TTM
1.1%
YoY change
−2.11pp
Trough year (2006)
0.2%
Peak year (2010)
6.8%
Latest annual
1.1%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: 1.1%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: −2.11pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
| 2026 | 1.1% | -2.11pp | ||
| 2025 | 3.2% | -1.13pp | ||
| 2024 | 4.4% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.29pp | ||
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.92pp | ||
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2017 | 5.1% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.82pp | ||
| 2014 | 5.9% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2013 | 5.4% | +1.63pp | ||
| 2012 | 3.8% | -2.33pp | ||
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.67pp | ||
| 2010 | 6.8% | +1.60pp | ||
| 2009 | 5.2% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2008 | 5.6% | +3.34pp | ||
| 2007 | 2.2% | +1.98pp | ||
| 2006 | 0.2% | -2.70pp | ||
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.26pp | ||
| 2004 | 4.2% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2002 | 3.7% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2001 | 3.3% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2000 | 3.2% | -0.12pp | ||
| 1999 | 3.3% | +0.84pp | ||
| 1998 | 2.5% | +0.43pp | ||
| 1997 | 2.0% | +1.24pp | ||
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.47pp | ||
| 1995 | 0.3% | -2.32pp | ||
| 1994 | 2.6% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1993 | 2.4% | +1.54pp | ||
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.49pp | ||
| 1991 | 1.3% | -0.53pp | ||
| 1990 | 1.8% | -0.67pp | ||
| 1989 | 2.5% | -0.15pp | ||
| 1988 | 2.7% | -1.51pp | ||
| 1987 | 4.2% | — |
- 20261.1%-2.11pp
- 20253.2%-1.13pp
- 20244.4%-0.48pp
- 20234.8%+0.71pp
- 20224.1%-0.29pp
- 20214.4%+0.65pp
- 20203.8%-0.92pp
- 20194.7%-0.52pp
- 20185.2%+0.06pp
- 20175.1%-0.01pp
- 20165.1%+0.10pp
- 20155.0%-0.82pp
- 20145.9%+0.47pp
- 20135.4%+1.63pp
- 20123.8%-2.33pp
- 20116.1%-0.67pp
- 20106.8%+1.60pp
- 20095.2%-0.40pp
- 20085.6%+3.34pp
- 20072.2%+1.98pp
- 20060.2%-2.70pp
- 20052.9%-1.26pp
- 20044.2%-0.23pp
- 20034.4%+0.69pp
- 20023.7%+0.39pp
- 20013.3%+0.17pp
- 20003.2%-0.12pp
- 19993.3%+0.84pp
- 19982.5%+0.43pp
- 19972.0%+1.24pp
- 19960.8%+0.47pp
- 19950.3%-2.32pp
- 19942.6%+0.27pp
- 19932.4%+1.54pp
- 19920.8%-0.49pp
- 19911.3%-0.53pp
- 19901.8%-0.67pp
- 19892.5%-0.15pp
- 19882.7%-1.51pp
- 19874.2%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Universal Corporation (UVV)
According to Universal Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 1.1%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
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 net margin of 1.12% – contracted 2.1 percentage points year-over-year.
6.76% stands as the all-time-high annual net margin, posted in 2010, against a low of 0.23% during 2006.
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin by Year
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin 2026: 1.1%
2026's net margin for Universal Corporation came in at 1.12%, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2025.
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin 2025: 3.2%
Universal Corporation posted net margin of 3.22% in 2025, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2024.
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin 2024: 4.4%
In 2024, Universal Corporation reported net margin of 4.35%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin 2023: 4.8%
Universal Corporation net margin in 2023 was 4.83%, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2022.
Universal Corporation Net Profit Margin 2022: 4.1%
Universal Corporation net margin in 2022 was 4.12%.
See more financial history for Universal Corporation (UVV).
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