UVV
Universal Corp /va/ Industrials Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials Russell 3000
$41.44Close
$1.0BMarket cap
$38.22 – $56.9252-week range
Nov 4, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 0 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 15 · weaker than 85% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 27% below its 52-week high
- Distribution down-day volume 1.7× up-day volume over 50 sessions
- Earnings shrinking EPS −159% year on year
- Results soon Nov 4, 2026, in 3 days
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
27%
1wk
up 5.5%
price change
1mo
up 1.1%
price change
12-month return
down 14%
market up 11% ·
its own down 26%
F-score
5 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z″
6.22
Low risk
P/E
31646.0×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
0.7×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 10.6%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
90%
of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth
down 1%
year on year
EPS growth
down 159%
latest quarter
Sales growth
down 12%
latest quarter · -12 pts
ROE
0%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 3%
$80.3M FCF
D/E
0.44
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5×
Interest cover
2.3×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
Trade setup
ATR%
2.5%
$1.05 a day · 2×ATR $39.33
RS
15 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
0 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
1.5×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.59
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 4, 2026
Trend template · 0 of 8
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 17.9% to 16.4%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 1.3% over the year, from $2.9B to $2.9B.
Last reported
Aug 5, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 5, 2026-3% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 16%
- Net 0%
- Free cash 3%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2021Mar 31, 2021 | FY2022Mar 31, 2022 | FY2023Mar 31, 2023 | FY2024Mar 31, 2024 | FY2025Mar 31, 2025 | FY2026Mar 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Gross margin | 19% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Operating income | $147.8M | $160.3M | $181.1M | $222.0M | $232.8M | $168.5M |
| Net income | $87.4M | $86,577 | $124,052 | $119,598 | $95,047 | $32,637 |
| Net margin | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Earnings per share | $3.53 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Free cash flow | $154.3M | -$8.3M | -$65.2M | -$140.6M | $264.4M | $80.3M |
| Free cash margin | 8% | -0% | -3% | -5% | 9% | 3% |
| Cash | $197.2M | $81.6M | $64.7M | $55.6M | $260.1M | $62.2M |
| Long-term debt | $518.2M | $518.5M | $616.8M | $617.4M | $617.9M | $616.7M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Shares outstanding | 24.51m | 24.55m | 24.56m | 24.57m | 24.72m | 24.92m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 36d |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 62d |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 40d |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 36d |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 37d |
| May 30, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 60d |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 203d |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 111d |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 38d |
| May 29, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 59d |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 38d |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 33d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Material agreement ↗ |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Results · Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Results · Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Material agreement · Agreement ended · New obligation ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Results · Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Results · Shareholder vote · Other events ↗ |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |