Altria Group, Inc. (MO) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 71 Consumer Staples companies.
Altria Group, Inc. (MO) scores 6.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on profitability, and growth is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Altria Group, Inc. earns 6.9 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 71 Consumer Staples companies with a published score, that ranks at the 83rd percentile, inside the top quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.8, and the best quarter starts from 6.8. Altria Group, Inc. is above that typical reading.
Profitability scores 9.9 out of 10, which reads as strong. None of the other Consumer Staples companies scores higher here, against a median of 4.7 across 71 of them. High profitability means each unit of capital and of sales is turning into more profit than at most of its peers, which is usually the first sign of pricing power or a cost advantage.
On solvency, Altria Group, Inc. scores 6.2, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.9 across 65 Consumer Staples companies, which places it below them, at the 42nd percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
On growth, Altria Group, Inc. scores 4.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.0 across 67 Consumer Staples companies, which places it above them, at the 61st percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Altria Group, Inc.’s efficiency score is 6.1 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.7 among 68 Consumer Staples companies, that is below the group and the 33rd percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
Altria Group, Inc.’s predictability score is 6.8 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.1 among 71 Consumer Staples companies, that is above the group and the 69th percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
This is a lopsided profile. Profitability scores 9.9 but growth only 4.5, a gap of 5.4 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Closing the gap on solvency would do the most for the overall. At the median of Consumer Staples companies, 6.9, Altria Group, Inc. would score about 7.0 instead of 6.9. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Consumer Staples companies closest to Altria Group, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Altria Group, Inc. scores 6.9 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Altria Group, Inc. ranks at the 83rd percentile of the 71 Consumer Staples companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.8 and the top quarter starts at 6.8, against Altria Group, Inc.’s 6.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MO are in the app.
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