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Universal Corporation (UVV)

Consumer Defensive | Tobacco | Richmond, United States | NYSE
40.43 USD -0.25 (-0.615%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:23 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fractured by a stark divergence between the company's deteriorating operational reality and its artificially inflated dividend yield. While the stock trades at a bargain price-to-book ratio, the business is clearly in a secular decline: revenue has contracted by nearly 12%, and profit margins have collapsed to negligible levels. This operational rot is reflected in the price history, which shows a multi-year structural decline despite a recent technical uptick, suggesting the market has already priced in the lack of growth. The 7.7% dividend yield is the primary attraction, but it is a dangerous trap. With a payout ratio exceeding 400%, the company is distributing capital far beyond its earnings generation, effectively returning shareholder value through balance sheet erosion rather than sustainable profitability. This makes the yield unreliable for long-term holders. Short-term, the stock faces headwinds. Technical indicators show the price trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, and the statistical forecast offers no directional bias. Options flow confirms this hesitation, with sellers placing significant bets on downside protection at the $45 level. Until there is concrete evidence of a turnaround in revenue or a normalization of margins, the risk of capital loss outweighs the income generated.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.168622
AutoTheta0.173313
AutoETS0.173517
MSTL0.177097

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 2.99
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.017
Excess Kurtosis 0.31
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 85.545
Revenue per Share 113.913
Market Cap 1,006,676,928
Trailing P/E 53.20
Forward P/E 10.24
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 0.67%
Website https://www.universalcorp.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at the $45 strike across multiple expirations, acting as a floor against further downside. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at out-of-the-money strikes ($50, $55, $60), suggesting a speculative hope for a rebound to historical highs rather than immediate near-term upside. Implied volatility is elevated relative to deep OTM strikes, indicating uncertainty about the path forward.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.98% 6.72% 6.42% 6.32%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-09 0.830 1.976190
2026-07-13 0.830 1.628089
2026-04-15 0.820 1.607528
2026-01-12 0.820 1.511242
2025-10-10 0.820 1.554797
2025-07-14 0.820 1.490638
2025-04-14 0.810 1.572510
2025-01-13 0.810 1.630763
2024-10-11 0.810 1.600791
2024-07-08 0.810 1.738571
2024-04-05 0.800 1.669449
2024-01-05 0.800 1.274697
2023-10-05 0.800 1.723024
2023-07-07 0.800 1.618778
2023-04-06 0.790 1.523332
2023-01-06 0.790 1.488319
2022-10-06 0.790 1.771301
2022-07-08 0.790 1.488880
2022-04-08 0.780 1.351351
2022-01-07 0.780 1.386420
2021-10-07 0.780 1.582150
2021-07-09 0.780 1.427787
2021-04-09 0.770 1.335878
2021-01-08 0.770 1.473684
2020-10-08 0.770 1.770522
2020-07-10 0.770 1.868479
2020-04-09 0.760 1.628455
2020-01-10 0.760 1.355449
2019-10-04 0.760 1.414743
2019-07-05 0.760 1.239198
2019-04-05 0.750 1.300277
2019-01-04 0.750 1.361656
2018-10-05 0.750 1.166045
2018-07-06 0.750 1.077586
2018-04-06 0.550 1.107754
2018-01-05 0.550 1.055662
2017-10-06 0.540 0.967742
2017-07-06 0.540 0.859189
2017-04-06 0.540 0.769779
2017-01-05 0.540 0.845732
2016-10-06 0.530 0.930478
2016-07-07 0.530 0.925764
2016-04-07 0.530 0.963111
2016-01-07 0.530 1.001890
2015-10-08 0.520 1.000192
2015-07-09 0.520 0.930066
2015-04-10 0.520 1.092437
2015-01-08 0.520 1.324166
2014-10-09 0.510 1.205674
2014-07-10 0.510 0.931847
2014-04-10 0.510 0.953271
2014-01-09 0.510 0.959368
2013-10-10 0.500 0.983671
2013-07-03 0.500 0.871232
2013-04-04 0.500 0.906125
2013-01-10 0.500 0.966557
2012-10-04 0.490 0.939417
2012-07-05 0.490 1.047456
2012-04-04 0.490 1.062907
2012-01-05 0.490 1.071038
2011-10-06 0.480 1.259843
2011-07-07 0.480 1.262826
2011-04-07 0.480 1.072865
2011-01-06 0.480 1.203007
2010-10-07 0.470 1.181795
2010-07-08 0.470 1.169445
2010-04-08 0.470 0.858604
2010-01-07 0.470 0.960949
2009-10-08 0.460 1.054562
2009-07-09 0.460 1.374776
2009-04-08 0.460 1.456157
2009-01-08 0.460 1.434810
2008-10-09 0.450 1.158301
2008-07-10 0.450 0.970455
2008-04-10 0.450 0.720576
2008-01-10 0.450 0.869229
2007-10-04 0.440 0.827223
2007-07-05 0.440 0.703550
2007-04-04 0.440 0.701642
2007-01-04 0.440 0.894309
2006-10-06 0.430 1.181319
2006-07-06 0.430 1.189488
2006-04-06 0.430 1.161848
2006-01-05 0.430 0.986012
2005-10-05 0.420 1.097465
2005-07-07 0.420 0.953462
2005-04-07 0.420 0.924296
2005-01-06 0.420 0.877743
2004-10-06 0.390 0.873265
2004-07-08 0.390 0.808793
2004-04-07 0.390 0.745698
2004-01-09 0.390 0.852832
2003-10-09 0.360 0.822481
2003-07-10 0.360 0.840729
2003-04-10 0.360 0.934579
2003-01-09 0.360 0.937989
2002-10-10 0.340 1.035008
2002-07-03 0.340 0.939746
2002-04-04 0.340 0.855777
2002-01-09 0.340 0.923411
2001-10-04 0.320 1.003135
2001-07-05 0.320 0.825806
2001-04-05 0.320 0.833333
2001-01-04 0.320 0.994175
2000-10-04 0.310 1.122172
2000-07-06 0.310 1.322667
2000-04-06 0.310 1.803636
2000-01-06 0.310 1.397183
1999-10-06 0.300 1.159420
1999-07-08 0.300 1.036717
1999-04-08 0.300 1.243523
1999-01-07 0.300 0.905660
1998-10-07 0.280 0.754209
1998-07-09 0.280 0.744186
1998-04-08 0.280 0.653061
1998-01-08 0.280 0.679818
1997-10-08 0.265 0.689431
1997-07-10 0.265 0.779412
1997-04-10 0.265 0.938053
1997-01-09 0.265 0.824903
1996-10-09 0.255 0.995122
1996-07-03 0.255 0.962264
1996-04-03 0.255 1.030303
1996-01-04 0.255 1.051546
1995-10-05 0.250 1.136364
1995-07-06 0.250 1.111111
1995-04-04 0.250 1.197605
1995-01-03 0.250 1.250000
1994-10-04 0.240 1.054945
1994-07-05 0.240 1.280000
1994-04-05 0.240 1.324138
1994-01-04 0.240 0.941176
1993-10-05 0.220 0.936170
1993-07-06 0.220 0.893401
1993-04-05 0.220 0.862745
1993-01-05 0.220 0.651852
1992-10-06 0.200 0.723982
1992-07-07 0.200 0.717489
1992-04-07 0.200 0.754717
1992-01-07 0.200 0.640000
1991-09-25 0.190 0.737864
1991-06-25 0.190 0.996721
1991-03-25 0.190 1.327511
1990-12-26 0.190 1.670330
1990-09-25 0.185 1.480000
1990-06-26 0.185 1.298246
1990-03-27 0.185 1.160784
1989-12-26 0.185 1.017182
1989-09-26 0.175 0.936455
1989-06-27 0.175 0.992908
1989-03-28 0.175 0.962199
1988-12-27 0.175 1.037037
1988-09-27 0.160 1.084746
1988-06-27 0.160 1.089362
1988-03-25 0.160 1.066667
1987-12-28 0.160 1.040650
1987-09-25 0.145 0.875472
1987-06-25 0.145 0.895753
1987-03-26 0.145 0.892308
1986-12-26 0.135 1.000000
Additional Data
dividendYield 8.21
exDividendDate 2026-10-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.29
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08087512
lastDividendValue 0.83
lastDividendDate 2026-10-09
dividendDate 2026-11-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2344253
Address1 9,201 Forest Hill Avenue
All Time High 83.35
All Time Low 2.265625
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 342,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 327,601
Average Volume 327,601
Average Volume10Days 342,560
Beta 0.566
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 5
Book Value 55.691
City Richmond
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 40.43
Current Ratio 2.572
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 41.72
Day Low 40.1401
Debt To Equity 85.545
Dividend Date 1,793,577,600
Dividend Yield 8.21
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 231,320,992
Ebitda Margins 0.08104
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.011
Enterprise To Revenue 0.73
Enterprise Value 2,084,358,016
Eps Current Year 3.18
Eps Forward 3.95
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.3972
Fifty Day Average Change -3.9672012
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08935701
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -23.442532
Fifty Two Week High 59.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.95
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31913102
Fifty Two Week Low 40.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.29000092
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0072247363
Fifty Two Week Range 40.14 - 59.38
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.04
Float Shares 24,489,913
Forward Eps 3.95
Forward P E 10.235443
Free Cashflow 155,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 11,250
Fullday Change -0.49810028
Fullday Change Percent -1.2244353
Fullday Price 40.43
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.17417999
Gross Profits 497,196,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02238
Held Percent Institutions 0.84596
Implied Shares Outstanding 24,899,257
Industry Tobacco
Industry Disp Tobacco
Industry Key tobacco
Ir Website http://investor.universalcorp.com/index.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Last Dividend Value 0.83
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Last Split Date 694,310,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Universal Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,006,676,928
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_191216
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 19,124,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,082,619,694
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 41.5
Operating Cashflow 217,084,000
Operating Margins 0.00438
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 4.3157997
Peg Ratio 11.21
Phone 804 359 9311
Previous Close 40.68
Price Eps Current Year 12.713837
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7259701
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.35266474
Profit Margins 0.0067000003
Quick Ratio 0.719
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.25
Regular Market Change Percent -0.614553
Regular Market Day High 41.72
Regular Market Day Low 40.1401
Regular Market Day Range 40.1401 - 41.72
Regular Market Open 41.5
Regular Market Previous Close 40.68
Regular Market Price 40.43
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 407,626
Return On Assets 0.035889998
Return On Equity 0.022769999
Revenue Growth -0.118
Revenue Per Share 113.913
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 24,899,257
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.087299995
Shares Short 2,173,079
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,044,457
Short Name Universal Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.105299994
Short Ratio 6.16
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol UVV
Target High Price 67.0
Target Low Price 67.0
Target Mean Price 67.0
Target Median Price 67.0
Total Cash 173,592,992
Total Cash Per Share 6.972
Total Debt 1,217,208,960
Total Revenue 2,854,487,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.29
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08087512
Trailing Eps 0.76
Trailing P E 53.19737
Trailing Peg Ratio 11.978
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 51.11625
Two Hundred Day Average Change -10.686249
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.20905776
Type Disp Equity
Volume 407,626
Website https://www.universalcorp.com
Zip 23,235