Universal Corporation

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UVV

Price:

$56.54

Market Cap:

$1.40B

Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including b...[Read more]

Industry

Tobacco

IPO Date

1988-01-05

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

UVV

The Dividend Yield as of December 2024 (TTM) for Universal Corporation (UVV) is 5.70%

According to Universal Corporation’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 5.70%. This represents a change of 275.78% compared to the average of 1.52% of the last 4 quarters.

Universal Corporation (UVV) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has UVV Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Universal Corporation over the last ten years is 5.28%. The current 5.70% Dividend Yield has changed 7.82% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), UVV's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the September 2020 quarter at 1.83%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the March 2017 quarter at 0.76%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

5.28%

Median

5.24%

Minimum

3.67%

Maximum

6.82%

Universal Corporation (UVV) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Universal Corporation Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 43.82%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 6.82%

Minimum Annual Increase = -24.26%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 3.67%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
20246.18%4.71%
20235.91%11.12%
20225.32%2.83%
20215.17%-24.26%
20206.82%43.82%
20194.74%6.33%
20184.46%21.50%
20173.67%-23.84%
20164.82%-15.73%
20155.72%20.70%

Universal Corporation (UVV) Average Dividend Yield

How has UVV Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Universal Corporation (UVV) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

5.80%

5-year avg

5.88%

10-year avg

5.28%

Universal Corporation (UVV) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is UVV’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Universal Corporation’s Dividend Yield is less than Vector Group Ltd. (4.00%), less than Imperial Brands PLC (5.88%), less than Japan Tobacco Inc. (4.69%), less than Philip Morris International Inc. (4.08%), less than Turning Point Brands, Inc. (0.44%), less than British American Tobacco p.l.c. (7.86%), less than Imperial Brands PLC (5.88%), less than Altria Group, Inc. (7.09%),

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