Universal Corporation
$52.95
+$0.37 (+0.70%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
Universal Corporation operates within the Consumer Defensive sector and Tobacco industry. The company's market capitalization stands at $1.32 billion, with revenue reaching $2.99 billion in the trailing twelve months. Universal Corporation has a large scale of operations, employing 11,400 individuals. The company demonstrates relatively strong profitability metrics, with gross margin standing at 19.4%, operating margin at 9.0%, and profit margin at 3.7%. Returns on equity and assets are 8.9% and 5.1%, respectively. The balance sheet shows a significant debt-to-equity ratio of 79.39, accompanied by $88.65 million in cash. The company's valuation context includes a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85 (trailing twelve months) and 11.49 (forward), with an earnings growth rate of 32.0% year-over-year. The dividend yield is notable at 624.0%, although the payout ratio is high at 91.7%.
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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, storing, and shipping 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, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Visit website →Key Statistics
- Market Cap
- $1.32B
- P/E Ratio
- 11.85
- 52-Week High
- $67.33
- 52-Week Low
- $49.40
- Avg Volume
- 183.59K
- Beta
- 0.66
- Dividend Yield
- 624.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Exchange
- NYQ
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 11,400