Is Universal Corporation (UVV) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Universal Corporation's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, about 100% of reported profit turned into operating cash — most of it, but worth reading alongside the cash-flow statement. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.00×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Universal Corporation's revenue?

Universal Corporation reported revenue of $2.9B for FY2026, with net profit of $32.6M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Universal Corporation (UVV)?

Universal Corporation last traded at $45.79 (-0.4% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Universal Corporation

UVV · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

Snapshot

TickerUVV

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryTobacco

CountryUnited States

Employees11,250

HeadquartersRichmond, United States

Websitewww.universalcorp.com

Filings tracked15

About Universal Corporation

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, and beverage companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Who owns it

Insiders2.3%
Institutions84.9%
Public & other12.8%

324 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.65%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.27%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP7.09%
State Street Corporation5.82%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.48%
Invesco Ltd.3.02%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.60%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.1.71%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Over 4 years, about 100% of reported profit turned into operating cash — most of it, but worth reading alongside the cash-flow statement.

Cash conversion1.00×

Over 4 years, about 100% of reported profit turned into operating cash — most of it, but worth reading alongside the cash-flow statement.

Net margin trend4.9% → 1.1%

Margin has compressed by about 3.7 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity2.3%

Latest ROE of 2.3% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT -36%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $856.2M · EPS 1.75

Est. earnings growth +32.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.8B · EPS 3.95

Est. earnings growth +24.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$2.9B

Net margin

1.1%

ROE

2.3%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+4.2%

Profit CAGR (3y)

-35.9%

EPS (FY2026)

1.30

Net profit (FY2026)

$32.6M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$2.9B	$32.6M	1.30	1.1%	2.3%
FY2025	$2.9B	$95.0M	3.78	3.3%	6.5%
FY2024	$2.7B	$119.6M	4.78	4.4%	8.3%
FY2023	$2.5B	$124.1M	4.97	4.9%	8.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$520.3M	$-5.0M	-0.20	-1.0%
2025Q4	$853.2M	$33.2M	1.32	3.9%
2025Q3	$749.4M	$34.2M	1.36	4.6%
2025Q2	$592.6M	$8.5M	0.34	1.4%
2024Q4	$928.0M	$59.6M	2.37	6.4%
2024Q3	$708.4M	$25.9M	1.03	3.7%
2024Q2	$596.4M	$130,000	0.01	0.0%
2023Q4	$813.1M	$53.2M	2.12	6.5%
2023Q3	$635.8M	$28.1M	1.12	4.4%
2023Q2	$516.4M	$-2.1M	-0.08	-0.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/5/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/4/2026material
10-K filing
SEC6/1/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/28/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC3/16/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/9/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/9/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/29/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC1/21/2026material

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC12/9/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/5/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Shareholder vote results, Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2025

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