Excise & Pricing Simulator

Quantify shopper pass-through vs margin absorption and the impact on Imperial Brands' US P&L

Data refresh: Jun 5, 2026
Excise change vs baseline ($2.94/pack)+$1.00/pack
-$1.000+$3.00
Other comps pass-on (Camel · Pall Mall)100%
Absorb100% passOver-shift
New excise
$3.94/pack
Federal $1.01 + state-blended avg ~$1.93
Competitor Pass-Through Assumption

Set how each key competitor reacts to the excise change. Their move shifts cross-elasticity flows into / out of the IB portfolio.

Marlboro
PM / Altria · Premium
Pass $1.00
Absorb $0.00
Pass 100% on — shelf price moves with excise.
Newport
RAI / BAT · Menthol
Pass $1.00
Absorb $0.00
Pass 100% on — shelf price moves with excise.
Recommended bucket:
Full Pass
Margin impact $-65M · Share move -0.48 pp · Volume -2.4%
Pass-Through Buckets — Impact on Imperial Brands

Each bucket splits the excise change between shelf-price (passed to shopper) and P&L (absorbed). Click a bucket to drill into brand-level detail.

BucketPassed to shopperAbsorbed by IBΔ VolumeΔ Net RevenueΔ MarginΔ Share (pp)
Full Absorb$0.00 (0%)$1.00 (100%)6.6%$-2,540M$-2,876M+1.89
Absorb Heavy$0.25 (25%)$0.75 (75%)4.4%$-1,896M$-2,122M+1.29
Balanced$0.50 (50%)$0.50 (50%)2.1%$-1,286M$-1,402M+0.70
Pass Heavy$0.75 (75%)$0.25 (25%)-0.1%$-710M$-716M+0.11
Full Pass
Rec
$1.00 (100%)$0.00 (0%)-2.4%$-168M$-65M-0.48
Over-Shift$1.25 (125%)$0.00 (0%)-4.6%+$340M+$552M-1.07
IB Net Revenue
$9,349M
$1,286M (-12.1%)
base $10,635M
IB Gross Margin
$4,180M
$1,402M (-25.1%)
base $5,582M
IB Volume
3,115M
+65M (2.1%)
base 3,050M
IB Volume Share
25.2%
+0.70 pp
base 24.5%
Brand-Level Impact · Balanced

50/50 split between shopper and P&L.

BrandSegNew PricePassedAbsorbedΔ VolΔ Margin
WinstonMid$7.90+$0.50$0.504.7%$-329M
KoolMenthol$8.10+$0.50$0.503.0%$-177M
MaverickValue$6.40+$0.50$0.501.6%$-573M
SonomaValue$5.90+$0.50$0.50-0.8%$-322M
IB Portfolio Total2.1%$-1,402M
Margin Impact across Buckets
Volume Share Trajectory
Competitive Volume Response · Balanced

Cross-elasticity flow: IB pass-on vs competition assumption (100%).

Structured Impact · Balanced

Outcomes across Imperial Brands, the competitive set, and the total US cigarette category given the selected IB bucket and competitor reactions.

Imperial Brands
Volume
3,115M
+2.1% · base 3,050M
Value (Net Rev)
$9,349M
-12.1% · base $10,635M
% Margin
44.7%
-7.78 pp · base 52.5%
Volume Share
25.2%
+0.70 pp · base 24.5%
Value Share
16.4%
-1.66 pp · base 18.0%
Competition
Marlboro · Newport · Camel · Pall Mall
Volume
9,246M
-1.6% · base 9,400M
Value (Net Rev)
$47,698M
-1.2% · base $48,289M
Total Category
IB + Competition
Volume
12,361M
-0.7% · base 12,450M
Value (Net Rev)
$57,048M
-3.2% · base $58,924M
Competitor brand detail
BrandBucketNew PriceΔ VolumeΔ Value
MarlboroFull Pass$9.50-0.2%$-47M
NewportFull Pass$9.70-1.0%$-118M
Camel100%$9.20-1.0%$-78M
Pall Mall100%$7.10-6.7%$-348M
Competition Total-1.6%$-591M