Altria Group, Inc. · MO · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 9, 2026
$75.81 -0.41% on the day, -$0.31
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Yearly payout / yield
$4.44·5.86%
$1.11 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$1.11/qtr
pays ~Dec 16 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 14est.
own by Dec 11 ⓘ
Years without a cut
56 yrs
55+ yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008cut2020raised2022raised
cut in 2008
Yield vs history ⓘ
37
Below its usual yield
MO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
MO Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.7%3Y +4.2%5Y +4.3%10Y +6.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 226 payments since 1970.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $1.11 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4.26% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $4.44 a year would be $5.47 by 2031 - 7.21% on today's $75.81 price.

How Many MO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $4.44 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,352 MO shares, about $102,495 at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $75.81. $1,000 a month takes about 2,703 shares, about $204,914. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Altria Group (MO) pays $1.11 a share quarterly, $4.44 a year, a 5.86% run-rate yield at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $75.81. It has paid since 1970 and raised its annual dividend 55+ years in a row, one of the 56 Dividend Kings.

At today’s rate of $1.11 quarterly and the last close of $75.81, this is what MO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$1.11$0.37$4.44
100 shares$111.00$37.00$444.00
$10,000 invested (131.9 shares)$146.42$48.81$585.67
1,352 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.72$500.24$6,002.88
2,703 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.33$1,000.11$12,001.32

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MO shares reinvest into 1.46 new shares each payment, about 6.0 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 69 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with MO’s own history in the MO DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

MO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

37/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • MO yields 5.86% today, at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $75.81.
  • Its own 10-year median is 7.07%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
5.69% low9.77% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is MO’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

MO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 90 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 14, 2026, with the cash around Dec 16, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.11 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 90 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MO Pay?

MO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 90 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$4.29 a share, in 4 payments.
+4.1% against the 12 months before ($4.12 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 55+ years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Sep 15, 2026 - $1.06 to $1.11 (+$0.05, +4.72%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.04 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 87.6% - $4.24 paid / $4.84 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 78.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 78.2% - $4.24 paid / $5.42 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 79.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

MO vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BTI, UNLYF...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Consumer Defensive companies closest to MO in market value, MO’s 5.86% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.96%, and its raise streak of 55+ years is the longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
MO $75.81Altria Group $1.11/qtr$4.44/yr fwd 5.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 56 yrsraised 55+ yrs in a row
BTI $60.08British American Tobacco p.l.c. $0.835/qtr$3.34/yr fwd 5.56% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2000 varied2008 varied2020 raised2022 raised 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
UNLYF $66.14Unilever $0.5374/qtr$2.15/yr fwd 3.25% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 16+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
BUD $85.09Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV $1.174/yr 1.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20202020 cut2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5 yrsno raise streak
MDLZ $66.41Mondelez International $0.52/qtr$2.08/yr fwd 3.13% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 13 yrsraised 11 yrs in a row
CL $97.95Colgate-Palmolive $0.53/qtr$2.12/yr fwd 2.16% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 51+ yrsraised 51 yrs in a row
TGT $165.90Target $1.16/qtr$4.64/yr fwd 2.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 42+ yrsraised 42+ yrs in a row
PEP $141.88PepsiCo $1.48/qtr$5.92/yr fwd 4.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 53+ yrsraised 53+ yrs in a row
LBLCF $49.12Loblaw Companies Limited $0.112/qtr$0.45/yr fwd 0.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
DEO $101.29Diageo $1.20/half-yr$2.40/yr fwd 2.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 held2022 held 28+ yrsno raise streak
KOF $117.70Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. $1.084/qtr$4.34/yr fwd 3.68% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 22+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: MO vs BTI, MO vs UNLYF, MO vs BUD.

MO vs PM head-to-head: the two compared side by side on one page.

MO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1970

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026$1.11QuarterlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$1.06QuarterlyRegular
Mar 25, 2026Mar 27, 2026$1.06QuarterlyRegular
Dec 26, 2025Dec 29, 2025$1.06QuarterlyRegular
Sep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025$1.06QuarterlyRegular
Jun 16, 2025Jun 18, 2025$1.02QuarterlyRegular
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$1.02QuarterlyRegular
Dec 26, 2024Dec 30, 2024$1.02QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$1.02QuarterlyRegular
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.98QuarterlyRegular
The other 216 MO payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for MO

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MO Dividend Questions

How often does MO pay dividends?

MO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 90 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does MO pay dividends monthly?

No. MO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next MO dividend?

MO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 90 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 14, 2026, with the cash around Dec 16, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $1.11 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $1.11 per share, $4.44 a year.

Does MO pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 14, 2026, with the cash around Dec 16, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does MO pay per share?

MO pays $1.11 a share quarterly, $4.44 a year. At the Nov 9, 2026 close of $75.81 that is a 5.86% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 7.07%.

Has MO raised its dividend?

Yes. MO has raised its annual dividend 55+ years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Sep 15, 2026, took the rate from $1.06 to $1.11 (+4.72%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.3% a year. That makes it one of the 56 Dividend Kings.

Is MO’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. MO paid out 88% of its earnings and 78% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 55+ years in a row and gone 56 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2020 and 2022 crashes; it cut it in the 2008 crash. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MO dividends?

Add MO to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run MO in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 9, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.