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Universal stock: growth
UVVUniversal reported $2.92B in revenue for fiscal 2026, down 0.8% on the prior year, up 8.1% a year on average over up to five years.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Revenue (Annual rate)
2%
per year from 2007 to 2026, per share 2.2%
Earnings (Annual rate)
−1.6%
per year from 2007 to 2026, per share 0.7%
Free cash flow (Annual rate)
−6.2%
per year from 2007 to 2026, per share −6%
Growth per year by period
What reaches shareholders is growth per share: buybacks lift it, new shares dilute it.
| since 2021 | since 2016 | since 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| Revenue per share | 7.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Earnings | −17.9% | −11.4% | −1.6% |
| Earnings per share | −18.2% | −11.0% | 0.7% |
| Free cash flow | −12.2% | −5.2% | −6.2% |
| Free cash flow per share | −12.5% | −6.1% | −6.0% |
Fiscal years at a glance
How revenue and earnings grow
- Revenue
- Earnings
- Free cash flow
Figures as a table
| Year | Revenue | Earnings | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2.01B | $44.35M | $271.23M |
| 2008 | $2.15B | $119.16M | $69.36M |
| 2009 | $2.55B | $131.74M | $63.41M |
| 2010 | $2.49B | $168.4M | $104.66M |
| 2011 | $2.57B | $156.57M | $15.09M |
| 2012 | $2.45B | $92.06M | $161.61M |
| 2013 | $2.46B | $132.75M | $203.68M |
| 2014 | $2.54B | $149.01M | −$49.35M |
| 2015 | $2.27B | $114.61M | $168.11M |
| 2016 | $2.12B | $109.02M | $136.44M |
| 2017 | $2.07B | $106.3M | $214.69M |
| 2018 | $2.03B | $105.66M | $49.21M |
| 2019 | $2.23B | $104.12M | $125.76M |
| 2020 | $1.91B | $71.68M | −$24.33M |
| 2021 | $1.98B | $87.41M | $154.26M |
| 2022 | $2.1B | $86.58M | −$8.32M |
| 2023 | $2.57B | $124.05M | −$65.23M |
| 2024 | $2.75B | $119.6M | −$140.65M |
| 2025 | $2.95B | $95.05M | $264.37M |
| 2026 | $2.92B | $32.64M | $80.27M |
Revenue by segment
How Universal Corporation makes its money and how that has shifted. Names are as the company reports them.
- Tobacco Sales81%
- Food Ingredient Sales11%
- Product and Service, Other4%
- Service, Other3%
- Other1%
“Other” combines smaller and former segments with revenue the company does not assign to a segment. Names as reported, with abbreviations spelled out for the largest companies.
Figures as a table
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Share 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Sales | $1.7B | $2.09B | $2.27B | $2.46B | $2.36B | 80.7% |
| Food Ingredient Sales | $250.6M | $294.3M | $292.29M | $321.42M | $330.66M | 11.3% |
| Product and Service, Other | $60.18M | $83.67M | $77.78M | $67.42M | $119.08M | 4.1% |
| Service, Other | $77.05M | $78.36M | $82.98M | $73.6M | $75.38M | 2.6% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $39.39M | 1.3% |
| Total revenue | $2.1B | $2.57B | $2.75B | $2.95B | $2.92B | 100% |
Revenue by region
Where Universal Corporation generates its revenue.
- United States23%
- Belgium19%
- Indonesia7%
- Poland6%
- China6%
- Philippines5%
- Other35%
“Other” combines smaller regions with revenue the company does not assign to a region.
Figures as a table
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Share 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $547.92M | $622.33M | $659.36M | 22.5% |
| Belgium | $552.21M | $532.48M | $559.63M | 19.1% |
| Indonesia | $117.02M | $105.93M | $193.54M | 6.6% |
| Poland | $97.72M | $99.85M | $170.89M | 5.8% |
| China | $219.98M | $293.62M | $169.29M | 5.8% |
| Philippines | $133.66M | $120.65M | $151.52M | 5.2% |
| Other | $1.08B | $1.17B | $1.02B | 34.9% |
| Total revenue | $2.75B | $2.95B | $2.92B | 100% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 31 Mar 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Jun 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.