PMI Q3 Beats on Revenue and Organic Growth; Full-Year EPS Forecast Trimmed to $8.29-$8.44
PM sits 37% above its 52-week low of $142.11.
Summary
PMI posted record Q3 revenue of $11.4B and adjusted EPS of $2.36, up 5.4%, but trimmed full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $8.29-$8.44 on a smaller currency benefit and heavier Q4 ZYN investment.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · PM
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Record Q3 Revenue and Profit
Net revenues rose 5.5% to $11.4B (7.1% organic) and operating income jumped 14.1% to $4.87B, both quarterly records; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.36, up 5.4%.
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Full-Year EPS Guidance Trimmed
2026 adjusted diluted EPS forecast cut to $8.29-$8.44 from $8.35-$8.50 as the currency benefit fell to $0.18 from $0.24; ex-currency growth of 7.5%-9.5% is unchanged.
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Smoke-Free Passes 40% of Sales
Smoke-free products were over 40% of Q3 net revenues, with IQOS HTU shipments up 1.5% to 41.5B units and VEEV e-vapor shipments up 61.6%.
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Heavier Q4 ZYN Investment
U.S. ZYN shipments grew 4.2% to 3.2B pouches and segment revenue rose 22.7%, but PMI plans more Q4 marketing spend and a move of most flagship ZYN to 20-pouch cans.
Analysis · PM · Manufacturing
A record quarter: net revenues of $11.4B (up 5.5%, 7.1% organic), operating income up 14.1%, and adjusted EPS of $2.36, up 5.4%, with smoke-free now more than 40% of sales. The catch is guidance. The full-year adjusted EPS range was trimmed to $8.29-$8.44 from $8.35-$8.50 because the expected currency tailwind shrank to $0.18 from $0.24, while organic growth of 7.5%-9.5% ex-currency is unchanged. Management also flagged heavier Q4 spending behind ZYN in the U.S. and a shift of the flagship portfolio to 20-pouch cans, plus cost pressure from energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict and supply-chain disruption in Ukraine. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA improved to 2.17x from 2.53x, and there are no share repurchases planned.
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