Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) vs Universal Corporation (UVV)

• Philip Morris International Inc. PM 199.20 ▼ −1.14%
• Universal Corporation UVV 39.47 ▼ −3.80%

Philip Morris International Inc. and Universal Corporation are both Tobacco companies. Philip Morris International Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $314.1B against $1.0B — 307.9× the size. Universal Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Philip Morris International Inc. trades at 29.5×. Philip Morris International Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.87% against −8.88%. Philip Morris International Inc. has the higher net margin (24.8% vs −0.09%) and the higher return on invested capital (29.8% vs 3.51%). Both pay a dividend; Universal Corporation yields more (8.03% vs 2.98%). Across the 21 metrics below, Philip Morris International Inc. leads on 13 and Universal Corporation on 8.