Universal (UVV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) posted Gross Margin of 13.77% for Q1 2026, down 25.7% sequentially from 18.53% in Q4 2025, and down 275.0% YoY from 7.87% in Q1 2025.

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

Universal has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.77% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin fell 275.0% year-over-year to 13.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.51% (down 111.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 17.51%, down 111.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin fell to 13.77% in Q1 2026 per UVV's latest filing, from 18.53% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 20.66% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 13.77% in Q1 2026.
A 5-year average of 18.3% and a median of 18.54% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 348 bps in 2022, then jumped 369 bps in 2023.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 18.3% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 20.32% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 20.66% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 18.53% in 2025, then dropped by 26 bps to 13.77% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 13.77%, 18.53%, and 18.54% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Gross Margin (Qtr)
1	Philip Morris International	298.83 Bn	292.83 Bn	7.66 Bn	68.43%
2	British American Tobacco p.l.c	122.98 Bn	119.29 Bn	-	-
3	Altria	111.97 Bn	109.61 Bn	3.82 Bn	62.51%
4	RLX Technology	2.22 Bn	1.48 Bn	52.74 Mn	35.41%
5	Turning Point Brands	1.73 Bn	1.46 Bn	93.70 Mn	65.55%
6	Universal	1.15 Bn	869.50 Mn	83.09 Mn	15.86%
7	Ispire Technology	87.09 Mn	67.86 Mn	1.99 Mn	10.65%
8	Rythm	45.53 Mn	3.62 Mn	18.54 Mn	80.52%
9	Greenlane Holdings	14.10 Mn	-10.40 Mn	32,000.00	39.02%
10	VPR Brands	9.14 Mn	6.80 Mn	161,075.00	22.89%

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