q1 198630 Jun
EPS$0.13
Q4 198531 Mar
EPS$0.11
Q3 198531 Dec
EPS$0.10
Q2 198530 Sept
EPS$0.14

1 politician traded within 30 days

Dividends

Dividend History

25 Mar 2026
Amount $1.0600
26 Dec 2025
Amount $1.0600
15 Sept 2025
Amount $1.0600
16 Jun 2025
Amount $1.0200
25 Mar 2025
Amount $1.0200
26 Dec 2024
Amount $1.0200
16 Sept 2024
Amount $1.0200
14 Jun 2024
Amount $0.9800
22 Mar 2024
Amount $0.9800
20 Dec 2023
Amount $0.9800
14 Sept 2023
Amount $0.9800
14 Jun 2023
Amount $0.9400
23 Mar 2023
Amount $0.9400
21 Dec 2022
Amount $0.9400
14 Sept 2022
Amount $0.9400
14 Jun 2022
Amount $0.9000
24 Mar 2022
Amount $0.9000
22 Dec 2021
Amount $0.9000
14 Sept 2021
Amount $0.9000
14 Jun 2021
Amount $0.8600
24 Mar 2021
Amount $0.8600
24 Dec 2020
Amount $0.8600
14 Sept 2020
Amount $0.8600
12 Jun 2020
Amount $0.8400
24 Mar 2020
Amount $0.8400
24 Dec 2019
Amount $0.8400
13 Sept 2019
Amount $0.8400
13 Jun 2019
Amount $0.8000
22 Mar 2019
Amount $0.8000
24 Dec 2018
Amount $0.8000
13 Sept 2018
Amount $0.8000
14 Jun 2018
Amount $0.7000
14 Mar 2018
Amount $0.7000
20 Dec 2017
Amount $0.6600
14 Sept 2017
Amount $0.6600
13 Jun 2017
Amount $0.6100
13 Mar 2017
Amount $0.6100
20 Dec 2016
Amount $0.6100
13 Sept 2016
Amount $0.6100
13 Jun 2016
Amount $0.5650
11 Mar 2016
Amount $0.5650
22 Dec 2015
Amount $0.5650
11 Sept 2015
Amount $0.5650
11 Jun 2015
Amount $0.5200
12 Mar 2015
Amount $0.5200
22 Dec 2014
Amount $0.5200
11 Sept 2014
Amount $0.5200
12 Jun 2014
Amount $0.4800
12 Mar 2014
Amount $0.4800
23 Dec 2013
Amount $0.4800
12 Sept 2013
Amount $0.4800
12 Jun 2013
Amount $0.4400
13 Mar 2013
Amount $0.4400
21 Dec 2012
Amount $0.4400
12 Sept 2012
Amount $0.4400
13 Jun 2012
Amount $0.4100
13 Mar 2012
Amount $0.4100
22 Dec 2011
Amount $0.4100
13 Sept 2011
Amount $0.4100
13 Jun 2011
Amount $0.3800
11 Mar 2011
Amount $0.3800
23 Dec 2010
Amount $0.3800
13 Sept 2010
Amount $0.3800
11 Jun 2010
Amount $0.3500
11 Mar 2010
Amount $0.3500
28 Dec 2009
Amount $0.3400
11 Sept 2009
Amount $0.3400
11 Jun 2009
Amount $0.3200
12 Mar 2009
Amount $0.3200
22 Dec 2008
Amount $0.3200
11 Sept 2008
Amount $0.3200
11 Jun 2008
Amount $0.2900
31 Mar 2008
Amount $51.0600
17 Mar 2008
Amount $0.7500
21 Dec 2007
Amount $0.7500
12 Sept 2007
Amount $0.7500
13 Jun 2007
Amount $0.6900
2 Apr 2007
Amount $21.9090
13 Mar 2007
Amount $0.8600
22 Dec 2006
Amount $0.8600
13 Sept 2006
Amount $0.8600
13 Jun 2006
Amount $0.8000
13 Mar 2006
Amount $0.8000
23 Dec 2005
Amount $0.8000
13 Sept 2005
Amount $0.8000
13 Jun 2005
Amount $0.7300
11 Mar 2005
Amount $0.7300
22 Dec 2004
Amount $0.7300
13 Sept 2004
Amount $0.7300
14 Jun 2004
Amount $0.6800
11 Mar 2004
Amount $0.6800
18 Dec 2003
Amount $0.6800
11 Sept 2003
Amount $0.6800
11 Jun 2003
Amount $0.6400
12 Mar 2003
Amount $0.6400
19 Dec 2002
Amount $0.6400
12 Sept 2002
Amount $0.6400
26 Jun 2002
Amount $0.5800
13 Mar 2002
Amount $0.5800
20 Dec 2001
Amount $0.5800
17 Sept 2001
Amount $0.5800
13 Jun 2001
Amount $0.5300
13 Mar 2001
Amount $0.5300
13 Dec 2000
Amount $0.5300
13 Sept 2000
Amount $0.5300
16 Jun 2000
Amount $0.4800
16 Mar 2000
Amount $0.4800
13 Dec 1999
Amount $0.4800
13 Sept 1999
Amount $0.4800
11 Jun 1999
Amount $0.4400
11 Mar 1999
Amount $0.4400
11 Dec 1998
Amount $0.4400
11 Sept 1998
Amount $0.4400
11 Jun 1998
Amount $0.4000
12 Mar 1998
Amount $0.4000
11 Dec 1997
Amount $0.4000
11 Sept 1997
Amount $0.4000
12 Jun 1997
Amount $0.4000
13 Mar 1997
Amount $0.4000
12 Dec 1996
Amount $0.4000
12 Sept 1996
Amount $0.4000
12 Jun 1996
Amount $0.3333
13 Mar 1996
Amount $0.3333
13 Dec 1995
Amount $0.3333
13 Sept 1995
Amount $0.3333
13 Jun 1995
Amount $0.2750
9 Mar 1995
Amount $0.0917
9 Dec 1994
Amount $0.2750
9 Sept 1994
Amount $0.2750
9 Jun 1994
Amount $0.2300
9 Mar 1994
Amount $0.2300
9 Dec 1993
Amount $0.2167
9 Sept 1993
Amount $0.2167
9 Jun 1993
Amount $0.2167
5 Mar 1993
Amount $0.2167
9 Dec 1992
Amount $0.2167
9 Sept 1992
Amount $0.2167
9 Jun 1992
Amount $0.1750
6 Mar 1992
Amount $0.1750
10 Dec 1991
Amount $0.1750
10 Sept 1991
Amount $0.1750
11 Jun 1991
Amount $0.1433
8 Mar 1991
Amount $0.1433
11 Dec 1990
Amount $0.1433
10 Sept 1990
Amount $0.1433
11 Jun 1990
Amount $0.1147
9 Mar 1990
Amount $0.1147
11 Dec 1989
Amount $0.1147
11 Sept 1989
Amount $0.1146
9 Jun 1989
Amount $0.0938
9 Mar 1989
Amount $0.0937
9 Dec 1988
Amount $0.0937
9 Sept 1988
Amount $0.0937
9 Jun 1988
Amount $0.0750
8 Mar 1988
Amount $0.0750
9 Dec 1987
Amount $0.0750
9 Sept 1987
Amount $0.0625
9 Jun 1987
Amount $0.0625
9 Mar 1987
Amount $0.0625
9 Dec 1986
Amount $0.0625
9 Sept 1986
Amount $0.0479
10 Jun 1986
Amount $0.0479
10 Mar 1986
Amount $0.0479
10 Dec 1985
Amount $0.0417
10 Sept 1985
Amount $0.0417
10 Jun 1985
Amount $0.0417
11 Mar 1985
Amount $0.0417
10 Dec 1984
Amount $0.0354
10 Sept 1984
Amount $0.0354
11 Jun 1984
Amount $0.0354
9 Mar 1984
Amount $0.0354
9 Dec 1983
Amount $0.0302
9 Sept 1983
Amount $0.0302
9 Jun 1983
Amount $0.0302
3 Mar 1983
Amount $0.0302
9 Dec 1982
Amount $0.0250
9 Sept 1982
Amount $0.0250
9 Jun 1982
Amount $0.0250
4 Mar 1982
Amount $0.0250
9 Dec 1981
Amount $0.0208
9 Sept 1981
Amount $0.0208
9 Jun 1981
Amount $0.0208
3 Mar 1981
Amount $0.0208
9 Dec 1980
Amount $0.0167
9 Sept 1980
Amount $0.0167
10 Jun 1980
Amount $0.0167
6 Mar 1980
Amount $0.0167
10 Dec 1979
Amount $0.0130
11 Sept 1979
Amount $0.0130
11 Jun 1979
Amount $0.0130
9 Mar 1979
Amount $0.0130
11 Dec 1978
Amount $0.0107
11 Sept 1978
Amount $0.0107
12 Jun 1978
Amount $0.0107
9 Mar 1978
Amount $0.0107
9 Dec 1977
Amount $0.0086
9 Sept 1977
Amount $0.0086
10 Jun 1977
Amount $0.0086
10 Mar 1977
Amount $0.0068
9 Dec 1976
Amount $0.0068
7 Sept 1976
Amount $0.0068
8 Jun 1976
Amount $0.0052
11 Mar 1976
Amount $0.0052
9 Dec 1975
Amount $0.0052
8 Sept 1975
Amount $0.0047
9 Jun 1975
Amount $0.0047
11 Mar 1975
Amount $0.0047
9 Dec 1974
Amount $0.0042
9 Sept 1974
Amount $0.0042
11 Jun 1974
Amount $0.0042
5 Mar 1974
Amount $0.0036
10 Dec 1973
Amount $0.0036
10 Sept 1973
Amount $0.0036
11 Jun 1973
Amount $0.0034
1 Mar 1973
Amount $0.0034
11 Dec 1972
Amount $0.0034
11 Sept 1972
Amount $0.0033
12 Jun 1972
Amount $0.0032
7 Mar 1972
Amount $0.0032
13 Dec 1971
Amount $0.0032
10 Sept 1971
Amount $0.0031
11 Jun 1971
Amount $0.0031
9 Mar 1971
Amount $0.0031
11 Dec 1970
Amount $0.0031
11 Sept 1970
Amount $0.0026
10 Jun 1970
Amount $0.0026

Stock Splits

Split History

11 Apr 1997Stock Split
Ratio3:1
11 Oct 1989Stock Split
Ratio4:1
11 Apr 1986Stock Split
Ratio2:1
1 Jun 1979Stock Split
Ratio2:1
3 Jun 1974Stock Split
Ratio2:1
22 May 1969Stock Split
Ratio2:1
19 May 1966Stock Split
Ratio3:1

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Frequently Asked Questions about MO

Which members of Congress have traded MO?
1 member of Congress has disclosed 1 trade in Altria Group, Inc. (MO) under the STOCK Act: Josh Gottheimer.
When was MO most recently disclosed by Congress?
The most recent MO disclosure was a purchase by Josh Gottheimer on 11 January 2021.
What is the total disclosed congressional trading volume for MO?
Members of Congress have disclosed approximately $8K in MO purchases (midpoint estimate derived from the bracketed amount ranges used in STOCK Act filings).
How can I track new congressional trades in MO?
This MO page updates as soon as new STOCK Act disclosures are filed for Altria Group, Inc.. Every trade, politician, transaction date and amount range is surfaced above, typically within hours of the official filing appearing on the House or Senate disclosure portals.
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