Universal (UVV) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Universal's (UVV) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.75 in Q4 2025, down 11.94% year-on-year from 5.39 in Q4 2024, and up 43.44% quarter-over-quarter from 3.31 in Q3 2025.
Universal (UVV) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.75 for Q4 2025.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 4.75, down 11.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 3.06 (down 5.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.92, down 12.74% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.75 for Q4 2025 at Universal, up from 3.31 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 10.79 in Q1 2021 to a low of 0.71 in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 3.29 (2023), against an average of 4.11.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 64.01% in 2023 and surged 128.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Universal's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 8.41 in 2021, then tumbled by 35.4% to 5.43 in 2022, then grew by 3.66% to 5.63 in 2023, then decreased by 4.3% to 5.39 in 2024, then decreased by 11.94% to 4.75 in 2025.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 4.75 (Q4 2025), 3.31 (Q3 2025), and 1.9 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 277.78 Bn | 274.30 Bn | 6.91 Bn | - |
| 2 | Altria | 120.77 Bn | 117.29 Bn | 3.51 Bn | - |
| 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 | 1.74 |
| 5 | Universal | 1.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 98.47 Mn | -0.81 |
| 6 | RLX Technology | 355.86 Mn | -269.04 Mn | 73.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 97.40 Mn | 79.11 Mn | 1.99 Mn | -108.74 |
| 8 | Rythm | 54.37 Mn | 21.11 Mn | 10.40 Mn | - |
| 9 | Greenlane Holdings | 11.69 Mn | -26.54 Mn | 217,000.00 | 163.88 |
| 10 | 22nd Century | 2.50 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -636,000.00 | -276.27 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.90 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.39 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.76 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.63 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.43 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.09 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.97 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.18 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.71 |