Philip Morris International Inc.

PM Consumer Defensive Tobacco

Philip Morris International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $40.6 billion, up 7.31% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+5.47%
EPS
−4.93%
Free cash flow
+21.3%
Total debt
−5.03%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

198.36 3.14 −1.56%
Market cap
$314.1B
P/E
29.5×
Fwd P/E
28.3×
Dividend yield
2.98%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
3.94
Beneish M
−2.33
Dividend safety
47/100

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) Return on equity

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Philip Morris International Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −143.1%, down 16.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−126.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −126.5% (fiscal 2025) to −57.0% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Tobacco industry median of −0.17% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −126.5% (53.62)
FY2024 −72.8% 26.06
FY2023 −98.9% 25.42
FY2022 −124.3% (27.88)
FY2021 −96.4% (16.98)
FY2020 −79.5% (8.96)
FY2019 −70.5% 4.81
FY2018 −75.3% (18.31)
FY2017 −57.0% 5.11
FY2016 −62.1% (1.70)

Against its own ten years

Low −126.5% High −57.0%
Ten-year median −75.3%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ISPR Ispire Technology Inc. compare 231.9%
RYM RYTHM, Inc. compare 25.9%
TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. compare 13.1%
RLX RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 0.00%
BTI British American Tobacco p.l.c. compare 0.00%
UVV Universal Corporation compare −0.17%
AIIR Air Global PLC compare −97.4%
PM Philip Morris International Inc. −143.1%
MO Altria Group, Inc. compare −339.6%
Tobacco industry median −0.17%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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