Universal (UVV) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) reported Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q1 2026, up 58.13% on a YoY basis from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and down 8.58% sequentially from 0.36 in Q4 2025.

Universal (UVV) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal (UVV) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 58.13% year-over-year to 0.33; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.33 (up 58.13% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.33, up 58.13% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.33 in Q1 2026, from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.4 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.19 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.22 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio jumped 84.97% in 2024 and tumbled 50.96% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UVV's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.22 in 2022, then dropped by 2.36% to 0.22 in 2023, then dropped by 6.71% to 0.2 in 2024, then soared by 75.96% to 0.36 in 2025, then fell by 8.58% to 0.33 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UVV's Debt Ratio at 0.33 in Q1 2026, 0.36 in Q4 2025, and 0.2 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Philip Morris International 300.23 Bn 294.78 Bn 6.91 Bn 0.72
2 British American Tobacco p.l.c 133.32 Bn 128.01 Bn - 0.29
3 Altria 121.70 Bn 118.17 Bn 3.51 Bn 0.73
4 RLX Technology 2.50 Bn 1.83 Bn 73.10 Mn 0.01
5 Turning Point Brands 1.47 Bn 1.43 Bn 68.30 Mn 0.38
6 Universal 1.35 Bn 1.11 Bn 98.47 Mn 0.33
7 Ispire Technology 89.38 Mn 71.30 Mn 1.99 Mn 0.01
8 Rythm 42.81 Mn 9.55 Mn 10.40 Mn 2.78
9 VPR Brands 11.01 Mn 8.30 Mn 138,574.00 0.04
10 Greenlane Holdings 8.50 Mn -29.73 Mn 217,000.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.33
Dec 31, 2025 0.36
Sep 30, 2025 0.20
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 0.21
Dec 31, 2024 0.20
Sep 30, 2024 0.39
Jun 30, 2024 0.40
Mar 31, 2024 0.21
Dec 31, 2023 0.22
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.21
Mar 31, 2023 0.23
Dec 31, 2022 0.22
Sep 30, 2022 0.39
Jun 30, 2022 0.35
Mar 31, 2022 0.27
Dec 31, 2021 0.20
Sep 30, 2021 0.21
Jun 30, 2021 0.22