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Universal Corporation

UVV Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$42.47

▼ -0.24 (-0.6%)

52w hi$56.92
52w lo$42.47
Vol400.70K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.63

Short-0.56
Medium-0.67
Long-0.67

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Universal Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Tobacco

Market cap$1.06B
Enterprise value$2.14B
Trailing P/E55.88x
Forward P/E10.75x
EV / EBITDA9.23x
P / S (ttm)0.37x
Profit margin0.7%
Return on equity2.3%
Revenue growth-11.8%
Debt / equity85.55

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.03
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.38
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.18

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

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

United States · www.universalcorp.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.08
Corr SPX0.05
Annual vol25.1%
Annual ret-7.2%
Sharpe-0.29
Max DD-35.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Earnings Release, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-08-04Officer / Director Changeread
2026-05-28Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-09Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change…read
2026-01-29Officer / Director Changeread
2026-01-21Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-12-09Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement…read
2025-11-05Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change…read
2025-08-06Earnings Release, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-07-11Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-05-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-05-23Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-114view
2026-08-064view
2026-08-064view
2026-08-064view
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2026-08-064view
2026-08-0510-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-08-048-Kview
2026-07-01DEF 14Aview
2026-07-01ARSview
2026-06-084view

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.72B+0.5%
Gross profit$109.16M-1.0%
Operating income$222.01M-1.0%
Net income$124.05M-0.4%
Cash from ops-$10.56M-23.7%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$42.60$42.81$41.96$42.47400.70K
Sep 24$43.06$43.35$42.62$42.71254.50K
Sep 23$43.50$43.82$42.74$42.81346.50K
Sep 22$43.65$43.96$43.25$43.48322.40K
Sep 21$44.14$44.33$43.07$43.31408.50K

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