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Altria Group company profile

CEO
Salvatore Mancuso
Employees
5,900
Headquarters
6601 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, US
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
IPO date
1 Jul 1985
Stock exchange
NYSE
ISIN
US02209S1033

Website:altria.com

About the company

Operating across the United States through its subsidiaries, Altria Group, Inc. is a prominent manufacturer and marketer of both combustible and oral tobacco items. Its portfolio features cigarettes, primarily under the iconic Marlboro brand, alongside cigars and pipe tobacco mainly offered as Black & Mild. The enterprise further provides an assortment of moist smokeless tobacco products, including Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky, in addition to its on! brand of oral nicotine pouches. Altria distributes its merchandise chiefly to wholesale partners, such as independent distributors, and directly to substantial retail organizations, including major chain stores. The corporation, founded in 1822, maintains its principal offices in Richmond, Virginia.

Employees

Altria Group had about 5,900 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 4.8% fewer than a year before.

Employees Change on the year
Fiscal yearEmployeesChange on the yearRevenue per employeeNet income per employee
FY20255,900-4.84%3.41M USD1.18M USD
FY20246,200-3.13%3.30M USD1.82M USD
FY20236,400+1.59%3.20M USD1.27M USD
FY20226,300+5.00%3.28M USD914.92K USD
FY20216,000-15.49%3.52M USD412.50K USD
FY20207,100-2.74%2.94M USD629.15K USD
FY20197,300-12.05%2.71M USD-177.12K USD
FY20188,3000.00%2.36M USD838.92K USD
FY20178,3000.00%2.35M USD1.23M USD
FY20168,300-5.68%2.33M USD1.72M USD
FY20158,800-2.22%2.14M USD595.57K USD
FY20149,0000.00%1.99M USD563.33K USD
FY20139,000-1.10%1.96M USD503.89K USD
FY20129,100-8.08%1.92M USD459.34K USD
FY20119,900-1.00%1.68M USD342.42K USD
FY201010,0000.00%1.69M USD390.50K USD
FY200910,000-3.85%1.68M USD320.60K USD
FY200810,400-87.62%1.53M USD474.04K USD
FY200784,000-52.00%181.10K USD116.50K USD
FY2006175,000-12.06%86.70K USD68.70K USD
FY2005199,000+27.56%320.31K USD39.88K USD
FY2004156,000-5.45%410.02K USD60.36K USD
FY2003165,000-0.60%364.80K USD55.78K USD
FY2002166,000-5.14%371.73K USD66.88K USD
FY2001175,000-1.69%363.83K USD48.91K USD
FY2000178,000+29.93%315.92K USD47.81K USD
FY1999137,000-4.86%450.74K USD56.02K USD
FY1998144,000-5.26%401.48K USD37.31K USD
FY1997152,000-1.30%369.17K USD41.51K USD
FY1996154,000+1.99%354.24K USD40.93K USD
FY1995151,000-8.48%351.91K USD36.09K USD
FY1994165,000-4.62%325.92K USD28.64K USD
FY1993173,000—292.61K USD17.87K USD

Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.

Who owns Altria Group

Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 67.6% of Altria Group's shares on 30 June 2026, 2,659 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.

Institutions 67.6%Other shareholders 32.4%

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.66B shares ·99.9% Closely held 2.46M shares ·0.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Common questions about Altria Group

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