Universal (UVV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)
Universal (UVV) reported Tax Rate of 35.12% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.03 percentage points from 27.09% a year earlier and up 51.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Universal (UVV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Universal's Tax Rate came in at 52.51%, up 26.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 45.45%, up 18.90 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +22.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 26.55% in FY2025 (+7.59 pp), 18.96% in FY2024 (+10.70 pp), 8.26% in FY2023 (-18.91 pp) and 27.18% in FY2022 (+3.78 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of -34.67% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 54.56% in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.25 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 61.75 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 60.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -16.06% (Q4 2026), 37.83% (Q3 2026) and 24.36% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 16.18% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.03% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 30.08% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | - |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 22.13% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 21.40% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 39.34% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 33.71% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 25.24% |
| 10 | Universal | 1.05 Bn | 675.16 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 54.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.08% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 23.70% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 29.12% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 26.46% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 27.81% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 33.76% |
Universal Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=UVV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "UVV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=UVV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();