TTM
17.5%
YoY change
−1.12pp
Trough year (1990)
9.3%
Peak year (1987)
39.0%
Latest annual
17.5%
Gross Margin history chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: 17.5%
Gross Margin change chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: −1.12pp
Gross Margin history table for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
| 2026 | 17.5% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2025 | 18.6% | -0.88pp | ||
| 2024 | 19.5% | +1.67pp | ||
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.61pp | ||
| 2022 | 19.4% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2021 | 19.5% | +0.78pp | ||
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.43pp | ||
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.03pp | ||
| 2018 | 18.3% | -0.77pp | ||
| 2017 | 19.1% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2016 | 19.2% | +1.15pp | ||
| 2015 | 18.1% | +1.01pp | ||
| 2014 | 17.0% | -1.74pp | ||
| 2013 | 18.8% | -0.51pp | ||
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2011 | 19.8% | -1.99pp | ||
| 2010 | 21.8% | +1.43pp | ||
| 2009 | 20.3% | +0.29pp | ||
| 2008 | 20.0% | -2.06pp | ||
| 2007 | 22.1% | +5.61pp | ||
| 2006 | 16.5% | -2.17pp | ||
| 2005 | 18.7% | — | ||
| 2003 | 19.7% | +2.13pp | ||
| 2002 | 17.6% | -1.50pp | ||
| 2001 | 19.1% | +2.55pp | ||
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.06pp | ||
| 1999 | 15.5% | +0.80pp | ||
| 1998 | 14.7% | -0.39pp | ||
| 1997 | 15.1% | +0.64pp | ||
| 1996 | 14.4% | -0.45pp | ||
| 1995 | 14.9% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1994 | 14.6% | +0.88pp | ||
| 1993 | 13.7% | +0.62pp | ||
| 1992 | 13.1% | -11.86pp | ||
| 1991 | 24.9% | +15.60pp | ||
| 1990 | 9.3% | -20.54pp | ||
| 1989 | 29.9% | -1.84pp | ||
| 1988 | 31.7% | -7.28pp | ||
| 1987 | 39.0% | — |
- 202617.5%-1.12pp
- 202518.6%-0.88pp
- 202419.5%+1.67pp
- 202317.8%-1.61pp
- 202219.4%-0.02pp
- 202119.5%+0.78pp
- 202018.7%+0.43pp
- 201918.3%-0.03pp
- 201818.3%-0.77pp
- 201719.1%-0.15pp
- 201619.2%+1.15pp
- 201518.1%+1.01pp
- 201417.0%-1.74pp
- 201318.8%-0.51pp
- 201219.3%-0.48pp
- 201119.8%-1.99pp
- 201021.8%+1.43pp
- 200920.3%+0.29pp
- 200820.0%-2.06pp
- 200722.1%+5.61pp
- 200616.5%-2.17pp
- 200518.7%—
- 200319.7%+2.13pp
- 200217.6%-1.50pp
- 200119.1%+2.55pp
- 200016.6%+1.06pp
- 199915.5%+0.80pp
- 199814.7%-0.39pp
- 199715.1%+0.64pp
- 199614.4%-0.45pp
- 199514.9%+0.31pp
- 199414.6%+0.88pp
- 199313.7%+0.62pp
- 199213.1%-11.86pp
- 199124.9%+15.60pp
- 19909.3%-20.54pp
- 198929.9%-1.84pp
- 198831.7%-7.28pp
- 198739.0%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Universal Corporation (UVV)
According to Universal Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 17.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2026 reading of Universal Corporation (UVV) gross margin is 17.51% – contracted 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.
39.00% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 1987, against a low of 9.34% during 1990.
Universal Corporation Gross Margin by Year
Universal Corporation Gross Margin 2026: 17.5%
Universal Corporation gross margin in 2026 was 17.51%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2025.
Universal Corporation Gross Margin 2025: 18.6%
2025's gross margin for Universal Corporation came in at 18.62%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Universal Corporation Gross Margin 2024: 19.5%
Universal Corporation posted gross margin of 19.50% in 2024, expanded 1.7 percentage points from 2023.
Universal Corporation Gross Margin 2023: 17.8%
In 2023, Universal Corporation reported gross margin of 17.83%, contracted 1.6 percentage points from 2022.
Universal Corporation Gross Margin 2022: 19.4%
Universal Corporation gross margin in 2022 was 19.44%.
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Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Defensive peers of Universal Corporation (UVV), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 67.8% | |
| 67.3% | |
| 61.7% | |
| 55.5% | |
| 54.1% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 12.9% |
- 67.8%
- 61.7%
- 54.1%
- 25.0%
- 12.9%
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