UVVUniversal Corporation
+1.0% today · −12.0% over a year
3/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 41% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 7.96%.
Universal Corporation (UVV) valuation against sector peers: P/E 54.0 (sector median 22.2), P/B 0.7, EV/EBIT 15.2, free-cash-flow yield 15.9%, P/S 0.4.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | UVV | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 54.0 | 22.2 · n=73 | 143% above |
| P/B | 0.7 | 2.3 · n=84 | 68% below |
| P/S | 0.4 | 0.9 · n=89 | 58% below |
| EV/EBIT | 15.2 | 19.0 · n=69 | 20% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 15.9% | 5.8% · n=87 | 176% above |
| Dividend yield | 7.96% | 1.83% · n=97 | 336% above |
| Return on equity | 1.3% | 12.3% · n=89 | 89% below |
| Return on invested capital | 3.6% | 8.9% · n=88 | 59% below |
| Gross margin | 15.6% | 32.5% · n=95 | 52% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.33 | 1.74 · n=77 | 206% above |
Value factor: 85 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| WMTWal-Mart Stores | 44.4 | 10.0 | 31.4 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTCostco Wholesale | 48.6 | 12.5 | 37.1 | 2.1% | 0.6% | 8/10 |
| KOCOCA-COLA | 27.7 | 10.8 | 28.4 | 3.5% | 2.2% | 9/10 |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 23.8 | 6.9 | 20.1 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 7/10 |
| PMPhilip Morris | 30.5 | — | 22.1 | 4.2% | 2.9% | 9/10 |
| PEPPepsiCo | 22.7 | 9.2 | 20.1 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 6/10 |
| MOAltria Group | 16.0 | — | 13.7 | 7.0% | 5.5% | 10/10 |
| MDLZMondelez | 20.2 | 3.1 | 18.7 | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5/10 |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 36.9 | 263.0 | 25.9 | 5.0% | 2.8% | 8/10 |
| TGTTarget | 16.0 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 6.4% | 3.7% | 9/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 05 Aug 2026
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