Universal (UVV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Universal's (UVV) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 18.53% in Q4 2025, down 213.0% year-on-year from 16.4% in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 18.54% in Q3 2025.
Universal (UVV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 18.53% for Q4 2025.
- Gross Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 18.53%, down 213.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 18.19% (down 116.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.62%, down 89.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 18.53% for Q4 2025 at Universal, roughly flat from 18.54% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 20.66% in Q4 2024 to a low of 16.07% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 18.72% (2022), against an average of 18.79%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 348 bps in 2022 and surged 369 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Universal's Gross Margin stood at 20.14% in 2021, then retreated by 9 bps to 18.3% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 20.32% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 20.66% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 18.53% in 2025.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 18.53% (Q4 2025), 18.54% (Q3 2025), and 19.22% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 277.78 Bn | 274.30 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 68.06% |
| 2 | Altria | 120.77 Bn | 117.29 Bn | 3.51 Bn | 64.59% |
| 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 | 54.95% |
| 5 | Universal | 1.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 98.47 Mn | 13.77% |
| 6 | RLX Technology | 355.86 Mn | -269.04 Mn | 73.10 Mn | 31.80% |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 97.40 Mn | 79.11 Mn | 1.99 Mn | 10.65% |
| 8 | Rythm | 54.37 Mn | 21.11 Mn | 10.40 Mn | 78.26% |
| 9 | Greenlane Holdings | 11.69 Mn | -26.54 Mn | 217,000.00 | 48.44% |
| 10 | 22nd Century | 2.50 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -636,000.00 | -15.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.85% |