Latest headcount
25,000
YoY change
-12.3%
Headcount CAGR
0.0%
Revenue / employee
$117K
Employee count history for Universal Corporation
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 25,000 |
| 1996 | 30,000 |
| 2002 | 26,000 |
| 2003 | 28,000 |
| 2004 | 30,000 |
| 2005 | 28,000 |
| 2006 | 30,000 |
| 2007 | 25,000 |
| 2008 | 25,000 |
| 2009 | 24,000 |
| 2010 | 28,000 |
| 2011 | 26,000 |
| 2012 | 26,000 |
| 2013 | 25,000 |
| 2014 | 26,000 |
| 2015 | 27,000 |
| 2016 | 24,000 |
| 2017 | 24,000 |
| 2018 | 24,000 |
| 2019 | 28,000 |
| 2020 | 24,000 |
| 2021 | 20,000 |
| 2022 | 25,000 |
| 2023 | 28,000 |
| 2024 | 27,000 |
| 2025 | 28,500 |
| 2026 | 25,000 |
Revenue per employee for Universal Corporation
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $119K |
| 1996 | $119K |
| 2003 | $89.3K |
| 2004 | $87.9K |
| 2005 | $117K |
| 2006 | $117K |
| 2007 | $80.3K |
| 2008 | $85.8K |
| 2009 | $106K |
| 2010 | $89K |
| 2011 | $98.9K |
| 2012 | $94.1K |
| 2013 | $98.5K |
| 2014 | $97.8K |
| 2015 | $84.1K |
| 2016 | $88.3K |
| 2017 | $86.3K |
| 2018 | $84.7K |
| 2019 | $79.5K |
| 2020 | $79.6K |
| 2021 | $99.2K |
| 2022 | $84.1K |
| 2023 | $91.8K |
| 2024 | $102K |
| 2025 | $103K |
| 2026 | $117K |
Earnings per employee for Universal Corporation
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $368.00 |
| 1996 | $2.41K |
| 2003 | $3.95K |
| 2004 | $3.69K |
| 2005 | $3.43K |
| 2006 | $264.67 |
| 2007 | $1.77K |
| 2008 | $4.77K |
| 2009 | $5.49K |
| 2010 | $6.01K |
| 2011 | $6.02K |
| 2012 | $3.54K |
| 2013 | $5.31K |
| 2014 | $5.73K |
| 2015 | $4.24K |
| 2016 | $4.54K |
| 2017 | $4.43K |
| 2018 | $4.4K |
| 2019 | $3.72K |
| 2020 | $2.99K |
| 2021 | $4.37K |
| 2022 | $3.46K |
| 2023 | $4.43K |
| 2024 | $4.43K |
| 2025 | $3.33K |
| 2026 | $1.31K |
Employee count history for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202625,000-12.3%
- 202528,500+5.6%
- 202427,000-3.6%
- 202328,000+12.0%
- 202225,000+25.0%
- 202120,000-16.7%
- 202024,000-14.3%
- 201928,000+16.7%
- 201824,0000.0%
- 201724,0000.0%
- 201624,000-11.1%
- 201527,000+3.8%
- 201426,000+4.0%
- 201325,000-3.8%
- 201226,0000.0%
- 201126,000-7.1%
- 201028,000+16.7%
- 200924,000-4.0%
- 200825,0000.0%
- 200725,000-16.7%
- 200630,000+7.1%
- 200528,000-6.7%
- 200430,000+7.1%
- 200328,000+7.7%
- 200226,000—
- 200126,000-18.8%
- 200032,000-8.6%
- 199935,000+40.0%
- 199825,0000.0%
- 199725,000—
- 199630,000—
- 199530,000—
- 199425,000—
About Universal Corporation's employee count
Universal Corporation (UVV) employed 25,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -3,500 (-12.3%) from 28,500 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 25,000 to 25,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.0% per year.
Universal Corporation generated about $117K of revenue and $1.31K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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