Universal Corporation

UVV Consumer Defensive Tobacco

Universal Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $2.9 billion, down 0.77% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−17.6%
EPS
−63.2%
Free cash flow
−551.2%
Total debt
−0.19%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

41.08 1.33 +3.35%
Market cap
$1.0B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
13.0×
Dividend yield
8.03%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.05
Beneish M
−2.67
Dividend safety
32/100
Mar '26 Mar '25 Mar '24 Mar '23 Mar '22 Mar '21 Mar '20 Mar '19 Mar '18 Mar '17
Piotroski F-Score
5 5 4 4 3 6 4 7 4 3
P/E ratio
40.54 14.71 10.61 10.56 16.59 16.66 15.40 14.12 11.50 65.51
Altman Z-Score
3.05 2.93 2.84 3.08 2.90 3.23 3.29 3.92 3.57 3.91
P/S ratio
0.45 0.47 0.46 0.51 0.68 0.73 0.58 0.66 0.60 0.80
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
6.26 5.96 5.98 6.50 6.12 6.90 7.43 8.23 8.01 7.90
P/FCF ratio
15.32 5.21 0.00 0.00 307.08 8.78 0.00 11.71 23.18 7.65
P/Operating CF
7.05 8.81 (45.45) 7.56 14.91 8.00 6.01 5.63 9.30 24.54
Beneish M-Score
(2.67) (2.63) (2.05) (2.12) (2.38) (2.67) (2.34) (2.58) (2.49) (2.79)
Dividend Safety Score
32 — — — — — — — — —
P/B ratio
0.90 0.93 0.86 0.91 1.04 1.08 0.86 1.07 0.88 1.25
EV/Sales
0.68 0.64 0.71 0.77 0.95 0.96 0.78 0.75 0.72 0.90
EV/EBITDA
7.58 6.41 6.95 8.31 9.37 9.84 9.01 8.38 7.14 8.69
EV/FCF
23.13 6.99 (14.08) (30.88) 425.73 11.43 (61.02) 13.22 28.02 8.58
Current Ratio
3.49 2.87 2.96 4.08 3.37 5.31 5.53 6.26 5.94 5.83
Net Debt/EBITDA
2.11 1.22 2.00 2.32 2.05 1.67 1.59 0.36 0.66 0.40
Debt/Equity
0.42 0.41 0.42 0.43 0.37 0.38 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.28
ROE
2.20% 6.38% 8.20% 8.79% 6.34% 6.63% 5.37% 7.53% 7.79% 1.63%
ROA
1.13% 3.21% 4.29% 4.75% 3.51% 3.92% 3.37% 4.84% 4.92% 0.96%
ROIC
5.22% 7.83% 6.80% 5.69% 5.50% 5.53% 5.09% 6.94% 7.02% 7.90%
Return on Tangible Assets
1.83% 5.34% 6.81% 7.25% 5.50% 5.42% 4.69% 6.36% 6.42% 1.30%
Average Days of Receivables
71.91 78.39 70.47 58.84 67.67 67.74 67.30 65.40 68.04 77.83
Earnings Yield
2.47% 6.80% 9.43% 9.47% 6.03% 6.00% 6.49% 7.08% 8.70% 1.53%
Free Cash Flow Yield
6.53% 19.18% (10.92%) (4.90%) 0.33% 11.39% (2.20%) 8.54% 4.31% 13.08%
Free Cash Flow per Share
3.44 10.75 (5.57) (2.59) 0.19 6.72 (0.97) 5.00 2.07 9.25
Book value per Share
58.36 60.15 59.51 58.00 55.92 54.69 51.61 54.91 54.81 56.61
Free Cash Flow
86.14 268.16 (138.39) (64.15) 4.68 165.70 (24.33) 125.76 52.40 216.86
EV/EBIT
11.83 8.05 8.78 10.94 12.44 12.81 11.75 10.32 8.59 10.43
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 4 Nov 2026