Universal (UVV) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Universal's (UVV) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 4.7% in Q4 2025, down 55.0% year-on-year from 10.44% in Q4 2024, and up 2.21% quarter-over-quarter from 4.59% in Q3 2025.
Universal (UVV) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.7% for Q4 2025.
- EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 4.7%, down 55.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.84% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.9%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin came in at 4.7% for Q4 2025 at Universal, up from 4.59% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 10.16% in Q1 2021 to a low of 0.84% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 4.71% (2024), against an average of 4.99%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 517 bps in 2021 and sank 463 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
- Universal's EBITDA Margin stood at 7.03% in 2021, then rose by 15 bps to 8.06% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 6.8% in 2023, then slipped by 23 bps to 5.25% in 2024, then dropped by 11 bps to 4.7% in 2025.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 4.7% (Q4 2025), 4.59% (Q3 2025), and 3.89% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA 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 | 6.18% |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 97.40 Mn | 79.11 Mn | 1.99 Mn | -51.02% |
| 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 | -4,157.37% |
| 10 | 22nd Century | 2.50 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -636,000.00 | -79.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.64% |