A stock that qualifies has managed to generate excess income through all sorts of macroeconomic environments, including multiple recessions, bear markets, high inflation rates, and even stagflation. Altria Group recorded $1.26 in non-GAAP (adjusted) diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the second quarter, which equates to a 2.4% growth rate over the year-ago period. Combined with share buybacks that it has the capital to execute, this explains the 4.3% annual adjusted diluted EPS forecast of analysts for the next five years.