MO Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Altria (MO) dey pay quarterly dividend. From im last declaration, MO pay $1.06 per share, wey be annual rate of $4.24, give dividend yield of about 5.73% at recent price of $74.06. Im last ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. This page dey track MO dividend, dem dey refresh am every week from exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'MO' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'MO' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

MO dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. MO dividend yield wey dey up na the annual rate divided by recent price; e dey move opposite way with share price, so yield figure only mean something when you put the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts wey dey here na the cash dividends wey dem declare, no be any special or one-time distributions.

MO dividend history

The most recent regular dividends wey MO don pay, newest first:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MO' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The rhythm of the payments dey show the schedule: quarterly payer dey send check on that cadence, and the per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) over time.

MO dividend growth by year

If you add all the regular dividends inside each calendar year, e go turn the individual payments into growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MO' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, MO pay $3.28 per share across the year; by 2025 the annual total don reach $4.16. Rising line na company dey lift im payout year after year; flat line na dividend wey dem hold; fall na cut. The year-by-year record na the single most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding, and e be the part of dividend wey screener single yield number dey hide.

MO be good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and both dey on this page: the yield (5.73%) and the direction of annual payout wey dey up. Yield wey dey below broad-market average when you pair am with steadily rising payout na the profile of dividend-growth name, where the appeal na small check today wey dey compound. High yield wey dey next to flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need closer look whether earnings dey cover the payment. MO record wey dey up dey show which of the two e look like. Wetin dividend history no fit show on im own na safety: that one dey rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be on the run of past payments, so stretched payout ratio fit happen before cut wey the history never record.

When MO ex-dividend date go be?

Ex-dividend date na the cutoff: buy MO before am and the upcoming dividend go be yours, buy on am and the dividend go to the seller. On the ex-date the stock go open lower by roughly the dividend amount, since the cash dey comot from the company. MO most recent ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026. The record date dey follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and the pay date go come few weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey on the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Altria dey pay dividend?

Yes. MO dey pay quarterly dividend, most recently $1.06 per share, wey annualize to about $4.24 per share.

Wetin be MO dividend yield?

MO dividend yield na about 5.73%, dem calculate am as the $4.24 annual dividend divided by recent price of $74.06. Yield dey rise as price dey fall and vice versa, so e be snapshot, no be fixed number.

When MO next ex-dividend date go be?

MO most recent ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026, and the next na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, MO dey set new ex-date on that cadence; date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much MO dividend be?

The most recent regular dividend na $1.06 per share. At quarterly cadence, that one go annualize to about $4.24 per share.

Every figure wey dey up na stored, inspectable query, dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.