Of 75 July–September 2026 releases with a stated US price, 28 cost $10 to $14.99 a cigar. None reaches $100. Ten-count and 20-count boxes tie at 25 releases each, and six new tins shipped.
July–September 2026 releases by per-cigar price
Of 75 releases with a stated USD price, 28 sit at $10 to $14.99. None reaches $100.64 of 139 table rows had no USD per-cigar price and are not in these bars.
$10 to $14.99 — 28 releasesthe other price tiers
- $100 or more0
- $50 to $99.994
- $15 to $19.9914
- Under $1014
- $20 to $49.9915
- $10 to $14.9928
How the count was made
The table has 139 releases dated July 1 to September 30, 2026. A row enters a price tier only when a source states a US dollar price per cigar. The tier uses the lowest figure on that row.
Sixty-four rows stay out of the price chart.
- No stated price, or a price only in euros, francs, Canadian dollars or Hong Kong dollars.
- A sampler, chest or other package total, which is not a per-cigar price.
- A parenthetical dollar conversion of a foreign price. That is not a US list price.
| Tier | Releases |
|---|---|
| Under $10 | 14 |
| $10 to $14.99 | 28 |
| $15 to $19.99 | 14 |
| $20 to $49.99 | 15 |
| $50 to $99.99 | 4 |
| $100 or more | 0 |
The $10 to $15 stick
Twenty-eight of the 75 priced releases land at $10 to $14.99. Add the 14 under $10 and the 14 from $15 to $19.99, and 56 of 75 are under $20. That is the shelf the under-$15 list and the under-$10 list already cover.
Meerapfel Project 18 is the dearest priced cigar in the table, at $99. halfwheel reported that price on September 15. A $100 cigar did not ship in this window.
Smaller boxes, same stick price
Perdomo moved its 30th Anniversary line from 30-count boxes to 20-count boxes on September 3. Per-stick prices stayed $13.50 to $15.50. Box prices fell from $405–$465 to $270–$310. halfwheel said the cut followed consumer feedback.
Plasencia is moving Reserva Original Toro and Cortez from 10-count to 14-count boxes for September orders. Cigar Journal published no new per-cigar price.
Six releases used a tin. A tin changes how much cash you put down. It does not, by itself, change the stick price.
Interactive
What the box costs
Set a per-stick price. The tool prices a 5-pack, a 10-count and a 20-count at that stick price, and shows how much more cash the larger box ties up. The slider starts at $9.50, the median of 2,938 priced cigars in our catalog.
5-count total: $47.50
10-count total: $95.00
20-count total: $190.00
Extra cash in the 20-count versus the 5-count: $142.50
The per-stick price does not change with the count. A smaller box costs less up front and the same per cigar. That is the trade Perdomo made when it cut 30-count boxes to 20.
The calculator prices a 5-pack, a 10-count and a 20-count at one stick price. At the catalog median of $9.50, a 20-count is $190 and a 5-pack is $47.50. The cigar costs the same. The cash tied up does not.
If you want fewer cigars and more than one blend, start with the sampler packs guide. The tariff and list-price side of the same season is in why cigars cost more in 2026.
What box count shipped most in 2026?
Ten and 20. The compiled table has 25 releases in a 10-count box and 25 in a 20-count box. Perdomo just left the 30-count box. Those two counts are the ones to compare in the calculator.
Did any new cigar cost $100?
No priced row reaches $100 a cigar. Meerapfel Project 18 is $99. Sixty-four rows have no US per-cigar price, so an unpriced $100 cigar could exist. None of the sourced US prices is one.
Are tins cheaper per cigar?
Not unless the maker says so. In this table a tin is a smaller count, not a lower stick price. United Independence shipped in a 12-count tin. Use the calculator to see the cash gap at your own price.