Growth Metrics

Altria (MO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Altria (MO) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.38% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% to 0.38% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.38% through Dec 2025, down 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.38% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.38% at Altria, down from 0.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.25% in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.27% in Q3 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.78%, with a median of 0.41% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed soared 791bps in 2023, then crashed -792bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.37% in 2021, then rose by 19bps to 0.44% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 0.44% in 2023, then fell by -1bps to 0.43% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 0.38% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.38%, 0.44%, and 0.41% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.