Growth Metrics

Altria (MO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Altria has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 41.93% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 20.0% to 41.93% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 41.93% through Mar 2026, up 20.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 38.16% for FY2025, 186.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 41.93% for Q1 2026 at Altria, up from 38.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 824.59% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 32.58% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 42.5% (2023), against an average of 110.85%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 41074bps in 2022 and then crashed -79201bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 44.41% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 44.07% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 43.42% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 38.28% in 2025, then rose by 10bps to 41.93% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MO's Return on Capital Employed are 41.93% (Q1 2026), 38.28% (Q4 2025), and 43.85% (Q3 2025).