News about Altria

The article highlights five dividend stocks from consumer staples, REITs, energy and pharmaceuticals: Altria Group (MO), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Energy Transfer (ET), Pfizer (PFE) and Realty Income (O), with trailing 12-month dividend yields ranging from 5.88% to 16.72% as of Oct. 14. Pfizer is noted for an 88-year consecutive dividend streak and paid $9.8 billion in cash dividends in 2025, Altria has a 57-year record of higher dividends, and Realty Income has raised its payouts for 116 straight quarters. The article warns that AGNC's dividend could be at risk from a rising interest-rate environment. It also stresses that dividends are not guaranteed and that yields can fall as share prices rise.