UVV

MKT CAP:$1B

Universal Corporation

Market Cap

$1B

Consumer Defensive·Tobacco·🇺🇸 United States·NYSE

Consumer Def.·Tobacco·🇺🇸·NYSE

Stock Price

$52.43-$0.15 (-0.29%)

Apr 20, 2026

Company Details

Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processin...

CEO

Preston Douglas Wigner

IPO Date

Jan 5, 1988

Website

www.universalcorp.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$2.8B

+7.2% YoY

Net Income

$51M

EPS (Diluted)

$2.04

Free Cash Flow

-$56M

Revenue / Share

$109.35

Gross Margin

17.6%

Operating Margin

6.4%

Net Margin

1.9%

FCF Margin

-2.0%

P/S

0.5x

P/E

26.0x

Earnings Reports

Q3 2026

Feb 9, 2026

$861MEPS $1.32

Q1 2026

Aug 6, 2025

$594M-0.6%EPS $0.34

FY 2025

May 30, 2025

$2.9B+7.2%EPS $3.78

Q4 2025

May 30, 2025

$702MEPS $0.37

Q1 2025

Aug 7, 2024

$597MEPS $0.01

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q1 20	$297M	$59M	$8M
Q2 20	$476M	$96M	$43M
Q3 20	$505M	$93M	$44M
Q4 20	$632M	$109M	$32M
Q3 21	$673M	$140M	$60M
Q4 21	$618M	$124M	$63M
Q4 22	$647M	$122M	$57M
Q1 25	$597M	$96M	$17M
Q4 25	$702M	$117M	$45M
Q1 26	$594M	$114M	$34M
Q3 26	$861M	$159M	$81M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q1 20	—	—
Q2 20	—	—
Q3 20	—	—
Q4 20	0.7x	18.6x
Q3 21	0.6x	12.9x
Q4 21	0.5x	11.7x
Q4 22	0.5x	11.7x
Q1 25	0.5x	13.5x
Q4 25	0.5x	17.8x
Q1 26	0.5x	30.4x
Q3 26	0.5x	26.0x

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q1 20	-$117M	-$122M
Q2 20	-$163M	-$171M
Q3 20	$107M	$99M
Q4 20	$184M	$170M
Q3 21	$189M	$178M
Q4 21	$182M	$149M
Q4 22	$96M	$83M
Q1 25	-$62M	-$85M
Q4 25	$159M	$151M
Q1 26	-$205M	-$217M
Q3 26	$114M	$95M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q1 20	$6M
Q2 20	$8M
Q3 20	$8M
Q4 20	$14M
Q3 21	$11M
Q4 21	$32M
Q4 22	$13M
Q1 25	$23M
Q4 25	$8M
Q1 26	$12M
Q3 26	$19M

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q3 21	+126.6%	+111.7%
Q4 21	+29.8%	+28.2%
Q4 22	+28.1%	+28.0%
Q1 25	-5.5%	-3.5%
Q4 25	+4.4%	+7.3%
Q1 26	-3.9%	+0.9%
Q3 26	+33.1%	+32.3%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q1 20	$0	0.0%
Q2 20	$0	0.0%
Q3 20	$0	0.0%
Q4 20	$0	0.0%
Q3 21	$0	0.0%
Q4 21	$1M	0.2%
Q4 22	$0	0.0%
Q1 25	$5M	0.8%
Q4 25	$0	0.0%
Q1 26	$8M	1.3%
Q3 26	$0	0.0%

OpEx Breakdown

Quarter	G&A	SG&A
Q1 20	$51M	—
Q2 20	$53M	—
Q3 20	—	$49M
Q4 20	—	$70M
Q3 21	—	$59M
Q4 21	—	$59M
Q4 22	—	$65M
Q1 25	—	$79M
Q4 25	—	$72M
Q1 26	—	$80M
Q3 26	—	$78M

Revenue Segments

Quarter	Manufactured Product, Other	Product and Service, Other	Service, Other	Flue Cured And Burley Leaf Tobacco Operations	Other Segments	Food Ingredient Sales	Tobacco Sales
Q1 20	$268M	$9M	$18M	—	—	—	—
Q2 20	$449M	$8M	$17M	—	—	—	—
Q3 20	$476M	$8M	$20M	—	—	—	—
Q4 20	—	—	—	$530M	$102M	—	—
Q4 22	—	$18M	$25M	—	—	$76M	$522M
Q1 25	—	$13M	$15M	—	—	$81M	$488M
Q4 25	—	$22M	$24M	—	—	$85M	$559M
Q1 26	—	$19M	$31M	—	—	$85M	$458M
Q3 26	—	$19M	$37M	—	—	$78M	$720M

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q4 22	$82M	$0	$82M
Q1 23	$87M	$0	$87M
Q2 23	$59M	$0	$59M
Q3 23	$71M	$0	$71M
Q4 23	$65M	$0	$65M
Q1 24	$81M	$0	$81M
Q2 24	$100M	$0	$100M
Q3 24	$74M	$0	$74M
Q4 24	$56M	$0	$56M
Q1 25	$102M	$0	$102M
Q2 25	$80M	$0	$80M
Q3 25	$215M	$0	$215M
Q4 25	$260M	$0	$260M
Q1 26	$178M	$0	$178M
Q2 26	$89M	$0	$89M
Q3 26	$85M	$0	$85M

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q1 20	25M	—	—
Q2 20	25M	-0.3%	—
Q3 20	25M	-0.6%	—
Q4 20	25M	-0.7%	—
Q3 21	25M	-0.3%	-1.8%
Q4 21	25M	+0.2%	-1.3%
Q4 22	25M	+0.4%	-0.4%
Q1 25	25M	+0.5%	+0.7%
Q4 25	25M	+0.4%	+1.4%
Q1 26	25M	-0.1%	+1.1%
Q3 26	25M	+0.2%	+0.9%

Shares Outstanding

Revenue Per Employee

Period	Revenue/Employee	Employees
Q1 20	$10.6K	28K
Q2 20	$17.0K	28K
Q3 20	$18.0K	28K
Q4 20	$26.3K	24K
Q3 21	$28.0K	24K
Q4 21	$30.9K	20K
Q4 22	$25.9K	25K
Q1 25	$22.1K	27K
Q4 25	$24.6K	29K
Q1 26	$20.8K	29K
Q3 26	$30.2K	29K

Revenue / Employee