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$50.42
-4.00% 1Y
Mkt Cap$1.26B
P/E38.78
P/B0.91
Div. Yield6.16%
52W High$56.92
52W Low$48.00
Book Value$59.50
EPS (TTM)$1.30

Company Overview

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, and beverage companies. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Why Investors Should Care

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 6.16%.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Mar 2026 Revenue of $2.92B (-0.8% YoY); net profit $32.64M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +1.8%, earnings -65.7%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.4%, profit CAGR -35.9%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:4.40%
1 Year:1.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-35.92%
1 Year:-65.66%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-4.00%
6 Months:-3.01%
3 Months:-2.46%
1 Month:-3.79%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bearish
52-Week Range 27% of range
$48.00 $56.92
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)41.61 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-3.79%
3M-2.46%
6M-3.01%
1Y-4.00%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 38.78 is above the sector median of 20.95 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Attractive dividend yield of 6.16%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -35.9% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
38.78
Industry PE
20.95
Forward P/E
11.51
PEG Ratio
4.18
Book Value
$59.50
Price to Book
0.91
P/S
0.46
EV/EBITDA
8.56
Dividend Yield
6.16%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
4.40%
Profit 5Y
-35.92%
Revenue (YoY)
1.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-65.66%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
9.60%
ROE
3.78%
ROA
4.59%
Profit Margin
1.12%
Op Margin
3.65%
Gross Margin
18.06%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-1.73
EPS (TTM)
$1.30

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.64
Quick Ratio
1.13
Current Ratio
3.49
Debt
$939.82M
Total Assets
$2.77B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
2.18%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.21%
FII / Inst Holding
83.60%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.71%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$1.26B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.92B
EBITDA
$264.78M
Free Cash Flow
$65.13M
Operating Cash Flow
$129.10M
Shares Outstanding
24.92M
Gross Margin
18.06%
Payout Ratio
251.54%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 UVV Universal Corporation R2K 50.42 38.78 $1.26B 6.16% 9.60% 3.78% 4.40% -35.92%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPX 113.70 40.04 $904.83B 0.89% 18.21% 24.13% 5.27% 23.30%
3 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX 921.75 46.46 $408.78B 0.60% 25.96% 29.15% 8.16% 11.45%
4 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX 83.08 26.13 $357.45B 2.57% 16.47% 43.37% 2.86% 4.46%
5 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX 146.08 21.36 $340.16B 2.85% 22.93% 31.11% 0.36% 1.66%
6 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX 175.95 24.78 $274.23B 3.19% 34.03% -113.55% -1.69% 3.57%
7 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX 135.45 21.23 $185.13B 4.10% 15.41% 43.88% 4.93% 2.11%
8 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX 70.16 14.65 $117.16B 5.89% 38.27% - 1.24% -1.89%
9 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX 98.00 47.34 $95.84B 0.00% 28.33% 26.65% 13.03% 14.82%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue --------279.31M487.17M652.54M-374.97M537.55M634.07M-295.90M474.51M503.37M-315.40M376.35M664.58M349.61M453.25M647.68M429.12M650.00M790.14M516.37M635.81M813.13M596.40M708.37M927.98M702.28M593.76M754.18M861.29M715.24M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------586.28M479.63M614.35M701.70M616.77M
Gross Profit 48.39M98.09M119.91M140.94M52.20M87.84M135.45M119.19M53.86M93.08M108.52M116.50M72.22M99.46M115.43M119.48M58.65M96.03M92.97M109.16M---------------116.00M114.13M139.83M159.59M98.47M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------73.24M79.19M72.18M76.93M72.37M
Operating Income -5.30M37.28M69.22M--8.00M43.33M83.21M-6.38M44.80M59.50M-8.37M54.37M37.68M-7.51M43.20M44.12M-8.53M16.35M60.19M10.61M29.81M62.77M13.27M37.89M77.53M11.04M55.31M87.46M17.23M68.74M104.08M42.76M34.94M67.65M82.66M26.10M
EBITDA -----------------------------------54.27M51.06M80.06M97.16M1.84M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------18.33M17.78M20.44M17.26M18.57M
Pretax Income -----------------------------------20.72M19.70M46.01M66.89M-29.95M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------6.39M5.34M11.21M25.30M4.81M
Net Income -5.95M22.46M44.53M47.96M-5.48M25.26M53.65M32.87M3.58M26.17M45.40M30.52M13.18M31.45M28.14M31.36M2.07M28.08M25.97M15.56M7.27M7.50M33.27M6.36M19.51M34.94M6.83M21.86M41.66M-2.06M28.13M53.22M130.00K25.94M59.64M9.34M8.50M34.17M33.25M-43.28M
Diluted EPS -0.430.811.601.72-0.400.901.92-1.640.141.021.781.200.521.241.111.240.081.111.040.630.290.301.340.260.781.400.270.881.67-0.081.122.120.011.032.370.370.341.361.32-1.73

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 2.55B2.49B2.57B2.45B2.46B2.54B2.27B2.12B2.05B2.02B2.21B1.89B1.97B2.09B2.57B2.75B2.95B2.92B
Cost of Revenue --------------2.11B2.21B2.40B2.41B
Gross Profit --------------458.29M536.10M548.66M512.02M
Operating Expenses --------------277.21M310.57M305.29M300.67M
Operating Income 209.93M257.21M254.60M180.30M223.01M246.15M167.87M181.65M178.40M170.82M161.17M126.37M147.81M160.31M181.07M225.53M243.37M211.34M
EBITDA --------------248.57M288.68M293.62M230.13M
Interest Expense --------------49.30M66.27M79.64M74.04M
Pretax Income --------------141.97M164.08M154.22M102.65M
Tax Provision --------------11.73M31.11M40.95M46.66M
Net Income 131.74M168.40M156.56M92.06M132.75M149.01M114.61M109.02M106.30M105.66M104.12M71.68M87.41M86.58M124.05M119.60M95.05M32.64M
Diluted EPS 4.325.685.423.254.665.254.063.920.884.144.112.863.533.474.974.783.781.30

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Total Assets --2.37B2.23B2.27B2.31B2.26B2.19B2.23B2.12B2.17B2.13B2.12B2.34B2.59B2.64B2.94B2.99B2.77B
Total Equity 1.12B1.03B1.12B1.19B1.18B1.26B1.38B1.36B1.41B1.29B1.34B1.34B1.25B1.31B1.34B1.40B1.44B1.46B1.42B
Cash & Equivalents 186.07M212.63M245.95M141.01M261.70M367.86M163.53M248.78M319.45M283.99M234.13M297.56M107.43M197.22M81.65M64.69M55.59M260.12M62.18M
Long Term Debt --414.76M320.19M392.50M181.25M240.00M370.00M368.38M368.73M369.09M368.50M368.76M518.17M518.55M616.81M617.36M617.92M616.73M
Total Liabilities --1.24B1.03B1.06B1.02B860.01M791.36M778.12M796.83M783.33M753.31M831.64M993.50M1.20B1.20B1.46B1.49B1.31B
Current Liabilities --615.00M512.35M392.71M622.60M454.98M268.23M246.27M268.00M267.72M253.75M267.40M293.16M518.72M441.99M711.36M750.16M564.24M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating Cash Flow 99.07M162.23M54.22M199.79M234.47M-3.50M227.39M186.53M250.31M81.25M164.52M10.90M220.41M44.88M-10.56M-74.63M326.97M129.10M
Investing Cash Flow 42.12M-52.02M1.65M-9.88M-26.25M-42.07M-54.00M-50.93M-33.85M-27.39M-34.70M-106.36M-217.27M-142.66M-50.35M-60.00M-58.82M-42.96M
Financing Cash Flow -111.99M-79.04M-161.55M-67.32M-101.96M-158.08M-87.02M-64.65M-251.24M-104.65M-65.79M-94.15M91.39M-16.76M38.95M125.67M-63.23M-284.34M
Capital Expenditure -35.66M-57.58M-39.13M-38.17M-30.78M-45.85M-58.38M-47.15M-35.63M-34.04M-38.76M-35.23M-66.15M-53.20M-54.67M-66.01M-62.60M-48.83M
Free Cash Flow 63.41M104.66M15.09M161.61M203.68M-49.35M169.00M139.38M214.69M47.21M125.76M-24.33M154.26M-8.32M-65.23M-140.65M264.37M80.27M
Share Buybacks 111.07M32.19M46.93M4.00M8.48M14.14M31.23M0021.61M1.44M33.46M03.05M3.45M4.74M00

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Gross Margin % --------------17.8%19.5%18.6%17.5%
Operating Margin % 8.2%10.3%9.9%7.4%9.1%9.7%7.4%8.6%8.7%8.5%7.3%6.7%7.5%7.7%7.0%8.2%8.3%7.2%
Net Margin % 5.2%6.8%6.1%3.8%5.4%5.9%5.0%5.1%5.2%5.2%4.7%3.8%4.4%4.1%4.8%4.4%3.2%1.1%
ROE % 12.8%15.0%13.2%7.8%10.5%10.8%8.4%7.7%8.3%7.9%7.8%5.7%6.7%6.5%8.9%8.3%6.5%2.3%
ROCE % -14.6%14.8%9.6%13.2%13.6%8.8%9.2%9.6%9.0%8.6%6.8%7.2%7.8%8.2%10.1%10.9%9.6%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
2.18%
Institutions
83.60%
Public Float
85.46%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 15.28% 3.81M $196.52M
2 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 7.12% 1.77M $91.60M
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 6.99% 1.74M $89.93M
4 State Street Corporation 5.61% 1.40M $72.17M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.28% 1.07M $55.12M
6 Invesco Ltd. 3.32% 827.38K $42.70M
7 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.42% 603.69K $31.16M
8 Barclays Plc 2.35% 586.30K $30.26M
9 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 1.92% 478.02K $24.67M
10 Two Sigma Investments, LP 1.74% 433.45K $22.37M

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UVV — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Universal Corporation (UVV)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Universal Corporation (UVV) trades at $50.42 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $48.00 to $56.92.

What is the market capitalisation of UVV?

Universal Corporation (UVV) has a market capitalisation of $1.26B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of UVV?

UVV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.78. The industry average P/E is 20.95. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.91.

Does UVV pay a dividend?

Universal Corporation (UVV) currently offers a dividend yield of 6.16%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of UVV?

UVV has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.78%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 9.60%.

Is UVV a good stock to buy?

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