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Best Tobacco Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top tobacco stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best tobacco stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best tobacco stocks to buy right now are:

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the #1 top tobacco stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33.

MO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Altria Group has seen its stock return 24.17% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 106 percentage points.

Altria Group has an average 1 year price target of $70.20, a downside of -4.11% from Altria Group's current stock price of $73.21.

Altria Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Altria Group, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the #2 top tobacco stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Universal (NYSE:UVV) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: F, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33.

UVV passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Universal has seen its stock lose -9.03% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 73 percentage points.

Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX) is the #3 top tobacco stock out of 10 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 66, which is 33 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 33.

RLX passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rlx Technology has seen its stock lose -17.13% over the past year, overperforming other tobacco stocks by 64 percentage points.

Rlx Technology has an average 1 year price target of $2.50, an upside of 39.66% from Rlx Technology's current stock price of $1.79.

Rlx Technology stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rlx Technology, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 5 tobacco stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tobacco stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Universal (NYSE:UVV) has an annual dividend yield of 6.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the tobacco industry average of 4.02%. Universal's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Universal's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Universal's dividend payout ratio of 252.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) has an annual dividend yield of 5.79%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the tobacco industry average of 4.02%. Altria Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Altria Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Altria Group's dividend payout ratio of 87.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is the same as the tobacco industry average of 4.02%. Philip Morris International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Philip Morris International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Philip Morris International's dividend payout ratio of 81% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tobacco stocks were up 0.3% in the last day, and up 2.19% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why tobacco stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued tobacco stocks right now are:

Universal (NYSE:UVV) is the most undervalued tobacco stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Universal has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal's stock has dropped -9.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by 73 percentage points.

Rlx Technology (NYSE:RLX) is the second most undervalued tobacco stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rlx Technology has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rlx Technology's stock has dropped -17.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by 64 percentage points.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) is the third most undervalued tobacco stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Altria Group has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the tobacco industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Altria Group's stock has gained 24.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tobacco industry by 106 percentage points.

60% of tobacco stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect tobacco stocks to rise by 15.84% over the next year.

0% of tobacco stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of tobacco stocks are rated B (Buy), 83.33% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 16.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).