Strong Performance of on! Nicotine Pouches
on! nicotine pouches continued to drive growth in the oral tobacco segment with a reported shipment volume increase of 26.5% to 52.1 million cans year-over-year.
Increased Guidance for 2025
Altria raised the lower end of its 2025 EPS guidance range, now expecting adjusted diluted EPS to be between $5.35 and $5.45, representing a growth rate of 3% to 5% from a base of $5.19 in 2024.
Strong Shareholder Returns
Altria returned significant value to shareholders with approximately $3.5 billion in dividends and repurchased 10.4 million shares for $600 million in the first half of the year.
Growth in Oral Tobacco Products Segment
The oral tobacco products segment saw an impressive adjusted operating companies income (OCI) growth of 10.9% in the second quarter.