Tariff-resistant Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is still a good buy in 2025 because its business profitability is improving despite declining sales. The decline in sales is primarily due to reduced use of smokeable products, offset by increasing use of consumable and smokeless products.
The critical detail for investors is that this profitable business with virtually no direct exposure to tariffs is leaning into quality, improving its cash flow, and sustaining a solid capital return program. The capital return is why you own this stock; it includes robust share repurchases and a dividend expected to grow annually.
