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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |