MO – Dividend Returns, History & Calculator
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MO 10-yr Total Return ($10,000 invested)
This analysis of MO demonstrates the power of dividend reinvestment over a 10-year period with a $10,000 initial investment. The dividend reinvestment strategy delivered a 8.3% CAGR, representing moderate long-term performance. Recent 5-year performance has been particularly strong at 19.4% annually, outpacing the 10-year average. The DRIP strategy provided 20% more total return compared to collecting dividends as cash, highlighting the compounding effect of reinvestment.
Total Return with and without DRIP (MO)
Over the selected period, investing $10,000 in MO would grow to $54,263 with DRIP (442.6%), and $32,534 without DRIP (225.3%).
MO Dividend Reinvestment Snowball
Investing $10,000 + $100/mo in MO with historic price growth (1.86%) and dividend growth (6.49%) produces dramatically different outcomes depending on whether you reinvest dividends.
After 20 Years
Your Investment: $34,000
Portfolio: $217,387
Annual Dividend: $34,136
Yield on Cost: 100.40%
Total Dividends: $158,922
Portfolio: $100,567
Total Dividends: $57,072
After 30 Years
Your Investment: $46,000
Portfolio: $1,738,698
Annual Dividend: $426,042
Yield on Cost: 926.18%
Total Dividends: $1,542,204
Portfolio: $228,148
Total Dividends: $162,668
Milestones on the way
By year 13, the compounding really starts to show. Your total dividends collected reach $38,837 against a total investment of $25,600. At this point, your portfolio is throwing off $8,310 per year in dividends alone.
By year 17, the annual dividend climbs to around your initial contribution. For a starting investment of $10,000, the yearly dividend now sits at approximately $18,177, a powerful “income on autopilot” milestone.
After two decades, cumulative dividends total $158,922 versus $34,000 invested, nearly a 467% recovery of capital purely from income. Yield on cost reaches 100.40%.
At year 25, the income engine takes over. The portfolio’s annual dividend of $109,631 is greater than total contributions to date ($40,000), and cumulative dividends exceed $461,761.
By year 30, the DRIP snowball is in full force. Yearly income reaches $426,042, cumulative dividends total $1,542,204, and the DRIP portfolio value stands at $1,738,698, compared with $228,148 if dividends weren’t reinvested.
How we estimate these numbers
We use the latest calculator inputs for MO, price $65.75, dividend per period $1.06 (4Ã/year), along with historic growth assumptions: price growth 1.86% and dividend growth 6.49% annually.
We simulate month by month for 30 years. Every month, a $100 contribution is added and converted to shares at that monthâs price. Dividends are paid roughly evenly across the year based on the dividend frequency; in the DRIP path, each payout immediately buys additional shares at the then-current price. In the NoâDRIP path, dividends accrue as cash. Prices grow using a monthly rate derived from the annual price growth. Dividends per share increase once per year at the annual dividend growth rate.
This model isnât investment advice; itâs a simple, transparent framework that illustrates how reinvesting dividends can accelerate both income and total return over time.
Projected Future Returns & Dividends for MO
Based on past 10-year performance, here are MO growth metrics:
Using MO CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10,000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:
MO (DRIP) | MO (No DRIP) | |
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Current Price | $65.82 | $65.82 |
Start Shares | 151.93 | 151.93 |
Start Value | $10,000 | $10,000 |
After 10 years: | ||
Final Share Count | 223.08 | 151.93 |
Dividends Payment | $8.00 | $8.00 |
Annual Dividends | $1,741 | $1,216 |
Yield on cost | 17.41% | 12.16% |
Share Price | $315.05 | $315.05 |
Total Dividends | $11,490 | $9,148 |
Final Value | $70,283 | $57,014 |
Estimated Future Value + Dividends – MO
Dividend History: Payments & Yield
Shows quarterly dividend payments with trailing yield and a 5-year rolling average overlay. Use the range pills to switch the visible period.
Dividend Growth
Lifetime quarterly dividend amounts, with range controls for 1Y/2Y/5Y/10Y. Useful to visualize the cadence and pace of dividend increases over time.
Dividend Payments & Yield
Quarterly dividends with TTM yield and a 5âyear rolling average overlay. Helps compare current yield versus recent history across different ranges.
MO Dividend History
Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | TTM Yield | Forward Yield | Price on Ex-Date |
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09/15/2025 | 09/15/2025 | $1.06 | 6.35% | 6.53% | $64.89 |
06/16/2025 | 06/16/2025 | $1.02 | 6.94% | 6.94% | $58.80 |
03/25/2025 | 03/25/2025 | $1.02 | 7.12% | 7.19% | $56.71 |
12/26/2024 | 12/26/2024 | $1.02 | 7.60% | 7.76% | $52.60 |
09/16/2024 | 09/16/2024 | $1.02 | 7.66% | 7.89% | $51.70 |
06/14/2024 | 06/14/2024 | $0.980 | 8.84% | 8.84% | $44.32 |
03/22/2024 | 03/22/2024 | $0.980 | 9.03% | 9.12% | $42.98 |
12/20/2023 | 12/20/2023 | $0.980 | 9.53% | 9.73% | $40.30 |
09/14/2023 | 09/14/2023 | $0.980 | 8.62% | 8.89% | $44.10 |
06/14/2023 | 06/14/2023 | $0.940 | 8.56% | 8.56% | $43.95 |
03/23/2023 | 03/23/2023 | $0.940 | 8.56% | 8.65% | $43.46 |
12/21/2022 | 12/21/2022 | $0.940 | 8.07% | 8.25% | $45.59 |
09/14/2022 | 09/14/2022 | $0.940 | 8.72% | 9.00% | $41.76 |
06/14/2022 | 06/14/2022 | $0.900 | 7.78% | 7.78% | $46.29 |
03/24/2022 | 03/24/2022 | $0.900 | 6.78% | 6.86% | $52.50 |
12/22/2021 | 12/22/2021 | $0.900 | 7.51% | 7.68% | $46.88 |
09/14/2021 | 09/14/2021 | $0.900 | 7.19% | 7.44% | $48.37 |
06/14/2021 | 06/14/2021 | $0.860 | 7.15% | 7.15% | $48.08 |
03/24/2021 | 03/24/2021 | $0.860 | 6.91% | 6.95% | $49.51 |
12/24/2020 | 12/24/2020 | $0.860 | 8.15% | 8.25% | $41.72 |
09/14/2020 | 09/14/2020 | $0.860 | 7.86% | 8.00% | $43.00 |
06/12/2020 | 06/12/2020 | $0.840 | 8.59% | 8.59% | $39.13 |
03/24/2020 | 03/24/2020 | $0.840 | 10.25% | 10.38% | $32.38 |
12/24/2019 | 12/24/2019 | $0.840 | 6.52% | 6.68% | $50.28 |
09/13/2019 | 09/13/2019 | $0.840 | 7.71% | 8.00% | $42.01 |
06/13/2019 | 06/13/2019 | $0.800 | 6.25% | 6.25% | $51.21 |
03/22/2019 | 03/22/2019 | $0.800 | 5.54% | 5.72% | $55.92 |
12/24/2018 | 12/24/2018 | $0.800 | 6.31% | 6.73% | $47.56 |
09/13/2018 | 09/13/2018 | $0.800 | 4.65% | 5.21% | $61.46 |
06/14/2018 | 06/14/2018 | $0.700 | 4.80% | 4.94% | $56.70 |
03/14/2018 | 03/14/2018 | $0.700 | 4.12% | 4.39% | $63.82 |
12/20/2017 | 12/20/2017 | $0.660 | 3.50% | 3.64% | $72.60 |
09/14/2017 | 09/14/2017 | $0.660 | 4.00% | 4.24% | $62.28 |
06/13/2017 | 06/13/2017 | $0.610 | 3.26% | 3.26% | $74.95 |
03/13/2017 | 03/13/2017 | $0.610 | 3.17% | 3.23% | $75.65 |
12/20/2016 | 12/20/2016 | $0.610 | 3.49% | 3.62% | $67.34 |
09/13/2016 | 09/13/2016 | $0.610 | 3.63% | 3.84% | $63.55 |
06/13/2016 | 06/13/2016 | $0.565 | 3.49% | 3.49% | $64.84 |
03/11/2016 | 03/11/2016 | $0.565 | 3.57% | 3.64% | $62.01 |
12/22/2015 | 12/22/2015 | $0.565 | 3.76% | 3.91% | $57.77 |
09/11/2015 | 09/11/2015 | $0.565 | 4.04% | 4.30% | $52.59 |
06/11/2015 | 06/11/2015 | $0.520 | 4.30% | 4.30% | $48.33 |
03/12/2015 | 03/12/2015 | $0.520 | 3.92% | 4.00% | $52.01 |
12/22/2014 | 12/22/2014 | $0.520 | 3.98% | 4.14% | $50.20 |
09/11/2014 | 09/11/2014 | $0.520 | 4.54% | 4.82% | $43.19 |
06/12/2014 | 06/12/2014 | $0.480 | 4.65% | 4.65% | $41.28 |
03/12/2014 | 03/12/2014 | $0.480 | 5.20% | 5.31% | $36.14 |
12/23/2013 | 12/23/2013 | $0.480 | 4.82% | 5.03% | $38.14 |
09/12/2013 | 09/12/2013 | $0.480 | 5.21% | 5.56% | $34.54 |
06/12/2013 | 06/12/2013 | $0.440 | 4.94% | 4.94% | $35.60 |
03/13/2013 | 03/13/2013 | $0.440 | 5.10% | 5.19% | $33.93 |
12/21/2012 | 12/21/2012 | $0.440 | 5.34% | 5.53% | $31.85 |
09/12/2012 | 09/12/2012 | $0.440 | 5.02% | 5.29% | $33.30 |
06/13/2012 | 06/13/2012 | $0.410 | 4.93% | 4.93% | $33.27 |
03/13/2012 | 03/13/2012 | $0.410 | 5.35% | 5.45% | $30.10 |
12/22/2011 | 12/22/2011 | $0.410 | 5.30% | 5.50% | $29.82 |
09/13/2011 | 09/13/2011 | $0.410 | 5.92% | 6.26% | $26.18 |
06/13/2011 | 06/13/2011 | $0.380 | 5.64% | 5.64% | $26.93 |
03/11/2011 | 03/11/2011 | $0.380 | 5.95% | 6.07% | $25.05 |
12/23/2010 | 12/23/2010 | $0.380 | 5.88% | 6.12% | $24.85 |
09/13/2010 | 09/13/2010 | $0.380 | 6.05% | 6.48% | $23.47 |
06/11/2010 | 06/11/2010 | $0.350 | 6.87% | 6.97% | $20.08 |
03/11/2010 | 03/11/2010 | $0.350 | 6.63% | 6.87% | $20.37 |
12/28/2009 | 12/28/2009 | $0.340 | 6.61% | 6.81% | $19.98 |
09/11/2009 | 09/11/2009 | $0.340 | 7.17% | 7.50% | $18.14 |
06/11/2009 | 06/11/2009 | $0.320 | 7.60% | 7.60% | $16.85 |
03/12/2009 | 03/12/2009 | $0.320 | 7.67% | 7.85% | $16.30 |
12/22/2008 | 12/22/2008 | $0.320 | 352.95% | 8.69% | $14.73 |
09/11/2008 | 09/11/2008 | $0.320 | 250.69% | 6.12% | $20.91 |
06/11/2008 | 06/11/2008 | $0.290 | 255.07% | 5.60% | $20.72 |
03/31/2008 | 03/31/2008 | $51.06 | 240.14% | 920.00% | $22.20 |
03/17/2008 | 03/17/2008 | $0.750 | 4.20% | 4.29% | $69.97 |
12/21/2007 | 12/21/2007 | $0.750 | 31.12% | 3.87% | $77.43 |
09/12/2007 | 09/12/2007 | $0.750 | 35.87% | 4.44% | $67.50 |
06/13/2007 | 06/13/2007 | $0.690 | 34.61% | 3.93% | $70.26 |
04/02/2007 | 04/02/2007 | $21.91 | 35.90% | 128.46% | $68.22 |
03/13/2007 | 03/13/2007 | $0.860 | 4.02% | 4.09% | $84.04 |
12/22/2006 | 12/22/2006 | $0.860 | 3.92% | 4.06% | $84.78 |
09/13/2006 | 09/13/2006 | $0.860 | 3.94% | 4.16% | $82.74 |
06/13/2006 | 06/13/2006 | $0.800 | 4.60% | 4.60% | $69.56 |
03/13/2006 | 03/13/2006 | $0.800 | 4.26% | 4.35% | $73.50 |
12/23/2005 | 12/23/2005 | $0.800 | 4.02% | 4.21% | $76.06 |
09/13/2005 | 09/13/2005 | $0.800 | 4.21% | 4.51% | $71.02 |
06/13/2005 | 06/13/2005 | $0.730 | 4.27% | 4.27% | $68.32 |
03/11/2005 | 03/11/2005 | $0.730 | 4.41% | 4.48% | $65.14 |
12/22/2004 | 12/22/2004 | $0.730 | 4.62% | 4.79% | $60.99 |
09/13/2004 | 09/13/2004 | $0.730 | 5.67% | 5.98% | $48.84 |
06/14/2004 | 06/14/2004 | $0.680 | 5.71% | 5.71% | $47.62 |
03/11/2004 | 03/11/2004 | $0.680 | 4.76% | 4.83% | $56.32 |
12/18/2003 | 12/18/2003 | $0.680 | 4.85% | 4.99% | $54.47 |
09/11/2003 | 09/11/2003 | $0.680 | 6.34% | 6.63% | $41.02 |
06/11/2003 | 06/11/2003 | $0.640 | 5.86% | 5.86% | $43.68 |
03/12/2003 | 03/12/2003 | $0.640 | 7.00% | 7.17% | $35.72 |
12/19/2002 | 12/19/2002 | $0.640 | 5.99% | 6.28% | $40.74 |
09/12/2002 | 09/12/2002 | $0.640 | 5.13% | 5.51% | $46.42 |
06/26/2002 | 06/26/2002 | $0.580 | 5.16% | 5.16% | $45.00 |
03/13/2002 | 03/13/2002 | $0.580 | 4.34% | 4.43% | $52.34 |
12/20/2001 | 12/20/2001 | $0.580 | 4.80% | 5.01% | $46.27 |
09/17/2001 | 09/17/2001 | $0.580 | 4.44% | 4.74% | $48.90 |
06/13/2001 | 06/13/2001 | $0.530 | 4.43% | 4.43% | $47.81 |
03/13/2001 | 03/13/2001 | $0.530 | 4.18% | 4.28% | $49.50 |
12/13/2000 | 12/13/2000 | $0.530 | 4.95% | 5.19% | $40.81 |
09/13/2000 | 09/13/2000 | $0.530 | 7.00% | 7.54% | $28.13 |
06/16/2000 | 06/16/2000 | $0.480 | 7.53% | 7.53% | $25.50 |
03/16/2000 | 03/16/2000 | $0.480 | 9.28% | 9.48% | $20.25 |
Dividend Payout Ratio
Tracks the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends each quarter. Lower and stable ratios often indicate safer, more sustainable payouts.
Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio
Shows dividends as a percentage of free cash flow. Consistently high values may signal limited reinvestment capacity or potential dividend risk.
Share Price
Historical closing price with range controls. Table view includes quarterâoverâquarter and yearâoverâyear changes for additional context.
Price to Earnings
MO trades at a 41.8x price-to-earnings ratio. This elevated valuation suggests investors expect strong future growth.
Price to Sales
MO trades at a 18.8x price-to-sales ratio, providing insight into market valuation relative to revenue generation.
Revenue
MO generated $5.3B in revenue.
Net Income
MO reported $2.4B in net income. Net income has grown by 284% over the period.
Revenue vs Net Income
MO generated $5.3B in revenue with net income of $2.4B, representing a 45.0% net profit margin.
Gross Profit
MO achieved $4.0B in gross profit, showing revenue after direct production costs.
Operating Income
MO generated $1.9B in operating income, representing profit from core business operations.
EBITDA
MO generated $2.1B in EBITDA, measuring operational profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Operating Cash Flow
MO generated $2.7B in operating cash flow, demonstrating the company’s ability to convert earnings into cash.
Free Cash Flow
MO generated $2.5B in free cash flow. Free cash flow has increased by 384% over the period.
Free Cash Flow / Share
MO generates $1.52 in free cash flow per share. FCF per share has grown by 384% over the period.
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
MO reported $1.42 in earnings per share. EPS has grown by 284% over the period.
Return on Equity (ROE)
MO delivered a 37.5% return on equity, indicating how effectively the company generates returns for shareholders.
Return on Assets (ROA)
MO achieved a 22.5% return on assets, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
Net Profit Margin
MO maintains a 45.0% net profit margin, showing the percentage of revenue retained as profit after all expenses.
Gross Profit Margin
MO operates with a 82.8% gross profit margin, reflecting pricing power and cost efficiency in core operations.
Cash & Debt
MO holds $0.8B in cash against $0.3B in debt, resulting in a net cash position of $0.5B.
Shares Outstanding
MO has 1.7B shares outstanding.
Stock-Based Comp
MO reported $0.1B in stock-based compensation.
FCF vs Stock Based Comp
MO generated $2.5B in free cash flow while spending $0.1B on stock-based compensation, representing 5% of FCF.
FCF vs FCF / Share
MO reported $2.5B in free cash flow, translating to $1.52 per share.
Revenue: Actual + Estimates
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EPS: Actual + Estimates
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Net Income: Actual + Estimates
This chart tracks MO net income: actual + estimates metrics over time, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and trends.
EBITDA: Actual + Estimates
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Portfolio Growth Over Time
Data last updated: October 3, 2025 6:20 am
Year-by-Year Portfolio Growth (Realistic DRIP Scenario)
Year | Start Balance | Start Shares | Share Price | Dividend / Share | Dividend Yield | Yield on Cost | Annual Dividend | Total Dividends | End Shares | End Balance |
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1 | $10,000 | 152 | $65.75 | $1.06 | 6.45% | 6.45% | $710 | $710 | 181 | $11,910 |
2 | $12,131 | 181 | $66.97 | $1.13 | 6.74% | 6.87% | $890 | $1,600 | 212 | $14,221 |
3 | $14,486 | 212 | $68.22 | $1.20 | 7.05% | 7.31% | $1,102 | $2,702 | 246 | $16,788 |
4 | $17,100 | 246 | $69.49 | $1.28 | 7.37% | 7.79% | $1,352 | $4,054 | 283 | $19,652 |
5 | $20,017 | 283 | $70.78 | $1.36 | 7.70% | 8.29% | $1,646 | $5,700 | 323 | $22,864 |
6 | $23,289 | 323 | $72.09 | $1.45 | 8.06% | 8.83% | $1,995 | $7,696 | 367 | $26,484 |
7 | $26,976 | 367 | $73.43 | $1.55 | 8.42% | 9.41% | $2,409 | $10,105 | 417 | $30,586 |
8 | $31,154 | 417 | $74.80 | $1.65 | 8.81% | 10.02% | $2,903 | $13,007 | 471 | $35,257 |
9 | $35,912 | 471 | $76.19 | $1.75 | 9.21% | 10.67% | $3,493 | $16,500 | 533 | $40,605 |
10 | $41,360 | 533 | $77.61 | $1.87 | 9.62% | 11.36% | $4,201 | $20,701 | 603 | $46,761 |