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Universal Corporation (UVV) Stock

$42.00 -0.83% NYSE: UVV Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$42.00
Market Cap$1.05B
P/E Ratio55.53
P/B Ratio0.76
P/S Ratio0.37
EPS (TTM)$3.78
52-Week High$59.38
52-Week Low$41.10
Dividend Yield7.87%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE1.33%
ROA0.63%
ROCE8.18%
Gross Margin8.28%
Operating Margin8.28%
Net Margin0.67%
Debt/Equity0.88
Current Ratio2.87

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Revenue$2.1B$2.6B$2.7B$2.9B$2.9B
Operating Profit$160.0M$181.0M$222.0M$244.0M$211.0M
Net Profit$87.0M$124.0M$120.0M$95.0M$33.0M
EPS$3.47$4.97$4.78$3.78$1.30
Op Margin7.6%7.0%8.1%8.3%7.2%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Total Assets$2.6B$2.6B$2.9B$3.0B$2.8B
Total Liabilities$1.2B$1.2B$1.5B$1.5B$1.3B
Cash$82.0M$65.0M$56.0M$260.0M$62.0M
Borrowings$741.0M$849.0M$1.1B$1.1B$940.0M

Latest News

Who Is Positioned to Buy Universal Display? Trefis · Jul 16, 2026 UVV: Lowering target price to $45.00 Argus Research · Jul 15, 2026 Meet Wall Street’s Safest High-Yield Dividend Stocks 24/7 Wall St. · Jul 14, 2026 The Russell 2000 Is Blowing Away Every Index – 5 R2K Leaders With Dividends 24/7 Wall St. · Jun 16, 2026 Assessing Universal (UVV) Valuation After Profit Hit From Impairment And Inventory Write-Downs Simply Wall St. · Jun 2, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Operating Cash Flow$45.0M$-11.0M$-75.0M$327.0M$129.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-196.0M$-105.0M$-126.0M$-121.0M$-92.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-20.0M$-8.0M$-19.0M$-21.0M$-33.0M
Net Cash Flow$-116.0M$-23.0M$-9.0M$205.0M$-198.0M
Free Cash Flow$-8.0M$-65.0M$-141.0M$264.0M$80.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio-0.68
EV / EBITDA10.69
FCF Yield15.63%
Quick Ratio1.00
Interest Coverage2.35
Return 1Y0.59%
Return 3Y31.23%
Return 5Y26.41%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AFYAAfya Limited $14.75 +4.24% 7.46 $1.33B 4.96%
COURCoursera, Inc. $5.16 -2.09% -7.05 $947.46M 0.00%
DAOYoudao, Inc. $14.48 +3.80% 168.72 $1.71B 0.00%
DOLEDole plc $13.14 +0.92% 16.30 $1.25B 2.67%
IMKTAIngles Markets, Incorporated $85.66 +0.08% 15.56 $1.63B 0.76%

About Universal Corporation

Universal Corporation is led by CEO Preston Douglas Wigner, employs 10,800 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 1988.

Universal Corporation (UVV) stock trades at $42.00 with a market capitalization of $1.05B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 55.53, price-to-book of 0.76, price-to-sales of 0.37. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $41.10 and $59.38, and currently trades 29.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 7.87%.

On profitability, Universal Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 1.33%, return on capital employed of 8.18%, an operating margin of 8.28%, a net profit margin of 0.67%.

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