Altria Group

Name: Altria Group (MO) shares outstanding since 1999, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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Altria Group has retired 27.9% of its shares since 1999, from 2,314,475,814 to 1,669,743,926.

27.9%retired since 1999

9.1%last 5 years

0.5%last 12 months

1.7Bshares today

At $75.11 a share, a market value of $125.4B. FCF yield 7.3%, P/E 15.7, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

1999, 2,314,475,8142026-07-22, 1,669,743,926

A share bought in 1999

1.4× more of Altria Group today, without buying another share. It was one of 2,314,475,814 shares then. It is one of 1,669,743,926 now.

Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
1999	2000-02-25	2,314,475,814	10-K405	cover page
2000	2001-02-28	2,206,007,834	10-K405	cover page
2001	2002-02-28	2,147,303,822	10-K405	cover page
2002	2003-02-28	2,033,459,440	10-K	cover page
2003	2004-02-27	2,046,677,286	10-K	cover page
2004	2004-02-28	2,068,300,741	10-K	cover page
2005	2006-02-28	2,086,951,179	10-K	cover page
2006	2007-01-31	2,098,592,159	10-K	cover page
2007	2007-12-31	2,107,676,762	10-K
2008	2008-12-31	2,061,371,584	10-K
2009	2010-01-29	2,080,531,691	10-K
2010	2011-01-31	2,091,985,586	10-K
2011	2012-01-31	2,045,667,279	10-K
2012	2013-02-15	2,009,855,261	10-K
2013	2014-02-14	1,992,853,529	10-K
2014	2015-02-13	1,969,316,914	10-K
2015	2016-02-12	1,957,931,815	10-K
2016	2017-02-13	1,939,420,437	10-K
2017	2018-02-13	1,900,449,362	10-K
2018	2019-02-12	1,874,430,847	10-K
2019	2020-02-14	1,858,366,804	10-K/A
2020	2021-02-15	1,858,689,654	10-K/A
2021	2022-02-15	1,817,257,322	10-K/A
2022	2023-02-15	1,785,563,827	10-K/A
2023	2024-02-15	1,763,461,775	10-K/A
2024	2025-02-14	1,690,661,641	10-K/A
2025	2026-02-13	1,671,898,087	10-K/A

Source: all 10-K filings of Altria Group on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2007 to 2025cash flow statement against share count

$21.1Bspent on buybacks

427Mfewer shares outstanding

0.8%buyback yield, last fiscal year’s spend on today’s market value

Cash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $75.11.

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Altria Group buybacks, answered

Is Altria Group buying back its stock?

Yes. Altria Group has 0.5% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 1,669,743,926 as of July 22, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 9.1%.

How many shares has Altria Group bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Altria Group has 644.7 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 27.9% of the company.

How many shares does Altria Group have outstanding?

1,669,743,926 shares, as of July 22, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 2,314,475,814.

What do Altria Group's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Altria Group stock in 1999 owns 1.4 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Altria Group compare with other cannibal stocks?

Altria Group ranks No. 299 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: AGCO (27.9%), Fortune Brands Innovations (27.9%), ETSY (27.7%), Criteo S.A. (27.6%).

Every answer is computed from Altria Group's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

McQUADE KATHRYN B.Director2026-09-09, 1,500 shares at $67.62 $101K total

The story

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