universal corp. - UVV

UVV

Close Chg Chg %
45.70 -0.09 -0.19%

Open Market

45.61

-0.09 (0.19%)

Volume: 14.52K

Last Updated:

Sep 9, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT

Company Overview: universal corp. - UVV

UVV Key Data

Open

$45.85

Day Range

45.47 - 45.85

52 Week Range

43.36 - 59.38

Market Cap

$1.14B

Shares Outstanding

24.90M

Public Float

24.27M

Beta

0.56

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

60.81

EPS

$0.76

Yield

721.33%

Dividend

$0.83

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Oct 9, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

344.27K

 

UVV Performance

1 Week
 
0.18%
 
1 Month
 
-10.13%
 
3 Months
 
-15.28%
 
1 Year
 
-17.60%
 
5 Years
 
-6.83%
 

UVV Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About universal corp. - UVV

Universal Corp. is a business-to-business agriculture products supplier to consumer product manufacturers that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients. It operates through the following business segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment includes selecting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, shipping, and financing leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. The Ingredients Operations segment provides customers with a variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

UVV At a Glance

Universal Corp.
Stony Point II Building
Richmond, Virginia 23235-6865
Phone 1-804-359-9311 Revenue 2.92B
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 32.64M
Sector Distribution Services Employees 25,000
Fiscal Year-end 03 / 2027
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UVV Valuation

P/E Current 60.805
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 40.645
Price to Sales Ratio 0.454
Price to Book Ratio 0.928
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 10.28
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.579
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.769
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.418

UVV Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 116,978.80
Income Per Employee 1,305.48
Receivables Turnover 5.076
Total Asset Turnover 1.016

UVV Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.494
Quick Ratio 1.344
Cash Ratio 0.11

UVV Profitability

Gross Margin 17.388
Operating Margin 7.141
Pretax Margin 3.51
Net Margin 1.116
Return on Assets 1.134
Return on Equity 2.271
Return on Total Capital 1.386
Return on Invested Capital 1.572

UVV Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 66.40
Total Debt to Total Capital 39.904
Total Debt to Total Assets 33.968
Long-Term Debt to Equity 45.294
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 27.22
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Annual Financials for Universal Corp. - UVV

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.57B 2.75B 2.95B 2.92B
Sales Growth
+22.16% +6.96% +7.23% -0.77%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.12B 2.22B 2.40B 2.42B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
57.30M 58.33M 59.77M 53.44M
Depreciation
44.84M 47.05M 48.71M 44.31M
Amortization of Intangibles
12.46M 11.28M 11.07M 9.12M
COGS Growth
+24.46% +4.94% +8.01% +0.73%
Gross Income
453.82M 528.10M 548.88M 508.50M
Gross Income Growth
+12.47% +16.37% +3.93% -7.36%
Gross Profit Margin
+17.66% +19.21% +18.62% +17.39%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
260.92M 293.85M 302.37M 285.85M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
260.92M 293.85M 302.37M 285.85M
SGA Growth
-1.24% +12.62% +2.90% -5.46%
Other Operating Expense
10.96M 14.37M 2.35M 13.81M
Unusual Expense
5.33M 5.87M 25.24M 43.90M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
176.60M 214.01M 218.91M 164.93M
Non Operating Income/Expense
16.17M 27.33M 22.37M 15.74M
Non-Operating Interest Income
6.02M 4.50M 3.48M 1.96M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
2.38M 756.00K 9.10M 3.43M
Interest Expense
50.80M 77.26M 87.07M 78.02M
Interest Expense Growth
+155.28% +52.08% +12.69% -10.39%
Gross Interest Expense
50.80M 77.26M 87.07M 78.02M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
141.97M 164.08M 154.22M 102.65M
Pretax Income Growth
-0.21% +15.57% -6.01% -33.44%
Pretax Margin
+5.52% +5.97% +5.23% +3.51%
Income Tax
11.73M 31.11M 40.95M 46.66M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
11.10M 5.80M 7.75M (2.00M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
8.29M 30.71M 32.11M 49.62M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(4.11M) (962.00K) (2.65M) (9.01M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(3.54M) (4.44M) 3.74M 8.05M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
2.38M 756.00K 9.10M 3.43M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
130.24M 132.97M 113.27M 55.99M
Minority Interest Expense
6.18M 13.37M 18.22M 23.36M
Net Income
124.05M 119.60M 95.05M 32.64M
Net Income Growth
+43.29% -3.59% -20.53% -65.66%
Net Margin Growth
+4.83% +4.35% +3.22% +1.12%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
124.05M 119.60M 95.05M 32.64M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
124.05M 119.60M 95.05M 32.64M
EPS (Basic)
5.0074 4.8124 3.8099 1.3035
EPS (Basic) Growth
+43.23% -3.89% -20.83% -65.79%
Basic Shares Outstanding
24.77M 24.85M 24.95M 25.04M
EPS (Diluted)
4.9732 4.7761 3.7826 1.2966
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+43.16% -3.96% -20.80% -65.72%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
24.94M 25.04M 25.13M 25.17M
EBITDA
239.23M 278.21M 303.92M 262.27M
EBITDA Growth
+29.35% +16.29% +9.24% -13.71%
EBITDA Margin
+9.31% +10.12% +10.31% +8.97%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 74.00
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate 0.58
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 3.18
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.20 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.64 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 3.95
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Mean Estimate 0.58 1.75 3.18 3.95
High Estimates 0.58 1.75 3.18 3.95
Low Estimate 0.58 1.75 3.18 3.95
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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