Altria
Tobacco & nicotine · United States
Altria owns Philip Morris USA, maker of Marlboro in the United States, plus Copenhagen and Skoal smokeless tobacco, on! nicotine pouches and NJOY vapes, and holds a stake in AB InBev.
What makes it different
A cigarette company that owns 8% of AB InBev.
8.2%Ownership of AB InBevDec 31, 2025
The stake, left over from selling Miller Brewing, was worth $10.3B at the end of 2025.
How big it is
How big is Altria?
$23.3BNet revenuesFY2025
61.8BCigarettes shippedFY2025
5,900Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Cigarettes and cigars bring in almost everything.
- Smokeable products88%$20.5B
- Oral tobacco products12%$2.8B
How the business works
Raise prices as smoking declines.
- 1Marlboro in America
- 2Above falling volumes
- 3Cash as dividends
Price increases on loyal premium smokers keep profit stable even as fewer cigarettes are sold each year.
Who owns it
- BlackRock, Inc.7.56%
CEO: Salvatore Mancuso
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1847Bond Street tobacco shop
- 1954Marlboro repositioned for men
- 1972Marlboro becomes world number one
- 1998Master Settlement Agreement
- 2007Kraft Foods spun off
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Altria's own reports.
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What Altria tracks25 metrics
Marlboro retail share of U.S. cigarettes
Altria share of U.S. cigarette retail
U.S. cigarette shipments
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from1 regions
United States
The full timeline21 moments
2022
2025
2026
Altria vs Philip Morris Internationalside by side
Revenue
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