secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO)
CIK:        0000764180
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000764180-25-000128
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Altria Q3 adj EPS $1.45 (+3.6%); narrows FY guide to $5.37-$5.45; buyback expanded to $2B
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- Q3 adjusted EPS $1.45 (+3.6% YoY); revenue net of excise taxes $5.25B (-1.7%).
- FY2025 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $5.37-$5.45 (growth 3.5%-5.0% from $5.19 base).
- Board expanded share repurchase program from $1B to $2B; Q3 repurchased 1.9M shares at $60.13 avg price.
- Marlboro retail share fell 1.2pp to 40.4%; total cigarette shipment volume down 8.2% in Q3.
- Quarterly dividend increased 3.9% to $4.24 annualized; 60th increase in 56 years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418025000128/0000764180-25-000128-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418025000128/mo-20251029.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-25-000128

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