Altria (MO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Altria (MO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 41.93% for Q1 2026, up 20.0% YoY from 34.94% in Q1 2025, and up 9.53% sequentially from 38.28% in Q4 2025.

Altria (MO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Altria has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 41.93% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 20.0% year-over-year to 41.93%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 41.93% (up 20.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 38.16%, down 186.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 41.93% in Q1 2026, from 38.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MO reached as high as 824.59% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 32.58% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 42.5% (2023), against an average of 110.85%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 41074 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 79201 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 44.41% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 44.07% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 43.42% in 2024, then fell by 12 bps to 38.28% in 2025, then climbed by 10 bps to 41.93% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 41.93%, 38.28%, and 43.85% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Altria 66.91 Bn 63.43 Bn 3.51 Bn 41.93%
2 RLX Technology 2.38 Bn 1.75 Bn 73.10 Mn 3.02%
3 Turning Point Brands 1.68 Bn 1.51 Bn 68.30 Mn 12.15%
4 Universal 1.30 Bn 1.29 Bn 98.47 Mn 7.24%
5 Ispire Technology 65.31 Mn 47.02 Mn 1.99 Mn -133.15%
6 Rythm 54.80 Mn 21.54 Mn 10.40 Mn -122.16%
7 Greenlane Holdings 9.60 Mn -28.63 Mn 217,000.00 -95.07%
8 VPR Brands 4.59 Mn 1.87 Mn 138,574.00 -432.91%
9 Lftd Partners 2.96 Mn 873,406.64 -1.71 Mn -26.98%
10 22nd Century 128,296.63 -9.42 Mn -636,000.00 -15.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.93%
Dec 31, 2025 38.28%
Sep 30, 2025 43.85%
Jun 30, 2025 40.55%
Mar 31, 2025 41.73%
Dec 31, 2024 43.42%
Sep 30, 2024 32.58%
Jun 30, 2024 40.12%
Mar 31, 2024 43.12%
Dec 31, 2023 44.07%
Sep 30, 2023 824.59%
Jun 30, 2023 45.77%
Mar 31, 2023 42.50%
Dec 31, 2022 44.41%
Sep 30, 2022 438.22%
Jun 30, 2022 38.68%
Mar 31, 2022 40.60%
Dec 31, 2021 37.33%
Sep 30, 2021 27.47%
Jun 30, 2021 28.47%