TTM
7.1%
YoY change
−1.06pp
Trough year (1991)
2.8%
Peak year (2010)
10.3%
Latest annual
7.2%
Operating Margin history chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: 7.2%
Operating Margin change chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
Latest: −1.06pp
Operating Margin history table for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1987 to 2026
| 2026 | 7.2% | -1.06pp | ||
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.1% | +1.03pp | ||
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.19pp | ||
| 2018 | 8.4% | -0.18pp | ||
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2016 | 8.6% | +1.18pp | ||
| 2015 | 7.4% | -2.29pp | ||
| 2014 | 9.7% | +0.62pp | ||
| 2013 | 9.1% | +1.69pp | ||
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.53pp | ||
| 2011 | 9.9% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2010 | 10.3% | +2.10pp | ||
| 2009 | 8.2% | -0.71pp | ||
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.78pp | ||
| 2007 | 8.1% | +5.18pp | ||
| 2006 | 3.0% | -3.39pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.4% | -1.52pp | ||
| 2004 | 7.9% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2002 | 7.9% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2000 | 6.4% | -0.14pp | ||
| 1999 | 6.5% | +0.74pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.4% | +1.09pp | ||
| 1996 | 4.3% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1995 | 4.0% | -1.37pp | ||
| 1994 | 5.4% | +0.35pp | ||
| 1993 | 5.0% | +0.41pp | ||
| 1992 | 4.6% | +1.80pp | ||
| 1991 | 2.8% | -0.77pp | ||
| 1990 | 3.6% | -0.23pp | ||
| 1989 | 3.8% | -1.28pp | ||
| 1988 | 5.1% | +0.91pp | ||
| 1987 | 4.2% | — |
- 20267.2%-1.06pp
- 20258.3%+0.21pp
- 20248.1%+1.03pp
- 20237.0%-0.57pp
- 20227.6%+0.17pp
- 20217.5%+0.84pp
- 20206.6%-0.62pp
- 20197.2%-1.19pp
- 20188.4%-0.18pp
- 20178.6%+0.04pp
- 20168.6%+1.18pp
- 20157.4%-2.29pp
- 20149.7%+0.62pp
- 20139.1%+1.69pp
- 20127.4%-2.53pp
- 20119.9%-0.42pp
- 201010.3%+2.10pp
- 20098.2%-0.71pp
- 20088.9%+0.78pp
- 20078.1%+5.18pp
- 20063.0%-3.39pp
- 20056.4%-1.52pp
- 20047.9%-0.14pp
- 20038.0%+0.11pp
- 20027.9%+0.71pp
- 20017.2%+0.84pp
- 20006.4%-0.14pp
- 19996.5%+0.74pp
- 19985.8%+0.37pp
- 19975.4%+1.09pp
- 19964.3%+0.27pp
- 19954.0%-1.37pp
- 19945.4%+0.35pp
- 19935.0%+0.41pp
- 19924.6%+1.80pp
- 19912.8%-0.77pp
- 19903.6%-0.23pp
- 19893.8%-1.28pp
- 19885.1%+0.91pp
- 19874.2%—
Operating 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 Operating Margin at Universal Corporation (UVV)
According to Universal Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 7.1%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2026, Universal Corporation (UVV) operating margin totalled 7.23% – contracted 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 10.32% was reported in 2010. The lowest in the available history was 2.84% in 1991.
Universal Corporation Operating Margin by Year
Universal Corporation Operating Margin 2026: 7.2%
2026's operating margin for Universal Corporation came in at 7.23%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2025.
Universal Corporation Operating Margin 2025: 8.3%
Universal Corporation posted operating margin of 8.28% in 2025, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2024.
Universal Corporation Operating Margin 2024: 8.1%
In 2024, Universal Corporation reported operating margin of 8.08%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2023.
Universal Corporation Operating Margin 2023: 7.0%
Universal Corporation operating margin in 2023 was 7.05%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2022.
Universal Corporation Operating Margin 2022: 7.6%
Universal Corporation operating margin in 2022 was 7.62%.
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