Universal (UVV) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.

Universal
UVV
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
0.1%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $8.53M | −$8.53M | 0.03B | 0.3% | — |
| 2024 | $4.74M | $12.06M | −$7.32M | 0.03B | 0.4% | 0.37% |
| 2023 | $3.45M | $8.42M | −$4.97M | 0.02B | 0.1% | 0.26% |
| 2022 | $3.05M | $6.19M | −$3.13M | 0.02B | 0.5% | 0.21% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $6.11M | −$6.11M | 0.02B | -1.3% | — |
| 2020 | $33.46M | $5.63M | $27.83M | 0.03B | -0.9% | 3.06% |
| 2019 | $1.44M | $8.15M | −$6.71M | 0.03B | -0.7% | 0.10% |
| 2018 | $21.61M | $7.61M | $14.00M | 0.03B | 7.3% | 1.77% |
| 2017 | $178.37M | $6.47M | $171.89M | 0.02B | -14.6% | 9.98% |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $5.21M | −$5.21M | 0.03B | -1.4% | — |
| 2015 | $31.23M | $6.23M | $25.00M | 0.03B | -0.6% | 2.92% |
| 2014 | $14.14M | $6.28M | $7.87M | 0.03B | -0.3% | 1.09% |
| 2013 | $8.48M | $6.17M | $2.31M | 0.03B | 0.5% | 0.65% |
| 2012 | $4.00M | $5.99M | −$1.98M | 0.03B | 18.8% | 0.37% |
| 2011 | $46.93M | $0.00 | $46.93M | 0.02B | -19.6% | 4.65% |
| 2010 | $32.19M | $0.00 | $32.19M | 0.03B | -2.6% | 2.52% |
| 2009 | $111.07M | $0.00 | $111.07M | 0.03B | -5.3% | 14.86% |
| 2008 | $16.70M | $0.00 | $16.70M | 0.03B | 23.5% | 0.95% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | 1.3% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | -0.0% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.03B | -3.6% | — |
| 2004 | $54.61M | $0.00 | $54.61M | 0.03B | -3.5% | 5.17% |
| 2003 | $54.61M | $0.00 | $54.61M | — | — | 5.56% |
| 2002 | $45.68M | $0.00 | $45.68M | 0.03B | -8.5% | 4.23% |
| 2001 | $40.67M | $0.00 | $40.67M | 0.03B | -9.8% | — |
| 2000 | $98.76M | $0.00 | $98.76M | 0.03B | -5.4% | — |
| 1999 | $93.00M | $0.00 | $93.00M | 0.04B | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | $19.80M | $0.00 | $19.80M | 0.04B | 0.2% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.04B | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.04B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $11.40M | $0.00 | $11.40M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $15.30M | $0.00 | $15.30M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Universal buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Universal (UVV) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Universal diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Universal's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).