Philip Morris International Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 7.4% to $3.36B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 43.1%, from $2.35B to $3.36B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 34.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $754.00M | $759.00M | $792.00M | $833.00M | $838.00M | $943.00M | $1.03B | $1.11B | $1.19B | $1.38B | $1.56B | $1.63B | $1.83B | $1.86B | $2.06B | $2.35B | $2.64B | $2.89B | $3.13B | $3.36B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.7% | +4.3% | +5.2% | +0.6% | +12.5% | +9.1% | +8.0% | +7.5% | +15.6% | +13.3% | +4.2% | +12.5% | +1.7% | +10.6% | +13.8% | +12.5% | +9.5% | +8.1% | +7.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.1% | +24.2% | +29.9% | +33.4% | +42.5% | +46.3% | +51.9% | +46.6% | +53.5% | +35.1% | +31.9% | +44.1% | +44.1% | +55.2% | +51.6% | +43.1% |