Universal Corporation
UVV
NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Tobacco·Mkt cap $1.1B
$45.61
▼ -0.83%
P/E
16.17
Mkt Cap
$1.1B
52-Wk Range
$43.36–$59.38
52-Week Range
$43.36 - $59.38
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Price action
Price chart
Down 17.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Vertically integrated supply chain with 135+ years of industry relationships and expertise
- Specialized testing and analytical capabilities for tobacco constituents and e-cigarette products
- Global procurement network and just-in-time inventory management systems
- Diversified revenue streams across tobacco, food ingredients, and botanical extracts
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.6).
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Expansion of plant-based ingredients segment serving growing food and pet food markets
Value
Fairly valued vs Tobacco peers
Momentum
Weak
-13.5% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Solid business
Dividend
High yield
7.21% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying UVV right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of -$0.18 vs $0.25 consensus (-172.0% surprise). Revenue of $523.8M vs $587.0M expected (-10.8%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-172.0%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+14%
-9%
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+6%
-8%
-100%
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Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q1 27
$597.0M
$710.8M
$937.2M
$702.3M
$593.8M
$754.2M
$861.3M
$0
Margins · last 8Q
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Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How UVV stacks vs Tobacco
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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