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UVV Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $45.75
Previous Close: $45.99
Day's Range: 45.48–46.05
52-Week Range: 43.36–59.38
Volume: 259.30K
Beta: 0.56

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.14B
P/E Ratio: 60.01
Forward P/E: 11.55
PEG Ratio: 12.71
P/S ratio: 0.40
EPS (ttm): 0.76

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $2.92B−0.77%
Net Income (FY): $32.64M−65.66%
Profit margin: 0.67%
Shares Outstanding: 24.90M
1-Year Return: −11.61%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $3.32+7.22%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 9, 2026
Earnings Date: November 5, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 287.17K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

UVV Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−14.79%+35.79%−9.37%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−9.37%
2025	+2.27%
2024	−13.39%
2023	+35.79%
2022	+1.82%
2021	+19.59%
2020	−8.96%
2019	+11.08%
2018	+7.79%
2017	−14.79%
2016 (partial year)	+6.60%

As of September 4, 2026.

UVV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends March

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$2.92B	$32.64M	1.1%
2024	$2.95B	$95.05M	3.2%
2023	$2.75B	$119.60M	4.4%
2022	$2.57B	$124.05M	4.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$2.92B	$512.02M	$211.35M	$32.64M	1.1%
2024	$2.95B	$548.66M	$243.37M	$95.05M	3.2%
2023	$2.75B	$536.10M	$225.53M	$119.60M	4.4%
2022	$2.57B	$458.29M	$181.07M	$124.05M	4.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of March 31, 2026.

UVV Dividend History

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$3.26+1.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$2.47	3	—
2025	$3.26	4	+1.2%
2024	$3.22	4	+1.3%
2023	$3.18	4	+1.3%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$2.47	3	—
2025	$3.26	4	+1.2%
2024	$3.22	4	+1.3%
2023	$3.18	4	+1.3%
2022	$3.14	4	+1.3%
2021	$3.10	4	+1.3%
2020	$3.06	4	+1.3%
2019	$3.02	4	+16.2%
2018	$2.60	4	+20.4%
2017	$2.16	4	+307.5%
2016	$0.53	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.82 per share, ex-dividend July 13, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

UVV Valuation vs Tobacco Median

Median of 11 stocks

Metric	UVV	Tobacco median	vs median
P/E	60.01	16.36	3.7x the median
P/S ratio	0.40	1.05	62% below
Profit margin	0.67%	0.67%	0.0 pts above

Medians across 11 Tobacco stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Universal Corporation (UVV) at $1.14B. It is classified in the Tobacco industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector. Headcount on file is 11,250.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $43.36 to $59.38. UVV last closed at $45.61 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.38 (−0.83%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 5.19% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Universal Corporation reported revenue of $2.92B. That is −0.77% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $2.95B. The same year closed with net income of $32.64M. That is −65.66% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 0.67%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.76.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.57B in 2022 to $2.92B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

UVV trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 60.01. That is 3.7 times the Tobacco median of 16.36. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.55. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 12.71. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.4. On price-to-sales that is 62% below the Tobacco median of 1.05. 11 Tobacco companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.56. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 29.08%. The trailing one-year price return is −11.61%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +2.77%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 7.22% on the latest price. That is 1.4 percentage points above the Tobacco median yield of 5.83%. At the indicated rate that is $3.32 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 9, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $2.47 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $3.26 a share.

So far in 2026 the price is −9.37%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +35.79% and 2017 returned −14.79%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Universal Corporation (UVV) operates in the Tobacco industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Universal Corporation	UVV	$1.14B	60.0
Philip Morris International Inc.	PM	$284.49B	25.1
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	BTI	$119.20B	14.2
Altria Group, Inc.	MO	$115.01B	14.6

The Tobacco industry average P/E ratio is 16.4x. Universal Corporation trades at a P/E of 60.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Universal Corporation

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 was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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