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Altria Narrows Outlook While It Expands Its Buyback Program

publication date: Nov 10, 2025
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In the third quarter, Altria repurchased 1.9 million shares for a total cost of $112 million. Through the first nine months of the year, Altria bought back 12.3 million shares for a total cost of $712 million. The board also expanded its existing share repurchase program to $2 billion from $1 billion with expiration date of December 31, 2026. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, Altria paid $1.7 billion and $5.2 billion in dividends, respectively. The company’s latest dividend increase in August of 3.9% was the 60th increase in the past 56 years. Altria’s current annualized dividend rate is $4.24 per share, with a forward estimated yield of 7.3%. Though the decline in total cigarette volumes is a headwind, we continue to like shares in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio.


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