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Related Parties - Equity Investments and Other:
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties - Equity Investments and Other:
Related Parties - Equity Investments and Other:

Equity Method Investments:

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, PMI had total equity method investments of $1,019 million and $1,005 million, respectively. Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment is adjusted for PMI's proportionate share of earnings or losses, dividends, capital contributions, changes in ownership interests and movements in currency translation adjustments. The carrying value of our equity method investments at December 31, 2025 and 2024, exceeded our share of the investees' book value by $1,033 million and $1,060 million, respectively. The difference between the investment carrying value and the amount of underlying equity in net assets is mainly attributable to equity method goodwill, convertible debt instruments, and definite-lived intangible assets and other assets. The difference related to the definite-lived intangibles and other assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 of $161 million and $152 million, respectively, is amortized on a straight-line basis and is included in Equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net on the consolidated statements of earnings. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, PMI received year-to-date dividends from equity method investees of $203 million and $151 million, respectively.

PMI holds a 23% equity interest in JSC TK Megapolis ("TKM"), PMI's distributor in Russia (SSEA, CIS & MEA segment), which as of December 31, 2025 had a carrying value of $303 million. Additionally, there was approximately $523 million of cumulative foreign currency translation losses associated with TKM reflected in accumulated other comprehensive losses in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2025. Previously TKM was a subsidiary of Megapolis Distribution B.V. ("MDBV"), a Dutch holding company in which PMI held a 23% equity interest. In June 2024, the Russian government included TKM in the list of economically significant organizations that may be subject to forced localization under applicable Russian law, which referred to the
mandatory removal of a foreign holding company from the shareholding structure. On August 8, 2024, the Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Region granted the forced localization of MDBV as requested by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 18, 2024. As a result, MDBV’s shares in TKM were transferred to TKM and subsequently transferred to the Russian subsidiaries of its indirect shareholders during the fourth quarter of 2024. As a result of the transfer of shares, PMI recorded a tax charge of $77 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily reflecting additional deferred withholding taxes related to the TKM pre-localization earnings and other adjustments of accumulated earnings of the Russian subsidiary. As of December 31, 2025, there are risks related to this investment as the fair value of these assets with their associated rights is difficult to predict due to the current economic, political, regulatory, legal and social conditions as well as the foreign currency volatility.

PMI holds a 49% equity interest in United Arab Emirates-based Emirati Investors-TA (FZC) (“EITA”). PMI holds an approximate 25% economic interest in Société des Tabacs Algéro-Emiratie (“STAEM”), an Algerian joint venture that is 51% owned by EITA and 49% by the Algerian state-owned enterprise Management et Développement des Actifs et des Ressources Holding ("MADAR Holding"), which manufactures and distributes under license some of PMI’s brands (SSEA, CIS & MEA segment).

In April 2023, PMI acquired an approximate economic interest of 25% in United Tobacco Company ("UTC"). UTC is an entity incorporated in Egypt which manufactures products under license for PMI’s Egyptian subsidiary. On May 16, 2024, PMI acquired a controlling interest in UTC. For further details, see Note 3. Acquisitions and Divestitures.

In May 2024, PMI acquired an indirect economic interest of 14.7% in Eastern Company (“Eastern"), Egypt’s largest cigarette manufacturer which also includes cigars and pipe tobacco, among others, in its portfolio. PMI accounted for its investment in Eastern under the equity method of accounting as it has the indirect ability to participate in Eastern's policy making processes. In relation to the acquisition, PMI subsequently entered into an agreement in August 2024 to guarantee certain credit facilities and repayment of certain bank loan liabilities. The maximum amount of these guarantee obligations is $385 million and they will be in effect until 2034.

Additionally, as part of its Wellness business strategy, PMI holds non-controlling equity interests in certain companies, which as of December 31, 2025 had a carrying value of $41 million. During the third quarter of 2025, PMI recorded a non-cash charge of $146 million, primarily representing other-than-temporary impairment of one equity method investment following a reassessment of its estimated fair value triggered by the amendment of existing transaction agreements in the third quarter of 2025. The decline in the estimated fair value was primarily driven by the determination of a lower likelihood of success of certain projects in development. The impairment charge was recorded within equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net, in the consolidated statements of earnings in 2025.

The initial investments in Megapolis Distribution BV, EITA, Eastern, Wellness business related investments and UTC (up to the acquisition of controlling interest in UTC on May 16, 2024) have been recorded at cost and are included in equity investments on the consolidated balance sheets. Transactions between these equity method investees and PMI subsidiaries are considered to be related-party transactions and are included in the tables below.

Equity securities:

On March 22, 2019, PMI’s wholly owned subsidiary in Canada, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (“RBH”) obtained an initial order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granting it protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA"), which is a Canadian federal law that permits a Canadian business to restructure its affairs while carrying on its business in the ordinary course with minimal disruption to its customers, suppliers and employees. The administration of the CCAA process, principally relating to the powers provided to the court under the CCAA and the oversight provided by the court appointed monitor, removed certain elements of control of the business from both PMI and RBH. As a result, PMI determined that it no longer had a controlling financial interest over RBH as defined in ASC 810 (Consolidation), and deconsolidated RBH as of the date of the CCAA filing.

Since the deconsolidation of RBH on March 22, 2019, PMI has accounted for its continuing investment in RBH in accordance with ASC 321 (Investments-Equity Securities) as an equity security, without readily determinable fair value, and recorded its continuing investment in RBH at fair value of $3,280 million, which included the estimated settlement amount at the date of deconsolidation, within equity investments.

On October 17, 2024, the court-appointed mediator and monitor in the CCAA proceedings filed a proposed plan of compromise and arrangement (“Proposed Plan”) setting forth, among other things, certain terms of a proposed comprehensive resolution of Canadian tobacco claims and related litigation. Under the resolution contemplated by the Proposed Plan, RBH, Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited ("ITL") and JTI Macdonald Corp ("JTIM") would pay an aggregate global settlement amount of CAD 32.5 billion (approximately $23.7 billion as of December 31, 2025). A significant determinative factor in the analysis of impairment indicators was the issue of allocation of CAD 32.5 billion aggregate settlement amount among RBH, ITL, and JTIM which remained unresolved at the time of filing.
On January 24, 2025, RBH filed an objection to approval of the Proposed Plan with the CCAA court. Developments, including the positions taken by RBH in this objection and the positions taken by other parties in related filings narrowed the range of possible outcomes with respect to the allocation of the aggregate settlement amount of CAD 32.5 billion among RBH, ITL, and JTIM, which was determined to be an indicator that PMI’s investment in RBH may be impaired. Although there remained some uncertainty as to the final terms of the Proposed plan, PMI evaluated its investment in RBH for potential impairment and concluded that the estimated fair value of its investment in RBH was lower than its carrying value. As a result, PMI performed a quantitative valuation of its investment in RBH as of December 31, 2024, and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $2,316 million in the consolidated statement of earnings in the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2024, as a recognized subsequent event. The fair value of PMI’s continuing investment in RBH of $714 million at that time represented the estimated fair value of the underlying business, net of PMI’s best estimate of the share of the aggregate global settlement amount that could be allocated to RBH, and was determined based on an income approach using a discounted cash flow analysis.

In determining the fair value of PMI’s investment in RBH, PMI made various judgements, estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which were the discount rate, sales volumes and operating margins related to the fair value of the combustible tobacco product business in Canada. In addition, significant estimates were made with respect to the allocation amount of the aggregate global settlement amount among RBH, ITL and JTIM, as well as the deductibility of the settlement amount payment for income tax purposes in Canada. All significant inputs used in the valuation are classified in Level 3 of fair value hierarchy. Transactions between PMI and RBH are considered to be related-party transactions from the date of deconsolidation and are included in the tables below.

On March 6, 2025, the CCAA court issued a decision approving the Proposed Plan as amended (the "Plan"). The Plan reflected a settlement resolving the dispute among the parties with respect to allocation of aggregate settlement amount, and it became effective on August 29, 2025. On September 24, 2025, as permitted by the Plan, RBH paid a dividend of CAD $750 million (approximately $536 million) to PMI. The dividend distribution triggered a re-assessment of the carrying value of the investment in RBH and resulted in a downward adjustment, decreasing the carrying value of PMI’s investment in RBH to $567 million. Consequently, in the third quarter of 2025, PMI recorded pre-tax income of $303 million within equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net, in PMI’s consolidated statement of earnings, reflecting the dividend income net of the corresponding decrease in the carrying value of the investment.

PMI evaluated the terms of the Plan and concluded that powers provided under the Plan to RBH’s CCAA Plan Administrator (as that term is defined in the Plan) and to the Claimants (as that term is defined in the Plan) continue to remove certain elements of control of the business from PMI and RBH. As a result, PMI has determined that RBH will remain deconsolidated as it does not have a controlling financial interest over RBH as defined in ASC 810 (Consolidation). PMI also does not exert "significant influence" over RBH as that term is defined in ASC 323 (Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures). Therefore, PMI will continue to account for its investment in RBH in accordance with ASC 321 (Investments-Equity Securities) as an equity security, without readily determinable fair value, until the aggregate global settlement amount has been paid and the operating covenants that govern RBH’s business are lifted.

The fair value of PMI’s other equity securities, which have been classified within Level 1, was $1,291 million and $921 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Unrealized pre-tax gains (losses) of $370 million and $546 million ($289 million and $418 million net of tax) on these equity securities were recorded in equity investments and securities (income)/loss, net on the consolidated statements of earnings for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For a description of the fair value hierarchy and the three levels of inputs used to measure fair values, see Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

Other related parties:

United Arab Emirates-based Trans-Emirates Trading and Investments (FZC) ("TTI") holds a 33% non-controlling interest in Philip Morris Misr LLC ("PMM"), an entity incorporated in Egypt which is consolidated in PMI’s financial statements in the SSEA, CIS & MEA segment. PMM sells, under license, PMI brands in Egypt through an exclusive distribution agreement with a local entity that is also controlled by TTI.

Godfrey Phillips India Ltd ("GPI") is one of the non-controlling interest holders in IPM India, which is a 56.3% owned PMI consolidated subsidiary in the SSEA, CIS & MEA segment. GPI also acts as contract manufacturer and distributor for IPM India.
Financial activity with the above related parties:

PMI’s net revenues and expenses with the above related parties were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202520242023
Net revenues:
Megapolis Group$2,805 $2,393 $2,267 
Other1,777 1,483 1,286 
Net revenues (a)
$4,582 $3,876 $3,553 
Expenses:
Other$210 $101 $186 
Expenses$210 $101 $186 
(a) Net revenues exclude excise taxes and VAT billed to customers.

PMI’s balance sheet activity with the above related parties was as follows:
At December 31,
(in millions)20252024
Receivables:
Megapolis Group$568 $405 
Other271 286 
Receivables$839 $691 
Payables:
Other$37 $60 
Payables$37 $60 
The activities with the above related parties are in the ordinary course of business, and are primarily for distribution, service fees, contract manufacturing and license agreements. PMI eliminated its respective share of all significant intercompany transactions with the equity method investees.