Universal (UVV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) posted EBIT Margin of 2.09% for Q1 2026, down 121.98% sequentially from 9.51% in Q4 2025, and down 818.0% YoY from 0.29% in Q1 2025.

Universal (UVV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal (UVV) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 2.09% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 818.0% year-over-year to 2.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.76% (down 214.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 5.76%, down 214.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin eased to 2.09% in Q1 2026 per UVV's latest filing, from 9.51% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 11.11% in Q4 2024, with the low at 2.09% in Q1 2026.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 6.89%, with a median of 8.66% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin surged 284 bps in 2023 and sank 818 bps in 2026.
  • Universal's EBIT Margin stood at 9.75% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then gained by 4 bps to 11.11% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 9.51% in 2025, then plunged by 122 bps to 2.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UVV's EBIT Margin at 2.09% in Q1 2026, 9.51% in Q4 2025, and 8.97% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Altria 66.91 Bn 63.43 Bn 3.51 Bn 54.46%
2 RLX Technology 2.38 Bn 1.75 Bn 73.10 Mn 15.36%
3 Turning Point Brands 1.68 Bn 1.51 Bn 68.30 Mn 10.05%
4 Universal 1.30 Bn 1.29 Bn 98.47 Mn -2.09%
5 Ispire Technology 65.31 Mn 47.02 Mn 1.99 Mn -50.75%
6 Rythm 54.80 Mn 21.54 Mn 10.40 Mn -30.36%
7 Greenlane Holdings 9.60 Mn -28.63 Mn 217,000.00 -1,243.75%
8 VPR Brands 4.59 Mn 1.87 Mn 138,574.00 -80.07%
9 Lftd Partners 2.96 Mn 873,406.64 -1.71 Mn -49.85%
10 22nd Century 128,296.63 -9.42 Mn -636,000.00 -74.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%