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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 11.8%, EPS fell 158.8%, free cash flow grew 38.8% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.

40.55 0.12 +0.30%
Market cap
$1.0B
P/E
53.4×
Fwd P/E
12.5×
Dividend yield
8.14%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.05
Beneish M
−2.67
Dividend safety
32/100
Older periods Sep '25 Dec '25 Mar '26 Jun '26
P/E ratio

+8 more quarters

12.53 15.51 40.54 68.64
P/S ratio
0.47 0.45 0.45 0.46
P/FCF ratio
8.72 21.66 15.32 7.68
P/Operating CF
42.72 11.56 7.05 (11.17)
P/B ratio
0.93 0.87 0.90 0.92
Price to Tangible BV
1.13 1.05 1.06 1.09
EV/Sales
0.69 0.68 0.68 0.66
EV/EBITDA
6.69 7.00 7.58 8.11
EV/Operating CF
10.13 19.58 15.44 8.62
EV/FCF
12.76 32.31 23.13 10.98
Quick Ratio
0.78 0.96 1.13 0.72
Current Ratio
2.70 2.91 3.49 2.57
Net Debt/EBITDA
6.52 5.60 14.10 29.44
Debt/Assets
20.13% 20.43% 22.29% 20.32%
Debt/Equity
0.41 0.40 0.42 0.43
Asset Turnover
0.98 0.96 1.02 0.92
Operating CF/Net income
0.96 3.44 (4.32) 23.35
Capex/Depreciation
(0.61) (1.04) (0.17) (1.23)
Interest Coverage
3.31 4.75 (0.81) 0.14
Research and Development Expense of Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue
9.57% 8.93% 10.12% 15.42%
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets
0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07
Share Based Compensation of Revenue
0.12% 0.16% (0.38%) 1.03%
Graham Net Nets
0.48 0.52 0.50 0.48
Graham Number
77.65 68.24 41.31 31.15
Earnings Yield
7.98% 6.45% 2.47% 1.46%
Free Cash Flow Yield
11.47% 4.62% 6.53% 13.02%
Revenue per Share
30.12 34.37 28.57 20.88
Operating CF per Share
1.31 4.56 7.47 (4.67)
Capex per Share
(0.33) (0.54) (0.37) (0.62)
Free Cash Flow per Share
0.98 4.02 7.10 (5.29)
Cash per Share
3.54 3.40 2.48 6.92
Shareholders Equity per Share
60.08 60.87 58.36 56.73
Interest Debt per Share
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Book value per Share
60.08 60.87 58.36 56.73
Free Cash Flow
24.44 100.84 177.89 (132.76)
Working Capital
1,411.05 1,431.98 1,407.46 1,368.99
Capital Expenditures
(8.31) (13.48) (9.25) (15.64)
Net Current Asset Value
673.39 691.09 666.05 627.35
EV/EBIT
8.24 8.72 11.83 13.66
Capex to Sales
0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03
Price to Operating Income
5.63 5.84 7.83 9.56
Other line items
Average Receivables
581.79 642.25 604.59 502.21
Average Payables
93.59 84.80 95.34 105.56
Average Inventory
1,321.63 1,158.65 1,015.92 1,398.50
Average Assets
3,058.01 3,028.97 2,878.16 3,112.39
Average Common Equity
1,481.08 1,508.54 1,480.83 1,461.24

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