Universal (UVV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Universal's (UVV) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 9.51% in Q4 2025, down 159.0% year-on-year from 16.13% in Q4 2024, and up 6.07% quarter-over-quarter from 8.97% in Q3 2025.
Universal (UVV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal has disclosed EBIT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 9.51% for Q4 2025.
- EBIT Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 9.51%, down 159.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.77% (down 79.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.9%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 9.51% for Q4 2025 at Universal, up from 8.97% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 11.11% in Q4 2024 to a low of 2.13% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 8.75% (2022), against an average of 7.43%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin soared 517 bps in 2021 and slumped 276 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Universal's EBIT Margin stood at 9.62% in 2021, then advanced by 1 bps to 9.75% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 11.11% in 2024, then declined by 14 bps to 9.51% in 2025.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 9.51% (Q4 2025), 8.97% (Q3 2025), and 5.69% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 277.78 Bn | 274.30 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 38.37% |
| 2 | Altria | 120.77 Bn | 117.29 Bn | 3.51 Bn | 54.46% |
| 3 | British American Tobacco p.l.c | 45.84 Bn | 40.53 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Turning Point Brands | 1.66 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 68.30 Mn | 10.05% |
| 5 | Universal | 1.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 98.47 Mn | -2.09% |
| 6 | RLX Technology | 355.86 Mn | -269.04 Mn | 73.10 Mn | 15.36% |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 97.40 Mn | 79.11 Mn | 1.99 Mn | -50.75% |
| 8 | Rythm | 54.37 Mn | 21.11 Mn | 10.40 Mn | -30.36% |
| 9 | Greenlane Holdings | 11.69 Mn | -26.54 Mn | 217,000.00 | -1,243.75% |
| 10 | 22nd Century | 2.50 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -636,000.00 | -74.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.03% |