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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-165
Prediction Series · P-165

The tobacco floor — ≥$2.00, locked at 93%.

93% probability Philip Morris International's Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS lands at or above $2.00 — roughly 9% below the $2.20 delivered in Q2, against full-year guidance of $8.26–$8.41. Resolves ~20 Oct 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · earnings-floor threshold Locked · 2026-08-13 · before the Q3 results Resolves · ~2026-10-20 · Philip Morris Q3 2026 results (pmi.com) Scored · binary: Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS ≥$2.00 yes/no
Philip Morris Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS · our locked floor
≥ $2.00
adjusted diluted EPS · vs $2.20 reported in Q2 2026

Philip Morris International reported Q2 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $2.20, up 15.2%, on net revenues of $11.2bn up 10.4% (7.6% organic), with smoke-free up 11.7% and combustibles up 9.5%. Full-year adjusted diluted EPS is guided to $8.26–$8.41. Source: PMI Q2 2026 results, July 2026.

— 1 · The Locked Call

Philip Morris Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS lands ≥$2.00 — P = 0.93.

We lock a binary: Philip Morris International reports third-quarter 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share of at least $2.00, per the company's results release. Confidence 93%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

Both halves of the business are growing and the floor sits below the quarter just delivered.

PMI delivered $2.20 of adjusted EPS in Q2 with both smoke-free and combustible revenue growing, and guided the full year to $8.26–$8.41 — a range that requires quarterly earnings well above our floor. Tobacco demand is famously inelastic, which makes the revenue line unusually stable quarter to quarter. Our floor sits about 9% below the Q2 print. Confidence 93%, not higher, because PMI reports in dollars while earning largely offshore, so an adverse currency swing is the disclosed tail. Scored on ADJUSTED diluted EPS, not reported GAAP EPS.

Locked on 2026-08-13 — scored against PMI's reported Q3 2026 adjusted diluted EPS.

RAOSCAFF locks P-165 on 2026-08-13, before the Q3 release. Scored against Philip Morris International's reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted diluted EPS versus a $2.00 floor.

Locked
2026-08-13 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-10-20 — Philip Morris International Q3 2026 results
Source
Philip Morris International Q3 2026 earnings release, adjusted diluted EPS (pmi.com; SEC 8-K)
Scored by
Binary: YES if reported Q3 2026 ADJUSTED diluted EPS is ≥$2.00; NO otherwise. Adjusted diluted EPS as reported — not GAAP diluted EPS and not the currency-neutral figure.

PMI reports in dollars while earning largely offshore — an adverse currency swing is the disclosed tail.