UVV
Universal Corporation
UVV lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
UVV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
UVV's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently under pressure.
UVV PE Valuation
UVV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UVV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UVV's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
UVV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.91 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.10 | -102% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.76 | -82% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.30 | -66% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.39 | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.44 | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.11 | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.78 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.03 | -5.3% |
UVV has swung to a loss: it lost $0.10 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
UVV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $617.4M | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $520.3M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $689.9M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $853.2M | -8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $749.4M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $592.6M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $690.2M | -8.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $928M | +14% |
UVV's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $617M last quarter, down 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4% | -5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2% | -8.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +0.5 points |
UVV's operating margin was 6.9% last quarter, down 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
UVV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$116.3M | -591% |
| Q2 2026 | -$133M | +$84.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $178.6M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $95.1M | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.7M | +$24.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$217.2M | -$132M |
| Q1 2025 | $151M | +$197.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $199.6M | +$271.9M |
UVV usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$116M, but it generated $24M over the past year.
UVV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +152K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +54.9K shares |
| 3 years | +0.9% | +218K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +317K shares |
| Available history | +0.7% | +178K shares |
UVV has 25M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
UVV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
UVV's net debt is about 7.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.5 years a year ago.
UVV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 9.9 | Oversold |
UVV's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
UVV PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | UVV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 55x | 19x | 180% above |
| PE % | 97 | 18 | 79 pts above |
UVV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UVV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.7 | 7.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $45.5 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $50.4 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.7 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.4 | 28% below |
UVV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% below its 200-week average.
UVV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.6 | $48.6 | -14% |
| 2021 | $48.6 | $53.8 | +11% |
| 2022 | $53.8 | $53.8 | 0% |
| 2023 | $53.8 | $67.3 | +25% |
| 2024 | $67.3 | $54.3 | -19% |
| 2025 | $54.3 | $53.2 | -2.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $53.2 | $37.7 | -29% |
UVV has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 29% so far in 2026.