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Altria (MO) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Altria (MO - Free Report) reported $5.36 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.3%. EPS of $1.48 for the same period compares to $1.44 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.36 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.50, the EPS surprise was -1.33%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Altria performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues net of excise taxes- Oral Tobacco Products: $690 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $706.93 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.2%.
  • Revenues net of excise taxes- Smokeable Products: $4.66 billion compared to the $4.65 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2% year over year.
  • Operating Companies Income- Reported OCI- Oral Tobacco Products: $381 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $480.64 million.
  • Operating Companies Income- Adjusted OCI- Smokeable Products: $3.02 billion compared to the $3.01 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating Companies Income- Reported OCI- All Other: $-77 million versus $-85 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Altria here>>>

Shares of Altria have returned +4.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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