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UVV · NYSE

$39.64+$0.08 (+0.20%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $39.56

About UVV

Universal Corp. is a business-to-business agriculture products supplier to consumer product manufacturers that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and currently employs 28,500 full-time employees. The firm is engaged in the leaf tobacco business and investing in the growth of its plant-based ingredients platform. The company operates through two segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment involves procuring and processing flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products and performing related services. Through its Ingredients Operations segment, it procures raw materials globally and processes the raw materials through a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, botanical extracts, and flavorings for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage companies. The company operates in over 30 countries on five continents.

Employees
28,500
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia
Listed
Mar 17, 1980
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Tobacco
Website
universalcorp.com

UVV key statistics

Market cap
999.21M
Price-earnings ratio
52.05
Dividend yield
8.18%
Average volume
348.17K
Volume
177.10K
Open price
$39.79
High today
$40.56
Low today
$39.59
52 Week high
$59.38
52 Week low
$40.14

Universal (UVV) at a glance

Universal (UVV) last traded at $39.64, with a market cap of 999.21M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.05 and a dividend yield of 8.18%.

Today the stock has traded between $39.59 and $40.56. The current price is 0.1% above the day's low and 2.3% below its high.

Volume so far is 177.10K shares, below the average of 348.17K shares a day.

Over the past year Universal has ranged from $40.14 to $59.38, and now sits -3% of the way up that range.

Universal met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported -$0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.2525.

UVV earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 0.0% on average.

  1. Q4 FY23: reported $0.97 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  2. Q2 FY24: reported $1.21 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  3. Q3 FY24: reported $2.16 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  4. Q4 FY24: reported $1.79 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  5. Q1 FY25: reported $0.01 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  6. Q1 FY26: reported -$1.73 per share against an estimate of $1.09
  7. Q1 FY27: reported -$0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.2525
  8. Q2 FY26: reported -$0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.2525

UVV news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Results

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Announces Universal Ingredients Leadership Transition Plan

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2026 Results

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Announces Conference Call

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Announces 56th Annual Dividend Increase and Sets 2026 Annual Meeting Date

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Universal Corporation Reports Nine Month and Third Quarter 2026 Results

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