Universal Corporation (UVV) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+64.2%

$66.86

vs $40.73 price

Levered DCF

$204.01

After debt service

Piotroski score

6 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

2.53

Grey zone

Rating

C+

Overall 2 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
P/E	40.54×	14.71×	10.6×	10.56×	16.59×	16.62×	15.4×	14.16×
P/B	0.93×	0.96×	0.88×	0.94×	1.07×	1.11×	0.89×	1.1×
P/S	0.45×	0.47×	0.46×	0.51×	0.68×	0.73×	0.58×	0.66×
EV / EBITDA	9.55×	7.45×	7.89×	8.43×	9.43×	9.75×	8.63×	7.76×
Gross margin	17.5%	18.6%	19.5%	17.8%	19.4%	19.5%	18.7%	18.3%
Operating margin	7.2%	8.3%	8.1%	7.0%	7.6%	7.5%	6.6%	7.2%
Net margin	1.1%	3.2%	4.4%	4.8%	4.1%	4.4%	3.8%	4.7%
Current ratio	3.49×	2.87×	2.96×	4.08×	3.37×	5.31×	5.53×	6.26×
Debt / equity	0.66×	0.76×	0.74×	0.61×	0.55×	0.49×	0.39×	0.32×
Interest coverage	2.85×	2.8×	3.35×	3.67×	5.78×	5.92×	6.36×	9.2×
Dividend yield	6.2%	5.7%	6.2%	5.9%	5.3%	5.2%	6.8%	4.7%
Payout ratio	249.1%	83.8%	65.6%	62.4%	88.3%	86.0%	105.1%	67.1%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Return on equity	2.3%	6.5%	8.3%	8.9%	6.5%	6.7%	5.7%	7.8%
Return on invested capital	4.6%	6.6%	6.8%	6.9%	5.2%	5.2%	4.5%	6.1%
Return on assets	1.2%	3.2%	4.1%	4.7%	3.3%	3.7%	3.4%	4.9%
Free cash flow yield	6.1%	18.9%	-11.1%	-5.0%	-0.6%	10.6%	-2.2%	8.5%
Earnings yield	2.5%	6.8%	9.4%	9.5%	6.0%	6.0%	6.5%	7.1%
Enterprise value	$2.2B	$2.2B	$2.3B	$2.1B	$2.1B	$1.9B	$1.5B	$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA	3.81×	2.8×	3.49×	3.16×	2.96×	2.3×	2.19×	0.61×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	242	241	284	224	250	216	224	176