Benzinga | Jul 29, 2021 07:09AM EDT

Altria Group Q2 EPS $1.23 Beats $1.18 Estimate, Sales $6.90B, Revenues Net Of Excise Taxes $5.6B

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.23 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.18 by 4.24 percent. This is a 12.84 percent increase over earnings of $1.09 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.90 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.40 billion by 27.78 percent. This is a 36.31 percent increase over sales of $5.06 billion the same period last year.