Universal Corp UVV Stock Analysis
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$39.41 down $1.62, 3.95% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $41.03
- Market cap
- $981.28MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.10Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 8.37%Last 12 months
Price chart
$39.41down $1.62, 3.95%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$41.03Nov 5
- Volume415.55KNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume397.62KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $38.11 to $59.38; now $39.41
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
UVV trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | UVV and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | UVV: down 5.9% S&P 500: down 5.6% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 0.3 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | UVV: down 21.4% S&P 500: down 4.1% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 17.3 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | UVV: down 20.1% S&P 500: up 8.7% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 28.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | UVV: down 23.2% S&P 500: up 10.9% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 34.1 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | UVV: down 7.2% S&P 500: up 75.0% −2.5% vs +20.5% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 82.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | UVV: up 6.9% S&P 500: up 67.8% +1.3% vs +10.9% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 60.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | UVV: up 30.4% S&P 500: up 313.1% +2.7% vs +15.2% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 282.7 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in UVV 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $13,035 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
UVV trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | UVV and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | UVV: down 7.7% S&P 500: down 5.6% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 2.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | UVV: down 23.0% S&P 500: down 4.3% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 18.7 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | UVV: down 25.3% S&P 500: up 7.8% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 33.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | UVV: down 28.2% S&P 500: up 9.7% | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 37.9 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | UVV: down 23.4% S&P 500: up 68.8% −8.5% vs +19.1% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 92.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | UVV: down 21.9% S&P 500: up 56.9% −4.8% vs +9.4% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 78.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | UVV: down 26.1% S&P 500: up 252.6% −3.0% vs +13.4% a year | UVV trailed the S&P 500 by 278.7 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in UVV 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $7,387 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$81.35
Closing high on . Now 51.6% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Jan 5, 1988.
Stock splits
1
2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split is 2 shares today.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Sep 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$0.10 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When UVV was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 8.8× to 71.4×, with a median of 12.9×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 0.4×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 0.7×Book value as of Sep 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 14.0×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 3.64%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $2.17BAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY27, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $2.72Bdown 8.9%
- Net income
- −$2.46M
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.10
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY25 (Dec 31, 2024) | $937.19M | $59.64M | $2.37 |
| Q4 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $702.28M | $9.34M | $0.37 |
| Q1 FY26 (Jun 30, 2025) | $593.76M | $8.50M | $0.34 |
| Q2 FY26 (Sep 30, 2025) | $754.18M | $34.17M | $1.36 |
| Q3 FY26 (Dec 31, 2025) | $861.29M | $33.25M | $1.32 |
| Q4 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $715.24M | −$43.28M | −$1.72 |
| Q1 FY27 (Jun 30, 2026) | $523.78M | −$5.02M | −$0.20 |
| Q2 FY27 (Sep 30, 2026) | $621.85M | $12.58M | $0.50 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY22 (Mar 31, 2022) | $2.10B | $86.58M | $3.47 |
| FY23 (Mar 31, 2023) | $2.57B | $124.05M | $4.97 |
| FY24 (Mar 31, 2024) | $2.75B | $119.60M | $4.78 |
| FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $2.95B | $95.05M | $3.78 |
| FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $2.92B | $32.64M | $1.30 |
Margins
- Gross 16.5%
- Operating 4.1%
- Net −0.1%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $35.71MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$87.68MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$51.97MLast 12 months
- 1.3%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $5.00MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$81.99MLast 12 months
- Total returned$86.99MLast 12 months
244% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $129.61MAs of Sep 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$1.23BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- Net debt$1.10BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- 2.54As of Sep 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.89As of Sep 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 2 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✗Net income was positive: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✗Long-term debt fell relative to assets: not passed
- ✗Current ratio improved: not passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- −0.2%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Universal lost money: its net loss was 0.2% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - −0.1%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Universal’s net loss was 0.1% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.12 |
| 2017 | $2.16 |
| 2018 | $2.60 |
| 2019 | $3.02 |
| 2020 | $3.06 |
| 2021 | $3.10 |
| 2022 | $3.14 |
| 2023 | $3.18 |
| 2024 | $3.22 |
| 2025 | $3.26 |
| 2026 (to date) | $3.30 |
Dividend details
- $3.30Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 8.37%; 5-yr low 3.88%, 5-yr high 9.83%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 6.08%.
- $0.83Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- up 1.3% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 22 yearsThrough 2025
How many calendar years in a row the full-year amount has risen, through 2025.
About Universal Corp
Universal Corporation, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, sources, processes, and supplies agri-products. Tobacco has been our principal focus since our founding in 1918, and we are the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. We conduct business in more than 30 countries on five continents. Our revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, were $2.2 billion.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Headquarters
- Virginia, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
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- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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UVV stock FAQ
What is UVV stock’s price today?
Universal (UVV) traded at $39.41 at the close on , down $1.62 (3.95%) from the previous close of $41.03. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $38.11 and $59.38.
If you invested $1,000 in UVV 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in UVV on would be worth about $1,304 at the close on , a total return of +30.4%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,069 if invested five years ago, $768 if invested one year ago, $2,751 if invested 20 years ago, and $5,456 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Universal’s market cap?
Universal’s market capitalization is about $981.3 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $39.41 (how market cap works). Universal reported 24.90M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is UVV’s P/E ratio?
UVV’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.10). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 8.8 to 71.4.
How much revenue does Universal make?
Universal reported $2.7 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , down 8.9% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY27, ended ) revenue was $621.8 million, down 17.5% from a year earlier.
Is Universal profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . Universal reported a net loss of $2.5 million across those four quarters on $2.7 billion of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $111.9 million of operating income.
What are UVV’s earnings per share?
UVV’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.10 over the four quarters to , compared with $4.44 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY27) brought $0.50 per share, against $1.36 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does UVV pay a dividend?
Yes. Universal pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.83 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $3.30 per share, a 8.37% yield at the close, and the full-year dividend has risen 22 years in a row (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($3.30 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $330 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 304 shares, roughly $11,981 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is UVV’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks UVV has traded as low as $38.11 and as high as $59.38. At $39.41 at the close on , it is 33.6% below that high and 3.4% above the low.
What is UVV’s all-time high?
UVV’s highest closing price was $81.35 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $39.41 at the close on , it is 51.6% below that record.
Has UVV stock ever split?
Yes, once: 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split would be 2 shares today.
How has UVV stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , UVV has returned −20.1% so far this year and −23.2% over the past year, and +6.9% over five years (+1.3% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Universal in?
Universal is in the Consumer Defensive sector and the Tobacco industry, and is headquartered in Virginia, USA.
What exchange does UVV trade on?
Universal trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol UVV. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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