Philip Morris International (PM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Philip Morris International Inc. is a global tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The company operates in markets outside the United States and sells products across more than 180 countries. Its portfolio includes cigarettes, heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and other smoke-free alternatives.

Philip Morris International’s traditional cigarette brands include Marlboro, Parliament, L&M, Chesterfield and Bond Street. The company has increasingly focused on developing and commercializing smoke-free products, including IQOS heated tobacco devices and consumables, ZYN nicotine pouches and VEEV e-cigarettes. These products are designed to provide nicotine without burning tobacco, although they are not risk-free.

The company became independent from Altria Group in 2008, when Altria separated its international tobacco operations from its U.S. business. Philip Morris International expanded its smoke-free portfolio through internal development and acquisitions, including its 2022 acquisition of Swedish Match, the maker of ZYN. Jacek Olczak serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $201.52 to $210.45
• 50-Day Range: $182.36 to $205.55
• 52-Week Range: $142.11 to $210.45
• Volume: 2.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $315.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.06
• Dividend Yield: 3.16%
• Price Target: $207.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Philip Morris International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Philip Morris International scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 168 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Philip Morris International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Philip Morris International is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Philip Morris International has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Philip Morris International are expected to grow by 9.14% in the coming year, from $8.42 to $9.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Philip Morris International is 29.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Philip Morris International is 29.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Philip Morris International has a PEG Ratio of 2.55. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.14% of the float of Philip Morris International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Philip Morris International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.64, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Philip Morris International has recently increased by 28.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Philip Morris International pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Philip Morris International has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Philip Morris International is 91.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Philip Morris International will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.64% next year. This indicates that Philip Morris International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Philip Morris International has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Philip Morris International this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for PM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 106% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

27 people have added Philip Morris International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Philip Morris International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.13% of the stock of Philip Morris International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.63% of the stock of Philip Morris International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/20 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/20 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 10/26 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/26 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Tobacco
• Sub-Industry: Tobacco
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PM
• CIK: 1413329
• Web: www.pmi.com
• Phone: (203) 905-2410
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 84,900
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Philip Morris International: $207.00
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.02
• P/E Growth: 2.55
• Net Income: $11.35 billion
• Net Margins: 11.06%
• Pretax Margin: 15.38%
• Return on Equity: -163.41%
• Return on Assets: 18.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $42.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.41
• Cash Flow: $9.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.45
• Book Value: ($5.16) per share
• Price / Book: -39.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,558,613,000
• Free Float: 1,556,587,000
• Market Cap: $315.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34