Universal (UVV) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.81 for Q1 2026, down 126.34% on a YoY basis from 3.06 in Q1 2025, and down 124.49% sequentially from 3.29 in Q4 2025.

Universal (UVV) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal (UVV) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.81 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 126.34% year-over-year to 0.81; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.37 (down 34.61% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 2.28, down 22.17% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio slipped to 0.81 in Q1 2026, from 3.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 9.05 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.81 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 2.93 and a median of 3.09 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio soared 155.36% in 2025 and slumped 126.34% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UVV's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 5.43 in 2022, then climbed by 3.66% to 5.63 in 2023, then sank by 42.99% to 3.21 in 2024, then advanced by 2.43% to 3.29 in 2025, then plunged by 124.49% to 0.81 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UVV's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.81 in Q1 2026, 3.29 in Q4 2025, and 3.31 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Philip Morris International 300.23 Bn 294.78 Bn 6.91 Bn 3.87
2 British American Tobacco p.l.c 133.32 Bn 128.01 Bn - -
3 Altria 121.70 Bn 118.17 Bn 3.51 Bn -
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 1.74
6 Universal 1.35 Bn 1.11 Bn 98.47 Mn -0.81
7 Ispire Technology 89.38 Mn 71.30 Mn 1.99 Mn -2.35
8 Rythm 42.81 Mn 9.55 Mn 10.40 Mn -0.16
9 VPR Brands 11.01 Mn 8.30 Mn 138,574.00 -12.45
10 Greenlane Holdings 8.50 Mn -29.73 Mn 217,000.00 163.88

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.81
Dec 31, 2025 3.29
Sep 30, 2025 3.31
Jun 30, 2025 1.36
Mar 31, 2025 3.06
Dec 31, 2024 3.21
Sep 30, 2024 2.12
Jun 30, 2024 0.53
Mar 31, 2024 3.76
Dec 31, 2023 5.63
Sep 30, 2023 1.37
Jun 30, 2023 0.27
Mar 31, 2023 3.15
Dec 31, 2022 5.43
Sep 30, 2022 3.09
Jun 30, 2022 1.97
Mar 31, 2022 9.05
Dec 31, 2021 8.41
Sep 30, 2021 4.18
Jun 30, 2021 1.71