Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.23 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.18 by 4.24 percent. This is a 6.96 percent increase over earnings of $1.15 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.26 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.62 billion by 13.90 percent. This is a 5.69 percent decrease over sales of $5.58 billion the same period last year.