Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good day and welcome to the Altria Group 2026 first quarter earnings conference call. Today's call is scheduled to last about one hour, including remarks by Altria's management and a question and answer session. If you'd like to ask a question during this time, and if you're joined by the webinar, please use the raise hand icon, which can be found at the bottom of your webinar application. If you have joined by phone, please dial star nine to raise your hand. And when prompted, star six will allow you to mute and unmute. Representatives of the investment community and media on the call will be able to ask questions following the conclusion of the prepared remarks. I would now like to turn the call over to Mac Livingston, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Thanks, Ehalani. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. This morning, Billy Gifford, Altria's CEO, and Sal Mancuso, our CFO, will discuss Altria's 2026 first quarter business results. Earlier today, we issued a press release providing our results. The release, presentation, and quarterly metrics are all available at altria.com. During our call today, unless otherwise stated, we're comparing results to the same period in 2025. Our remarks contain forward-looking statements, including projections of future results. Please review the forward-looking and cautionary statements section at the end of today's earnings release for various factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections. Future dividend payments and share repurchases remain subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Today's call will contain various operating results on both a reported and adju...