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Universal Corporation Common Stock

Consumer Staples · Tobacco Website · IPO Mar 1980
$51.39
▼ $-1.14 (-2.17%)
Vol 61K
Mkt Cap
$1.3B
P/E
15.6
ROE
5.8%
Margin
2.9%
Beta
0.63
Div Yield
6.12%
52W
$50–$67

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 25.0%
Next Report May 25, 2026
EPS Estimate: $1.09
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2026 $1.09
Dec 2025 $1.94 $1.32 $-0.62
Sep 2025 $1.35 $1.36 +$0.01
Mar 2025 $0.01

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $937.2M $702.3M $593.8M $754.2M $861.3M
Net Income $59.6M $9.3M $8.5M $34.2M $33.2M

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
2.8%
P/S (TTM)
0.46
P/B
0.9
EPS (TTM)
$3.39
CF/Share
$7.69
Rev Growth 3Y
+11.9%
52W High
$67.33
52W Low
$49.96
$49.96 52-Week Range $67.33

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$95.1M
Net Debt
$1.0B
Cash
$85.2M
Total Debt
$1.1B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does UVV compare to Tobacco peers?

Peer group: Peers · Tobacco (Peers) · 6 companies

UVV ISPR TPB MO PM XXII

UVV valuation vs Tobacco peers

P/E ratio
15.6
18% below peers (19.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
0.5
81% below peers (2.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/B ratio
1.0
94% below peers (16.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
6.1%
25% above peers (4.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

UVV profitability vs Tobacco peers

ROE
5.8%
56% below peers (13.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Net margin
2.9%
62% below peers (7.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Gross margin
18.2%
52% below peers (37.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
ROA
2.8%
52% below peers (5.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

UVV financial health vs Tobacco peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (162.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Current ratio
2.9
75% above peers (1.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong liquidity
Beta
0.6
25% below peers (0.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

UVV fundamentals radar

UVV Peer median Industry

UVV profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

UVV vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Bearish
Buys
2
Sells
2
$254176
BLEICHER SCOTT J.
Officer · Apr 01
award
4670 shs
DIEL STEVEN S
Chief Financial Officer · Apr 01
award
22417 shs
SLEDD ROBERT C
Director · Feb 26
sale
1000 shs
FREEMAN LENNART R
Director · Feb 19
sale
3746 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 43.5%
Blackrock Inc.
15.16%
$201.9M
Vanguard Group Inc
11.97%
$159.4M
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
7.15%
$95.2M
State Street Corporation
5.79%
$77.1M
Invesco Ltd.
3.43%
$45.6M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$3.27
/ year
Jan 12, 2026 $0.8200
Oct 10, 2025 $0.8200
Jul 14, 2025 $0.8200
Apr 14, 2025 $0.8100
Jan 13, 2025 $0.8100
Oct 11, 2024 $0.8100
Jul 08, 2024 $0.8100
Apr 05, 2024 $0.8000

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