ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.67 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.16 USD per share.
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.67 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.16 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 16.3 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 18.8 %. The dividend per share was 4.16 USD, up 4.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 6.96 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 2.06B | 2.08B | 2.09B | 2.04B | 2.01B | 1.99B | 1.97B | 1.96B | 1.94B | 1.90B | 1.87B | 1.86B | 1.86B | 1.82B | 1.79B | 1.76B | 1.69B | 1.67B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 14.7M | 12.7M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.44M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.71 % | 0.61 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -46.3M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -44.3M | -34.7M | -16.3M | -22.0M | -11.4M | -16.8M | -42.0M | -27.2M | -16.1M | 0.00M | -35.2M | -37.6M | -22.1M | -72.8M | -16.3M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.25 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.17 % | -1.73 % | -0.82 % | -1.12 % | -0.58 % | -0.86 % | -2.21 % | -1.45 % | -0.87 % | 0.00 % | -1.93 % | -2.11 % | -1.25 % | -4.31 % | -0.98 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -46.3M | 14.7M | 12.7M | -44.3M | -34.7M | -16.3M | -22.0M | -11.4M | -16.8M | -42.0M | -27.2M | -16.1M | 0.44M | -35.2M | -37.6M | -22.1M | -72.8M | -16.3M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.25 % | 0.71 % | 0.61 % | -2.17 % | -1.73 % | -0.82 % | -1.12 % | -0.58 % | -0.86 % | -2.21 % | -1.45 % | -0.87 % | 0.02 % | -1.93 % | -2.11 % | -1.25 % | -4.31 % | -0.98 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.68 | 1.32 | 1.46 | 1.58 | 1.70 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.54 | 3.00 | 3.28 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 3.68 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 4.16 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 89.82 % | 84.00 % | 75.75 % | 95.04 % | 81.34 % | 79.65 % | 76.77 % | 79.74 % | 31.69 % | 47.03 % | 77.77 % | — | 140.81 % | 260.44 % | 114.49 % | 83.38 % | 60.77 % | 100.19 % |
| Number of payments | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 4.43B | 2.69B | 2.96B | 3.22B | 3.40B | 3.61B | 3.89B | 4.18B | 4.51B | 4.81B | 5.42B | 6.07B | 6.29B | 6.45B | 6.60B | 6.78B | 6.85B | 6.96B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 11.16 % | 6.61 % | 5.90 % | 5.32 % | 5.47 % | 4.80 % | 3.95 % | 3.72 % | 3.48 % | 3.56 % | 6.14 % | 6.51 % | 8.20 % | 7.43 % | 8.03 % | 9.56 % | 7.64 % | 7.22 % |
Figures in USD
