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

Philip Morris International Inc. and Universal Corporation are both Tobacco companies. Philip Morris International Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $296.3B against $1.1B — 279.5× the size. Philip Morris International Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.4× against 55.9×. Philip Morris International Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.93% against −3.04%. Philip Morris International Inc. has the higher net margin (25.5% vs 0.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.5% vs 4.59%). Both pay a dividend; Universal Corporation yields more (5.95% vs 5.94%). Across the 22 metrics below, Philip Morris International Inc. leads on 12 and Universal Corporation on 10.