Here's How Many Shares of Altria You'd Need for $500 in Yearly Dividends [Yahoo! Finance]
Altria Group, Inc. (MO)
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Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) has routinely held one of the highest dividend yields on the stock market. Its current yield is 7%, which is almost six times higher than the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) average. Even so, it's below Altria's 7.7% average over the past five years. Altria's annual dividend is $4.24 per share ($1.06 quarterly), meaning you'd need to own 472 shares to receive $500 in annual dividend income . At the time of this writing, Altria's stock price is $58.72, meaning it would cost you $27,716 if you were starting from scratch with no shares. Altria's business has been affected by declining volume due to fewer U.S. adult smokers than in previous years. However, it has so far been able to offset much of this declining volume through its pricing power. It's not a long-term solution, but it buys Altria time while it hopefully comes up with a viable solution. Altria has increased its annual dividend for 56 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King (a company wit
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- 10/30/25 - Beat
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- 10/31/25 - UBS
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Sec Filings
- 12/11/25 - Form 4
- 12/11/25 - Form 4
- 12/11/25 - Form 8-K
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