Universal (UVV) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, up 234.93% on a YoY basis from 0.11 in Q1 2025, and up 30.05% sequentially from 0.29 in Q3 2025.

Universal (UVV) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal (UVV) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.38 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 234.93% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.01 (up 1015.23% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 1.01, up 1427.43% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.38 in Q1 2026, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q1 2026 to a low of 1.57 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.12 and a median of 0.02 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 3779.71% in 2024 and jumped 234.93% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UVV's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.01 in 2022, then soared by 232.4% to 0.02 in 2023, then climbed by 16.57% to 0.02 in 2024, then soared by 1373.55% to 0.29 in 2025, then jumped by 30.05% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UVV's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.38 in Q1 2026, 0.29 in Q3 2025, and 0.03 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Philip Morris International 300.23 Bn 294.78 Bn 6.91 Bn -3.07
2 British American Tobacco p.l.c 133.32 Bn 128.01 Bn - -
3 Altria 121.70 Bn 118.17 Bn 3.51 Bn 0.80
4 RLX Technology 2.50 Bn 1.83 Bn 73.10 Mn -
5 Turning Point Brands 1.47 Bn 1.43 Bn 68.30 Mn -0.06
6 Universal 1.35 Bn 1.11 Bn 98.47 Mn 0.38
7 Ispire Technology 89.38 Mn 71.30 Mn 1.99 Mn -
8 Rythm 42.81 Mn 9.55 Mn 10.40 Mn -
9 VPR Brands 11.01 Mn 8.30 Mn 138,574.00 -
10 Greenlane Holdings 8.50 Mn -29.73 Mn 217,000.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.38
Sep 30, 2025 0.29
Jun 30, 2025 -0.03
Mar 31, 2025 -0.28
Dec 31, 2024 0.02
Sep 30, 2024 -0.62
Jun 30, 2024 -0.10
Mar 31, 2024 -1.57
Sep 30, 2023 0.02
Jun 30, 2023 -0.03
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01
Jun 30, 2022 -0.08
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.04
Sep 30, 2021 1.91
Jun 30, 2021 -0.13
Mar 31, 2021 0.48
Sep 30, 2020 -0.02
Jun 30, 2020 -2.23