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Universal Corporation

NYSE: UVV · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
PublicHQ Richmond, VA · Richmond (Independent City)CIK 0000102037Reports USD
#75 of 386 Consumer Defensive companies by revenue39th-percentile growth
EA Score
61C
Revenue TTM
$2.9B
Rev growth YoY (TTM)
-0.8%
Net income (FY)
$32.6M
Employees
11,250
as of 2026-08-10
Market cap
$1.3B
as of 2026-08-10

Financials — latest annual

SEC EDGAR · USD-normalized
ConceptUSDNativeFY
Revenue$2.9B$2.9B2026
Net income$32.6M$32.6M2026
Operating income$168.5M$168.5M2026
Total assets$2.8B$2.8B2026
Liabilities$1.3B$1.3B2026
Equity$1.4B$1.4B2026

Revenue trend

FY2019 – FY2026 · USD
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Revenue by segment

Filed disclosures · FY2026
By product
Tobacco Sales82%
Food Ingredient Sales11%
Product and Service, Other4%
Service, Other3%
By geography
All Other Countries28%
UNITED STATES23%
BELGIUM19%
INDONESIA7%
POLAND6%
CHINA6%
The read

What is Universal Corporation’s revenue?

Universal Corporation booked $2.9B in FY2026 revenue, contracting 1.3% year over year — slower than 61% of Consumer Defensive companies we track, at a 1.1% net margin.

Peers · Consumer Defensive
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Neighbors
Richmond (Independent City) →
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Key facts
CEOPreston Douglas Wigner
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryTobacco
HeadquartersRichmond, VA
ExchangeNYSE: UVV
Employees11,250
IPO date1988-01-05
Financials: SEC EDGAR (XBRL), USD-normalized per IAS 21 · TTM/quarterly + segments: FMP from filed disclosures · Filings: EDGAR submissions. County headcount and EA Score are in progress — see docs/DATA_GAPS.md.