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FCF Margin for Universal Corporation (UVV)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

2.7%

YoY change

−6.23pp

Trough year (2003)

-6.4%

Peak year (2007)

13.5%

FCF Margin history chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1990 to 2026

Latest: 2.7%

FCF Margin change chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1990 to 2026

Latest: −6.23pp

FCF Margin history table for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1990 to 2026

  • 20262.7%-6.23pp
  • 20259.0%+14.09pp
  • 2024-5.1%-2.58pp
  • 2023-2.5%-2.14pp
  • 2022-0.4%-8.17pp
  • 20217.8%+9.05pp
  • 2020-1.3%-6.92pp
  • 20195.6%+3.23pp
  • 20182.4%-7.95pp
  • 201710.4%+3.93pp
  • 20166.4%-0.97pp
  • 20157.4%+9.34pp
  • 2014-1.9%-10.22pp
  • 20138.3%+1.67pp
  • 20126.6%+6.02pp
  • 20110.6%-3.61pp
  • 20104.2%+1.72pp
  • 20092.5%-0.75pp
  • 20083.2%-10.28pp
  • 200713.5%+14.02pp
  • 2006-0.5%+5.38pp
  • 2005-5.9%—
  • 2003-6.4%-9.73pp
  • 20023.3%-0.12pp
  • 20013.4%-3.13pp
  • 20006.6%+5.72pp
  • 19990.9%+2.32pp
  • 1998-1.5%-4.61pp
  • 19973.1%+4.40pp
  • 1996-1.3%-0.63pp
  • 1995-0.6%+1.27pp
  • 1994-1.9%-2.05pp
  • 19930.2%+1.42pp
  • 1992-1.3%-2.04pp
  • 19910.8%-1.15pp
  • 19901.9%—

FCF Margin values are taken from Universal Corporation's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About FCF Margin at Universal Corporation (UVV)

According to Universal Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 2.7%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2026 fiscal year, Universal Corporation (UVV) reported free cash flow margin of 2.74% – contracted 6.2 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, free cash flow margin reached its high of 13.51% in 2007 and its low of -6.41% in 2003.

Universal Corporation FCF Margin by Year

Universal Corporation FCF Margin 2026: 2.7%

2026's free cash flow margin for Universal Corporation came in at 2.74%, contracted 6.2 percentage points from 2025.

Universal Corporation FCF Margin 2025: 9.0%

Universal Corporation posted free cash flow margin of 8.97% in 2025, expanded 14.1 percentage points from 2024.

Universal Corporation FCF Margin 2024: -5.1%

In 2024, Universal Corporation reported free cash flow margin of -5.12%, contracted 2.6 percentage points from 2023.

Universal Corporation FCF Margin 2023: -2.5%

Universal Corporation free cash flow margin in 2023 was -2.54%, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2022.

Universal Corporation FCF Margin 2022: -0.4%

Universal Corporation free cash flow margin in 2022 was -0.40%.

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