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Philip Morris International Inc.

Private beta

Consumer Staples · Tobacco

$191.06

+0.68%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

Defensively Qualified

Updated 6/30/2026

Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.

Investment Report Card

Philip Morris International Inc.

Consumer Staples · Tobacco · Data confidence good

59 / 100

Rank #210 of 1,152 qualified companies

Top 31% · Not Currently Suggested

Risk Intelligence

Core Model
B−

74 / 100

Fundamentally Qualified

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

Above average on this measure.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model
C−

58 / 100

Weak Compounder

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model
C+

65 / 100

Middle

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence
D

47 / 100

Positive disclosed activity

What are important owners actually doing?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
D

41 / 100

Elevated

Is today's price reasonable?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
D

50 / 100

Moderate Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

  • Business Quality meets the frozen IA Defensive qualification.
  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

What holds it back

  • Elevated valuation: the current market price reflects a premium to this company's historical valuation and comparable companies (Valuation Intelligence 41 out of 100, Elevated).

Long-term view

Philip Morris International Inc. scores 58 on Long-Term Potential (C−), described by the research model as weak compounder. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.

Ownership view

Disclosed ownership evidence reads 47 (D): Positive disclosed activity. 11 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.

Valuation view

Philip Morris International Inc. reads 41 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

Philip Morris International Inc. reads 50 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 3.4% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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Why it's interesting

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) scores 59 out of 100 and ranks #210 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 31% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.

Business strength

Risk Intelligence reads 74 out of 100 (B−), recorded as fundamentally qualified. Above average on this measure.

Long-term opportunity

Long-Term Potential reads 58 out of 100 (C−), recorded as weak compounder. Around the middle of the covered universe.

What's improving or weakening

Fundamental Momentum reads 65 out of 100 (C+), recorded as middle. Around the middle of the covered universe.

What important owners are doing

Ownership Intelligence reads 47 out of 100 (D), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

What kind of price you'd be paying

Valuation is currently the main point of caution: Valuation Intelligence reads 41 out of 100 (D), recorded as Elevated. Philip Morris International Inc. reads 41 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

How the company rewards shareholders

Capital Returns Intelligence reads 50 out of 100 (D), recorded as Moderate Capital Returns. Philip Morris International Inc. reads 50 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 3.4% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What could go wrong

Elevated valuation: the current market price reflects a premium to this company's historical valuation and comparable companies (Valuation Intelligence 41 out of 100, Elevated). Data confidence for this company is good.

Bottom line

No individual layer reaches the strongest band today. Long-Term Potential and Ownership Intelligence remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads elevated at today's price.

Composite discovery model

Pro Investor Score

Pro Investor Score™

59 / 100

Not Currently Suggested

A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.

Rank
#210 of 694
Percentile
Top 31%
Ranking updated
September 12, 2026
103Rank weakened by 103 positions. Rank weakened by 103 positions.
Risk Intelligence
74

30% contribution

Long-Term Potential
58

30% contribution

Fundamental Momentum
65

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence
47

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence

47 / 100 · Mixed · 20% of the Pro Investor Score

SUPPLEMENTAL / DESCRIPTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Coverage: Good

Elite Investor Activity
32 · Weak

50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score

Tracked professional-manager activity is weak.

Institutional Activity
86 · Strong

20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score

Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.

Insider Activity
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Strategic Ownership
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.

Why it ranks here

  • Strong risk profile

    Risk Intelligence ranks in the top 21% of qualified companies, with lower_risk price risk.

  • Improving fundamentals

    Recent reported business trends rank among the strongest in the qualified universe.

What holds it back

  • Ownership evidence is not uniformly supportive

    Disclosed elite investor activity evidence is weak or neutral. Ownership evidence is supplemental and never automatically positive.

  • Ownership evidence disagrees

    Different owner groups point in different directions, so the combined reading is best read as mixed rather than uniformly favourable.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Excellent. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 41 · Elevated

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 50 · Moderate Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Score explanation

Why this company scores the way it does

Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 59.2 of the stored score (59.2).

  • Risk Intelligence

    30% of the score · contributes 23.8 points

    How strong and defensively sound is the company?

    Stands at the 79 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 74 · 40% of this company’s total score

    How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.

    How this area is measured

    Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.

    Full methodology
  • Long-Term Potential

    30% of the score · contributes 18.2 points

    Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

    Stands at the 61 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 58 · 31% of this company’s total score

    Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.

    How this area is measured

    Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.

    Full methodology
  • Fundamental Momentum

    20% of the score · contributes 15.5 points

    Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

    Stands at the 77 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 65 · 26% of this company’s total score

    Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.

    How this area is measured

    Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.

    Full methodology
  • Ownership Intelligence

    20% of the score · contributes 1.7 points

    What are important owners actually doing?

    Stands at the 9 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 47 · 3% of this company’s total score

    What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.

    How this area is measured

    Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.

    Full methodology

What is helping the score

  • Risk Intelligence79 percentile, adding 23.8 points.
  • Long-Term Potential61 percentile, adding 18.2 points.
  • Fundamental Momentum77 percentile, adding 15.5 points.

What deserves attention

  • Ownership Intelligence9 percentile, adding only 1.7 of a possible 20 points.
Outside the score

Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.

  • Valuation IntelligencePhilip Morris International Inc. reads 41 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
  • Capital Returns IntelligencePhilip Morris International Inc. reads 50 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 3.4% a year.

Pro Investor Intelligence™

Reported by insiders, large shareholders and professional funds. Shown beside our research, never blended into it.

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Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

41/ 100

Elevated

RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage

Compared with its history

10

Expensive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

23

Expensive

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

53

Reasonable

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

95

Very Attractive

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

Philip Morris International Inc. reads 41 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Elevated. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current P/E 27.4x · own median 18.5x · peer median 21.9x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

50/ 100

Moderate Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

72

Strong Capital Returns

Dividend reliability

Buyback Effectiveness

30

Limited Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

No net share repurchases are recorded in the stored cash-flow statements.

Dilution Control

30

Limited Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

62

Favorable Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

60

Favorable Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

Philip Morris International Inc. reads 50 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 3.4% a year.

No measurable cash was returned to shareholders through dividends or net repurchases in the latest stored statements.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
Today#210Score 59
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rank#210

In the company’s own words

What this company does

Philip Morris International Inc. is a Virginia holding company incorporated in 1987. In March 2008, we became a U.S. public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and subject to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). We are a leading international consumer goods company, actively delivering a smoke-free future and evolving our portfolio for the long term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. Our current product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, nicotine pouch and e-vapor products. Since 2008, we have invested over $16 billion to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, with the goal of completely ending the sale of cigarettes. This investment includes the building of world-class scientific assessment capabilities, notably in the areas of pre-clinical systems toxicology, clinical and behavioral research, as well as post-market studies. In November 2022, we acquired Swedish Match AB ("Swedish Match") – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free combination led by the companies’ IQOS and ZYN brands. As of April 30, 2024, we hold the full rights to commercialize IQOS in the U.S. after reaching an agreement to end our U.S. commercial relationship covering IQOS with Altria Group, Inc. in 2022. Following a robust science-based review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") has authorized the marketing of Swedish Match’s General snus and ZYN nicotine pouches and versions of PMI’s IQOS devices and consumables - the first-ever such authorizations in their respective categories. Versions of IQOS devices and consumables and General snus also obtained the first-ever Modified Risk Tobacco Product ("MRTP") authorizations from the FDA. We describe the MRTP orders in more detail in the "Business Environment" section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .

With a strong foundation and significant expertise in life sciences, PMI has a long-term ambition to expand into wellness areas. The business strategy of our wellness unit, Aspeya, currently focuses on developing and commercializing primarily oral consumer wellness offerings. This includes medical and non-recreational cannabinoid products (including CBD), in line with applicable regulatory requirements, though any revenue related to cannabinoids is expected to be negligible in the near to medium term.

Smoke-Free Business ("SFB") is the term PMI uses to refer to all of its smoke-free products. SFB also includes wellness products, as well as consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.

Smoke-free products (also referred to herein as "SFPs") is the term PMI uses to refer to all of its products that provide nicotine without combusting tobacco, such as heat-not-burn, e-vapor, and oral smokeless, and that therefore generate far lower levels of harmful chemicals. As such, these products have the potential to present less risk of harm versus continued smoking.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 6, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

74

Fundamentally Qualified

+8.2 vs Jun 30, 2026

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Long-Term Potential

Research model

58

Ordinary Compounder

+12.5 vs Jun 30, 2026

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

65

Accelerating

+12.4 vs Jun 30, 2026

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

32

Bottom range

0 vs Jun 30, 2026

11 tracked managers disclosed a position for this period.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Company intelligence

PM score history

Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.

PM intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 73.7 on 2026-09-11, up 8.2 from 65.5 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 58.2 on 2026-09-11, up 12.5 from 45.7 on 2026-06-30. Fundamental Momentum 65.3 on 2026-09-11, up 12.4 from 52.9 on 2026-06-30. Elite Investor Activity 31.8 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 31.8 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.

Risk Intelligence 73.7 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+8.2 vs prior period) · Production core

Long-Term Potential 58.2 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+12.5 vs prior period) · Research model

Fundamental Momentum 65.3 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+12.4 vs prior period) · Research model

Elite Investor Activity 31.8 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental

Share price

PM price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+13.0%
1Y change
+17.9%
3Y change
+128.2%
5Y change
+135.1%
Max change
+210.7%

Last stored close $191.06 · +17.9% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • Business Quality meets the frozen IA Defensive qualification.
  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • No specific negative evidence is available. This is not evidence of low risk.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

46

New holders

32

Increasing

5

Reducing

4

Exiting

0

Coverage

Excellent

Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2023-09-30 · Public 12/27/2023

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

  • Risk Intelligence

    IA Defensive improved

    Business Quality qualification score moved from 65.5 to 70.3.

  • Risk Intelligence

    Price Risk category changed

    Price Risk moved from Not Available to Lower risk.

  • Fundamental Momentum

    Fundamental Momentum improved

    Fundamental Momentum research score moved from 52.9 to 67.1.

  • Risk Intelligence

    IA Defensive weakened

    Business Quality qualification score moved from 72.6 to 65.5.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 55 to 36 for the reporting period ending 2026-03-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 42 to 55 for the reporting period ending 2025-12-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 31 to 42 for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Tracked managers exited positions

    2 tracked managers no longer disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 71 to 31 for the reporting period ending 2025-06-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 55 to 71 for the reporting period ending 2025-03-31.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.