Jun 2026 (Q1 FY27) — Aug 6, 2026
Universal Corporation Q1 FY27 — Navigating Oversupply with Strategic Focus
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- Jun 2026
- Jun 2026 (Q1 FY27)
- Mar 2026
Universal earnings: last reported Thu, 6 Aug 2026, for the quarter ended Jun 2026.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 520 | −12.2% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 0.4 | −5.3 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | -5.0 | −159.0% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
Price
$39.56 −2.73% · −$1.11
Performance −26.3% 1Y
1Y: $53.67 on 17 Oct 2025 → $39.56. High $58.77 (4 Feb 2026), low $39.56 (19 Oct 2026).
- Previous close
- $40.67
- 52-week range
- $39.56 – $58.77
- One year
- −25.85%
Overview
- Symbol
- UVV
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Exchange
- US
- Currency
- USD
Call summaries
Mar 2026 (Q4 FY26) — May 29, 2026
Universal Corporation Q4 FY26 — Tobacco Resilience Amidst Ingredients Headwinds and Impairments
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Universal earnings calls (UVV)
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: −159% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 708 | 928 | 690 | 593 | 749 | 853 | 690 | 520 |
| Operating profit | 69 | 104 | 43 | 34 | 68 | 82 | -15 | 2 |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 11.2% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 9.6% | −2.2% | 0.4% |
| Interest | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| Net profit | 26 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 33 | -43 | -5 |
| EPS ($ per share) | 1.04 | 2.39 | — | 0.34 | 1.36 | 1.33 | — | -0.20 |
| Line item | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 327 | 322 | 327 | 331 | 337 | 346 | 352 | 352 |
| Reserves | 1,106 | 1,077 | 1,088 | 1,094 | 1,137 | 1,173 | 1,187 | 1,137 |
| Total liabilities | 753 | 832 | 993 | 1,202 | 1,202 | 1,458 | 1,489 | 1,306 |
| Fixed assets | 302 | 315 | 350 | 345 | 351 | 366 | 373 | 373 |
| Total assets | 2,133 | 2,121 | 2,342 | 2,586 | 2,639 | 2,937 | 2,990 | 2,767 |
| Line item | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 165 | 11 | 220 | 45 | -11 | -75 | 327 | 129 |
| Cash from investing | -35 | -106 | -217 | -143 | -50 | -60 | -59 | -43 |
| Cash from financing | -66 | -94 | 91 | -17 | 39 | 126 | -63 | -284 |
| Net cash flow | 63 | -190 | 96 | -116 | -23 | -9 | 205 | -198 |
| Capital expenditure | -39 | -35 | -66 | -53 | -55 | -66 | -63 | -49 |
| Free cash flow | 126 | -24 | 154 | -8 | -65 | -141 | 264 | 80 |
Insider filings
45 filings between Nov 10, 2025 and Oct 1, 2026.
Open market
decisions to buy or sellPurchases
None
No insider bought shares.
Sales
$496.9K
4 sales by 2 insiders
Compensation
not trading decisions- 26
- Award — granted as compensation
- 15
- Tax withheld — shares kept back by the company to cover tax
Who traded
open market only| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Lennart R. | — | $289.0K | Aug 10, 2026 |
| SLEDD ROBERT C | — | $207.9K | Jun 3, 2026 |
Latest filings (50)
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withheld | 6,469 | $269.6K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | Sale | 1,782 | $88.8K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Cantor Diana F Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Williams Jacqueline T. Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Trojan Greg Director | Award | 4,580 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Manolios Fotini Emanuel Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Tullidge Thomas H Jr Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Schick Arthur J. Jr. Director | Award | 2,650 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | Sale | 2,845 | $154.0K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Diel Steven S. Senior VP & CFO | Tax withheld | 183 | $10.0K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Claiborne Catherine H VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Award | 7,980 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | O'Keefe John Patrick VP, Ingredients | Award | 3,825 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | O'Keefe John Patrick VP, Ingredients | Award | 3,168 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | O'Keefe John Patrick VP, Ingredients | Tax withheld | 1,366 | $74.3K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | STARKE MCKEEN Senior VP & Sales Director | Award | 2,960 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | STARKE MCKEEN Senior VP & Sales Director | Award | 1,121 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | STARKE MCKEEN Senior VP & Sales Director | Tax withheld | 484 | $26.3K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Santos Godoi Tatiana Chief Human Resources Officer | Award | 2,515 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Bleicher Scott J VP & Controller | Award | 2,210 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Bleicher Scott J VP & Controller | Tax withheld | 673 | $36.6K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Bleicher Scott J VP & Controller | Award | 1,560 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Claiborne Catherine H VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Award | 2,413 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Claiborne Catherine H VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Tax withheld | 1,041 | $56.6K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Award | 20,890 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Award | 4,436 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withheld | 2,001 | $108.8K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO | Award | 10,765 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO | Award | 9,481 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO | Tax withheld | 4,276 | $232.5K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Diel Steven S. Senior VP & CFO | Award | 5,315 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Diel Steven S. Senior VP & CFO | Award | 463 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Bleicher Scott J VP & Controller | Tax withheld | 882 | $47.7K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | O'Keefe John Patrick VP, Ingredients | Tax withheld | 1,685 | $91.2K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | STARKE MCKEEN Senior VP & Sales Director | Tax withheld | 733 | $39.7K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Claiborne Catherine H VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Tax withheld | 1,277 | $69.1K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withheld | 2,461 | $133.2K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO | Tax withheld | 9,485 | $513.4K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Diel Steven S. Senior VP & CFO | Tax withheld | 248 | $13.4K |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Bleicher Scott J VP & Controller | Award | 4,670 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Diel Steven S. Senior VP & CFO | Award | 22,417 | $0 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | Sale | 1,000 | $53.9K |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | Sale | 3,746 | $200.2K |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Santos Godoi Tatiana Chief Human Resources Officer | Award | 1,920 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Wigner Preston Douglas Chairman, President & CEO | Tax withheld | 6,086 | $339.5K |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO | Sale | 10,000 | $549.4K |
| Aug 15, 2025 | SLEDD ROBERT C Director | Sale | 4,617 | $245.9K |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Freeman Lennart R. Director | Sale | 2,800 | $148.1K |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Cantor Diana F Director | Award | 2,290 | $0 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.
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