Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.06%
5Y share count change
1.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$947.30M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 1.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
As of the 2026 fiscal year, Universal Corporation (UVV) reported buyback spend of $0.00.
Universal Corporation buyback spend plunged from $178.37M in 2017 to $0.00 in 2026, a 100.0% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $178.37M, reached in 2017; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1993.
Universal Corporation Buyback Spend 2026: $0.00
Universal Corporation buyback spend in 2026 was $0.00.
Universal Corporation Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Universal Corporation buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Universal Corporation Buyback Spend 2024: $4.74M
2024's buyback spend for Universal Corporation came in at $4.74M, surged 37.6% from 2023.
Universal Corporation Buyback Spend 2023: $3.45M
Universal Corporation posted buyback spend of $3.45M in 2023, grew 12.9% from 2022.
Universal Corporation Buyback Spend 2022: $3.05M
Universal Corporation buyback spend in 2022 was $3.05M.
See more financial history for Universal Corporation (UVV).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $0.00 | $7.12M | −$7.12M | — | 0.03B | +0.2% | |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $8.53M | −$8.53M | — | 0.03B | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $4.74M | $12.06M | −$7.32M | 0.37% | 0.03B | +0.4% | |
| 2023 | $3.45M | $8.42M | −$4.97M | 0.26% | 0.02B | +0.1% | |
| 2022 | $3.05M | $6.19M | −$3.13M | 0.21% | 0.02B | +0.5% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $6.11M | −$6.11M | — | 0.02B | -1.3% | |
| 2020 | $33.46M | $5.63M | $27.83M | 3.06% | 0.03B | -0.9% | |
| 2019 | $1.44M | $8.15M | −$6.71M | 0.10% | 0.03B | -0.7% | |
| 2018 | $21.61M | $7.61M | $14.00M | 1.77% | 0.03B | +7.3% | |
| 2017 | $178.37M | $6.47M | $171.89M | 9.98% | 0.02B | -14.6% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $5.21M | −$5.21M | — | 0.03B | -1.4% | |
| 2015 | $31.23M | $6.23M | $25.00M | 2.92% | 0.03B | -0.6% | |
| 2014 | $14.14M | $6.28M | $7.87M | 1.09% | 0.03B | -0.3% | |
| 2013 | $8.48M | $6.17M | $2.31M | 0.65% | 0.03B | +0.5% | |
| 2012 | $4.00M | $5.99M | −$1.98M | 0.37% | 0.03B | +18.8% | |
| 2011 | $46.93M | $0.00 | $46.93M | 4.65% | 0.02B | -19.6% | |
| 2010 | $32.19M | $0.00 | $32.19M | 2.52% | 0.03B | -2.6% | |
| 2009 | $111.07M | $0.00 | $111.07M | 14.86% | 0.03B | -5.3% | |
| 2008 | $16.70M | $0.00 | $16.70M | 0.95% | 0.03B | +23.5% | |
| 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 | 5.17% | 0.03B | -3.5% | |
| 2003 | $54.61M | $0.00 | $54.61M | 5.56% | — | — | |
| 2002 | $45.68M | $0.00 | $45.68M | 4.23% | 0.03B | -8.5% | |
| 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 | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2026$0.00
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$4.74M
- 2023$3.45M
- 2022$3.05M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$33.46M
- 2019$1.44M
- 2018$21.61M
- 2017$178.37M
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$31.23M
- 2014$14.14M
- 2013$8.48M
- 2012$4.00M
- 2011$46.93M
- 2010$32.19M
- 2009$111.07M
- 2008$16.70M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$54.61M
- 2003$54.61M
- 2002$45.68M
- 2001$40.67M
- 2000$98.76M
- 1999$93.00M
- 1998$19.80M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$11.40M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$1.30M
- 1991$1.30M
- 1990$15.30M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Universal Corporation (UVV)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Universal Corporation (UVV)
How Universal Corporation splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Universal Corporation, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $8.09B | |
| $6.50B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $1.00B | |
| $903.00M | |
| $746.00M | |
| $103.65M | |
| $0.00 |
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- $903.00M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $13.42M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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