Philip Morris International (PM)
Consumer Staples · Tobacco · NYSE
A global tobacco giant aggressively transitioning its business model toward a smoke-free future through the development and commercialization of reduced-risk nicotine products.
What Philip Morris International does
Philip Morris International is a leading international tobacco company working to deliver a smoke-free future by evolving its portfolio beyond cigarettes. The company manufactures and sells a diverse range of combustible tobacco products and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, e-vapor, and oral nicotine products, in markets outside the United States.
Themes: smoke-free transition, tobacco alternative products, consumer staples, nicotine delivery systems
Fundamentals
- Price$188.23 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$293.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+7.9% 2025-08-21 close $174.49 → 2026-08-21 close $188.23
- P/E27.01 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+25.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+67.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+575.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity186.08 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.37 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-22 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.5%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How PM compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 97 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
PM is in the Consumer Staples Long-term Top 10.
Consumer Staples Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
62.0 #137 of 987 scored · #1 of 49 in Consumer Staples
Profitability 93rd (return on equity 575.4%, operating margin 37.8%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (37th, price to earnings 27 (within its sector)).
Short-term score
45.8 #1072 of 1,704 scored · #39 of 69 in Consumer Staples
Setup 55th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; trend 54th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is catalysts 33rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Consumer Staples Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 1st in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 57.9.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, PM's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 76%, free-cash-flow payout 81%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout76% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout81% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Philip Morris International looks technically
Philip Morris International (PM) is trading 9.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 127 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 9.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +9.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $185.92 | $185.92 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $172.04 | $172.04 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 184.0221. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 127 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 127 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($184.02 to $194.26) — its "stochastic" reading is 41 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 41.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $207.75 | $207.75 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 9.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 32.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +32.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.4% below its highest point of the past year | 9.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $207.75 (set on 2026-07-28) | $207.75 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($144.33 to $200.17), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 21% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $163.87 to $165.66. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 21.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 9.4% below its all-time high | -9.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.6% below a resistance level at $191.25 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-02-12, most recently on 2026-07-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $32.04 (set on 2009-03-05) | $32.04 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 487.5% above its all-time low | +487.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 76% of it) | 24th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.73 between its high and its low — about 2.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.73 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $181.88 and $197.87 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $181.88 – $189.87 – $197.87 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.5% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (9.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.86× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Price gaps
2
| Open gap | it gapped 2.6% below the previous close 16 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 198.44 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-07-22 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 8 sessions to close | 14 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.2 percentage points (the stock gained 0.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -2.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -3.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 8.4 percentage points (the stock gained 2.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -8.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 12.6 percentage points (the stock gained 7.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -12.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.4% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.4% of the share price. | +3.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $177.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +6.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-22 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $190.56 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 23 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
PM last closed at $188.23 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $191.25 | Resistance | 1.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-12 to 2026-07-07 |
| $184.87 | Support | 1.8% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-06-03 to 2026-08-12 |
| $175.98 | Support | 6.5% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-05-07 to 2026-07-15 |
| $170.85 | Support | 9.2% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-08-11 to 2026-06-22 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $184.02.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $215.98 and $235.73 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $184.02.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Elliott wave 3 candidates | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$203.80 range $175.00 – $225.00; median $210.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for PM
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.25 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Increasing government regulation and taxation of tobacco and nicotine products worldwide.","Significant and sustained decline in cigarette smoking prevalence.","Risks associated with international operations, including currency fluctuations and political instability."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of PM's 10-Q filed 2026-04-24 against the prior one filed 2025-10-24.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-02-20. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about PM's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 11 matched disclosures for PM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding PM as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 209,553,530
- Reported value $34,727,741,714
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
PM had 16,127,996 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
PM had 1.03% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.81 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 16,127,996
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.03%
- Prior settlement (shares) 17,496,016
- Reported change -7.82%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.81
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- British American Tobacco
- Japan Tobacco Inc. (JAPAY)
- Imperial Brands
- Altria Group (MO)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Philip Morris International (PM) do?
Philip Morris International is a leading international tobacco company working to deliver a smoke-free future by evolving its portfolio beyond cigarettes. The company manufactures and sells a diverse range of combustible tobacco products and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, e-vapor, and oral nicotine products, in markets outside the United States.
What sector is Philip Morris International (PM) in?
Philip Morris International (PM) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Tobacco. It trades on NYSE.
Does PM pay a dividend?
Yes — Philip Morris International (PM) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.51% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Philip Morris International's (PM) competitors?
Notable peers of Philip Morris International (PM) include British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco Inc., Imperial Brands and Altria Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in PM?
Yes — we hold 11 matched STOCK Act disclosures for PM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Philip Morris International (PM) overbought or oversold right now?
Philip Morris International (PM) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on PM come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.