Altria Group (MO) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 227 recorded MO dividend payments, running from June 10, 1970 to June 15, 2026 — 57 calendar years. Together those payments total $157.75 per share. MO has most often paid quarterly.
MO has increased its payment rate for 17 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MO payment rate compounded at +4.1% a year, and +6.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
MO's payment rate fell in 2008. The steepest drop was -57.3%.
MO dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.16 | 4 | $1.04 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | $4.00 | 4 | $1.00 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $3.84 | 4 | $0.960 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | $3.68 | 4 | $0.920 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | $3.52 | 4 | $0.880 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | $3.40 | 4 | $0.850 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | $3.28 | 4 | $0.820 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | $3.00 | 4 | $0.750 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.635 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | $2.35 | 4 | $0.587 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | $2.17 | 4 | $0.542 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | $1.84 | 4 | $0.460 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.425 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | $1.58 | 4 | $0.395 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.365 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | $1.32 | 4 | $0.330 | — |
| 2008 | $52.74 | 5 (timing) | $0.320 | -57.3% |
| 2007 | $24.96 | 5 (timing) | $0.750 | — |
| 2006 | $3.32 | 4 | $0.830 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | $3.06 | 4 | $0.765 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | $2.82 | 4 | $0.705 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | $2.64 | 4 | $0.660 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | $2.44 | 4 | $0.610 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | $2.22 | 4 | $0.555 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | $2.02 | 4 | $0.505 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | $1.84 | 4 | $0.460 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.400 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | $1.47 | 4 | $0.367 | +20.5% |
| 1995 | $1.03 | 4 | $0.304 | +20.5% |
| 1994 | $1.01 | 4 | $0.253 | +16.5% |
| 1993 | $0.867 | 4 | $0.217 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | $0.783 | 4 | $0.196 | +23.0% |
| 1991 | $0.637 | 4 | $0.159 | +23.4% |
| 1990 | $0.516 | 4 | $0.129 | +23.8% |
| 1989 | $0.417 | 4 | $0.104 | +23.5% |
| 1988 | $0.338 | 4 | $0.0844 | +35.0% |
| 1987 | $0.263 | 4 | $0.0625 | +30.4% |
| 1986 | $0.206 | 4 | $0.0479 | +15.0% |
| 1985 | $0.167 | 4 | $0.0417 | +17.6% |
| 1984 | $0.142 | 4 | $0.0354 | +17.2% |
| 1983 | $0.121 | 4 | $0.0302 | +20.8% |
| 1982 | $0.100 | 4 | $0.0250 | +20.0% |
| 1981 | $0.0833 | 4 | $0.0208 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | $0.0667 | 4 | $0.0167 | +28.2% |
| 1979 | $0.0520 | 4 | $0.0130 | +21.9% |
| 1978 | $0.0427 | 4 | $0.0107 | +24.3% |
| 1977 | $0.0325 | 4 | $0.0086 | +43.3% |
| 1976 | $0.0240 | 4 | $0.0060 | +27.8% |
| 1975 | $0.0193 | 4 | $0.0047 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | $0.0161 | 4 | $0.0042 | +18.7% |
| 1973 | $0.0140 | 4 | $0.0035 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | $0.0131 | 4 | $0.0033 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | $0.0126 | 4 | $0.0031 | — |
| 1970 | $0.0083 | 3 (timing) | $0.0026 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MO's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MO dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | $1.06 |
| March 25, 2026 | $1.06 |
| December 26, 2025 | $1.06 |
| September 15, 2025 | $1.06 |
| June 16, 2025 | $1.02 |
| March 25, 2025 | $1.02 |
| December 26, 2024 | $1.02 |
| September 16, 2024 | $1.02 |
| June 14, 2024 | $0.980 |
| March 22, 2024 | $0.980 |
| December 20, 2023 | $0.980 |
| September 14, 2023 | $0.980 |
| June 14, 2023 | $0.940 |
| March 23, 2023 | $0.940 |
| December 21, 2022 | $0.940 |
| September 14, 2022 | $0.940 |
| June 14, 2022 | $0.900 |
| March 24, 2022 | $0.900 |
| December 22, 2021 | $0.900 |
| September 14, 2021 | $0.900 |
| June 14, 2021 | $0.860 |
| March 24, 2021 | $0.860 |
| December 24, 2020 | $0.860 |
| September 14, 2020 | $0.860 |
| June 12, 2020 | $0.840 |
| March 24, 2020 | $0.840 |
| December 24, 2019 | $0.840 |
| September 13, 2019 | $0.840 |
| June 13, 2019 | $0.800 |
| March 22, 2019 | $0.800 |
| December 24, 2018 | $0.800 |
| September 13, 2018 | $0.800 |
| June 14, 2018 | $0.700 |
| March 14, 2018 | $0.700 |
| December 20, 2017 | $0.660 |
| September 14, 2017 | $0.660 |
| June 13, 2017 | $0.610 |
| March 13, 2017 | $0.610 |
| December 20, 2016 | $0.610 |
| September 13, 2016 | $0.610 |
| June 13, 2016 | $0.565 |
| March 11, 2016 | $0.565 |
| December 22, 2015 | $0.565 |
| September 11, 2015 | $0.565 |
| June 11, 2015 | $0.520 |
| March 12, 2015 | $0.520 |
| December 22, 2014 | $0.520 |
| September 11, 2014 | $0.520 |
| June 12, 2014 | $0.480 |
| March 12, 2014 | $0.480 |
| December 23, 2013 | $0.480 |
| September 12, 2013 | $0.480 |
| June 12, 2013 | $0.440 |
| March 13, 2013 | $0.440 |
| December 21, 2012 | $0.440 |
| September 12, 2012 | $0.440 |
| June 13, 2012 | $0.410 |
| March 13, 2012 | $0.410 |
| December 22, 2011 | $0.410 |
| September 13, 2011 | $0.410 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 227 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
MO dividend history questions
How many dividends has MO paid?
DivTrkr has 227 recorded MO dividend payments between June 10, 1970 and June 15, 2026, totalling $157.75 per share across 57 calendar years.
Has MO ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The MO per-payment rate fell in 2008, the steepest being -57.3%.
How fast is the MO dividend growing?
The MO payment rate compounded at +4.1% a year over the last five complete years and +6.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does MO pay a dividend?
MO has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current MO dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track MO free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.