Altria Group Settlement charges increased by 30.3% to $2.84B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.4%, from $3.03B to $2.84B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Settlement charges shows a downward trend with a -9.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase signals higher near-term legal or regulatory cash outflows, which may impact liquidity and free cash flow.
This represents the current portion of liabilities arising from legal settlements or regulatory agreements. It reflects...
Highly specific to companies in litigious industries; peers often report these as significant non-operating cash outflows.
non_current_liabilities_accrued_settlement_liability_current| 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 | $1.98B | $3.00B | $3.35B | $4.23B | $1.75B | $2.73B | $2.93B | $3.82B | $1.56B | $2.39B | $2.56B | $3.42B | $1.32B | $2.12B | $2.35B | $3.03B | $1.10B | $1.89B | $2.18B | $2.84B |
| QoQ Change | — | +51.3% | +11.8% | +26.3% | -58.6% | +56.1% | +7.1% | +30.6% | -59.1% | +52.9% | +7.3% | +33.4% | -61.4% | +60.5% | +11.1% | +28.8% | -63.8% | +71.9% | +15.4% | +30.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.7% | -8.8% | -12.7% | -9.7% | -10.7% | -12.6% | -12.4% | -10.5% | -15.5% | -11.3% | -8.2% | -11.3% | -16.8% | -10.9% | -7.5% | -6.4% |