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UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ UVV

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials · website · IPO 1980-03-17

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ statistics & valuation

P / E41.0×
P / S0.5×
P / B0.9×
P / FCF16.7×
Net margin1.1%
FCF margin2.8%
Net debt$554.5M
Net debt / EBITDA2.5×
Enterprise value USD$1.9B
EV / EBITDA8.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.9%
Return on capital7.6%
Graham number -8.9%$41.21

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($41.21); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.10% 5.20% 4.70% 3.80% 4.40% 4.10% 4.90% 4.40% 3.30% 1.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
8.60% 8.40% 7.30% 6.70% 7.50% 7.70% 7.10% 8.20% 8.00% 5.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
8.00% 7.60% 7.50% 5.60% 6.50% 6.30% 8.60% 8.10% 6.30% 2.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
25.3M 25.5M 25.3M 25.1M 24.8M 24.9M 24.9M 25.0M 25.1M 25.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$86.0M $135.9M $72.4M $261.3M $321.0M $436.9M $552.1M $561.8M $357.8M $554.5M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
5.00% 4.90% 4.90% 3.40% 3.70% 3.30% 4.70% 4.10% 3.20% 1.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
10.40% 2.30% 5.70% -1.30% 7.80% -0.40% -2.60% -5.20% 9.00% 2.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.27× 0.27× 0.29× 0.38× 0.37× 0.43× 0.42× 0.41× 0.42× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.88 $4.14 $4.11 $2.86 $3.53 $3.47 $4.97 $4.78 $3.78 $1.30 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ trades at about 34.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–83.5×, median 15.9×).

10.8× 83.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.8×–83.5×); dot = today's 34.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin5.8%8.0%8.2%7.1%7.7%7.5%6.7%7.3%8.4%8.6%
Net margin1.1%3.3%4.4%4.9%4.1%4.4%3.8%4.7%5.2%5.1%
FCF margin2.8%9.0%-5.2%-2.6%-0.4%7.8%-1.3%5.7%2.3%10.4%
Return on assets1.2%3.2%4.1%4.7%3.3%3.7%3.4%4.9%4.9%5.0%
Return on equity2.2%6.3%8.1%8.6%6.3%6.5%5.6%7.5%7.6%8.0%
Debt / equity0.42×0.41×0.42×0.43×0.37×0.38×0.29×0.27×0.27×0.28×
Current ratio3.492.872.964.083.375.315.536.265.945.83

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.