Universal (UVV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Universal's (UVV) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $77.6 million in Q4 2025, down 13.27% year-on-year from $89.5 million in Q4 2024, and up 7.56% quarter-over-quarter from $72.2 million in Q3 2025.
Universal (UVV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $77.6 million for Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $77.6 million, down 13.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $231.5 million (down 28.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $315.9 million, up 0.56% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $77.6 million for Q4 2025 at Universal, up from $72.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $89.5 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $1.4 million in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $72.3 million (2022), against an average of $68.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 33.32% in 2022 and plunged 98.31% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Universal's Operating Expenses stood at $60.3 million in 2021, then gained by 12.79% to $68.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 16.94% to $79.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 12.61% to $89.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 13.27% to $77.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $77.6 million (Q4 2025), $72.2 million (Q3 2025), and $80.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (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 | 55.81 Mn |
| 5 | Universal | 1.35 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 98.47 Mn | 72.37 Mn |
| 6 | RLX Technology | 355.86 Mn | -269.04 Mn | 73.10 Mn | -37.64 Mn |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 97.40 Mn | 79.11 Mn | 1.99 Mn | 11.47 Mn |
| 8 | Rythm | 54.37 Mn | 21.11 Mn | 10.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn |
| 9 | Greenlane Holdings | 11.69 Mn | -26.54 Mn | 217,000.00 | 5.79 Mn |
| 10 | 22nd Century | 2.50 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -636,000.00 | 2.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 72.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 72.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 80.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 82.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 76.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 67.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 72.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 66.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 65.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 49.84 Mn |