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UVV

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $0.25 EPS, $593M rev

Last earnings -7.4% on 2026-05-28

Sell
$53.79
▲ +1.17%
$53.79▼ -4.01%
over 1Y
L $48.79EODHDH $57.85
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+1.2%
1W+4.4%
1M-2.6%
3M+3.6%
YTD+5.5%
1Y-4.0%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C-
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Flagged
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)

Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.92x); but revenue declined -1.3% YoY.

Revenue (FY2026) $2.89B · FY2026

The read

Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ shows $2.89B in FY2026 revenue (-1.3% YoY), a 1.1% net margin, and 2.3% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue$2.09B$2.55B$2.72B$2.92B$2.89B
Gross profit—————
Operating income$160M$181M$222M$233M$168M
Net income$86.6M$124M$120M$95.0M$32.6M
Diluted EPS$3.47$4.97$4.78$3.78$1.30
Net margin4.1%4.9%4.4%3.3%1.1%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$1.90B
EV / EBITDA8.5
EV / Sales0.7
EV / FCF23.6
P / FCF16.7
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield2.4%
FCF yield6.0%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)6.5%
Free cash flow$80.3M
Total debt$617M
Net cash-$555M
Altman Z-Score3.05 safe
Piotroski F-Score5/8

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)6.1%
Shareholder yield6.1%
Shares Δ YoY+0.8%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Red flag in recent filings — agreement terminated (2025-12-09). Worth a closer look.
  1. 10-K Annual report2026-06-01
  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-28
  3. 8-K/A Amended 8-K2026-03-16
  4. 8-K Officer / director change2026-02-09
  5. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-09
  6. 8-K Officer / director change2026-01-29
  7. 8-K Officer / director change2026-01-21
  8. 8-K Agreement terminated2025-12-09
  9. 8-K Officer / director change2025-11-05

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

C-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueC+
GrowthF
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$9.45

Overvalued -82% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $1.30 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 0.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 7.3× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$2.89B
-1.3% YoY
Net margin
1.1%
ROE
2.3%
P/E
41.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2026

'22'23'24'25'26

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$2.89B-1.3%
Net income$32.6M-65.7%
Operating income$168M-27.6%
Diluted EPS$1.30-65.6%
Cash & equivalents$62.2M-76.1%
Total assets$2.77B-7.5%
Total liabilities$1.31B-12.3%
Stockholders' equity$1.42B-3.0%
Op.: 5.8%L/E: 0.92x

Frequently asked

Is UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) a buy?
UVV currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.92x); but revenue declined -1.3% YoY.
What is UVV's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on UVV's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $9.45. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is UVV overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, UVV currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s quality score?
UVV scores 54.56862745098039/100 (grade C-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000102037, latest 10-K filed 2026-06-01) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:30:00 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 1 sale

2026-06-03
SLEDD ROBERT C
Director
Sell2.85K @ $54.13$154K
2026-06-02
Bleicher Scott J
VP & Controller
Award2.21K
2026-06-02
Bleicher Scott J
VP & Controller
Award1.56K
2026-06-02
Bleicher Scott J
VP & Controller
Tax673.00 @ $54.38$36.6K
2026-06-02
Santos Godoi Tatiana
Chief Human Resources Officer
Award2.52K
2026-06-02
STARKE MCKEEN
Senior VP & Sales Director
Award2.96K
2026-06-02
STARKE MCKEEN
Senior VP & Sales Director
Award1.12K
2026-06-02
STARKE MCKEEN
Senior VP & Sales Director
Tax484.00 @ $54.38$26.3K
2026-06-02
O'Keefe John Patrick
VP, Ingredients
Award3.83K
2026-06-02
O'Keefe John Patrick
VP, Ingredients
Award3.17K
2026-06-02
O'Keefe John Patrick
VP, Ingredients
Tax1.37K @ $54.38$74.3K
2026-06-02
Claiborne Catherine H
VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary
Award7.98K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
7.6%
Annual / share
$4.11
Last ex-date
2026-07-13
Last amount
$0.83
ex 2026-07-13paid 2026-08-03$0.83
ex 2026-04-15paid 2026-05-04$0.82
ex 2026-01-12paid 2026-02-02$0.82
ex 2025-10-10paid 2025-11-03$0.82
ex 2025-07-14paid 2025-08-04$0.82
ex 2025-04-14paid 2025-05-05$0.81

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-28Miss -258.6% est▼ -7.37%8-K ↗
2026-02-09Miss -31.9% est▼ -10.72%8-K ↗
2025-11-05Beat +0.5% est▲ +1.36%8-K ↗
2025-08-06—▲ +0.98%8-K ↗
2025-05-29—▲ +0.05%8-K ↗
2025-02-10—▲ +1.14%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2022-08-05Virginia FoxxBuy$50.0K–$100KPTR ↗
2022-08-05Virginia FoxxSell$15.0K–$50.0KPTR ↗
2020-04-27Donna ShalalaSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

market news →
The Russell 2000 Is Blowing Away Every Index – 5 R2K Leaders With DividendsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-16
Assessing Universal (UVV) Valuation After Profit Hit From Impairment And Inventory Write-DownsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-02
Universal (UVV) Shares Cross Above 200 DMABullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-06-01
Universal Corp (UVV) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Revenue Growth Amid ChallengesBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-29
Universal (UVV) Q4 2026 Earnings TranscriptBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-29
Universal Corporation Q4 2026 Earnings Call SummaryBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-29

Vs tracked universe

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1043 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score55 vs 67
Revenue growth-1.3% vs 7.1%
Net margin1.1% vs 10.5%
Return on equity2.3% vs 12.3%
P/E41.4 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 12d
Bullish
+0.16
vs typical · 17 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.