Latest period
25.2M
YoY change
+0.2%
5Y CAGR
+0.3%
Peak year (FY1999)
35.4M
Latest annual
25.2M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 25.2M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: +0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Universal Corporation (UVV) from 1986 to 2026
| FY2026 | 25.2M | +0.2% | +61.9K | ||
| FY2025 | 25.1M | +0.3% | +86.1K | ||
| FY2024 | 25M | +0.4% | +97.1K | ||
| FY2023 | 24.9M | +0.1% | +20.9K | ||
| FY2022 | 24.9M | +0.5% | +134K | ||
| FY2021 | 24.8M | -1.3% | -318K | ||
| FY2020 | 25.1M | -0.9% | -224K | ||
| FY2019 | 25.3M | -0.7% | -178K | ||
| FY2018 | 25.5M | +7.3% | +1.74M | ||
| FY2017 | 23.8M | -14.6% | -4.06M | ||
| FY2016 | 27.8M | -1.4% | -396K | ||
| FY2015 | 28.2M | -0.6% | -171K | ||
| FY2014 | 28.4M | -0.3% | -86K | ||
| FY2013 | 28.5M | +0.5% | +139K | ||
| FY2012 | 28.3M | +18.8% | +4.48M | ||
| FY2011 | 23.9M | -19.6% | -5.8M | ||
| FY2010 | 29.7M | -2.6% | -804K | ||
| FY2009 | 30.5M | -5.3% | -1.72M | ||
| FY2008 | 32.2M | +23.5% | +6.14M | ||
| FY2007 | 26.1M | +1.3% | +344K | ||
| FY2006 | 25.7M | -0.0% | -10K | ||
| FY2005 | 25.7M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2004 | 25.7M | -3.6% | -963K | ||
| FY2003 | 26.7M | -3.5% | -965K | ||
| FY2002 | 27.6M | -8.5% | -2.56M | ||
| FY2001 | 30.2M | -9.8% | -3.27M | ||
| FY2000 | 33.5M | -5.4% | -1.91M | ||
| FY1999 | 35.4M | +0.7% | +231K | ||
| FY1998 | 35.2M | +0.2% | +59.7K | ||
| FY1997 | 35.1M | +0.1% | +28.6K | ||
| FY1996 | 35.1M | -0.9% | -316K | ||
| FY1995 | 35.4M | +5.4% | +1.83M | ||
| FY1994 | 33.6M | +2.0% | +673K | ||
| FY1993 | 32.9M | +0.3% | +106K | ||
| FY1992 | 32.8M | -0.3% | -102K | ||
| FY1991 | 32.9M | -2.9% | -982K | ||
| FY1990 | 33.9M | -0.2% | -66K | ||
| FY1989 | 33.9M | -1.4% | -478K | ||
| FY1988 | 34.4M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1987 | 34.4M | — | — |
- FY202625.2M+0.2%
- FY202525.1M+0.3%
- FY202425M+0.4%
- FY202324.9M+0.1%
- FY202224.9M+0.5%
- FY202124.8M-1.3%
- FY202025.1M-0.9%
- FY201925.3M-0.7%
- FY201825.5M+7.3%
- FY201723.8M-14.6%
- FY201627.8M-1.4%
- FY201528.2M-0.6%
- FY201428.4M-0.3%
- FY201328.5M+0.5%
- FY201228.3M+18.8%
- FY201123.9M-19.6%
- FY201029.7M-2.6%
- FY200930.5M-5.3%
- FY200832.2M+23.5%
- FY200726.1M+1.3%
- FY200625.7M-0.0%
- FY200525.7M0.0%
- FY200425.7M-3.6%
- FY200326.7M-3.5%
- FY200227.6M-8.5%
- FY200130.2M-9.8%
- FY200033.5M-5.4%
- FY199935.4M+0.7%
- FY199835.2M+0.2%
- FY199735.1M+0.1%
- FY199635.1M-0.9%
- FY199535.4M+5.4%
- FY199433.6M+2.0%
- FY199332.9M+0.3%
- FY199232.8M-0.3%
- FY199132.9M-2.9%
- FY199033.9M-0.2%
- FY198933.9M-1.4%
- FY198834.4M0.0%
- FY198734.4M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Universal Corporation (UVV)
According to Universal Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 25.2M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Universal Corporation (UVV) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 25.2M (2026) – edged up 0.2% year-over-year.
Through 2021–2026 (5 years), Universal Corporation diluted shares outstanding delivered a +0.3% annualised rate; sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Universal Corporation diluted shares outstanding declined from 35.4M in 1999 to 25.2M in 2026, a 28.8% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 35.4M, reached in 1999; the historical low of 23.8M was recorded in 2017.
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding by Year
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding 2026: 25.2M
Universal Corporation posted diluted shares outstanding of 25.2M in 2026, edged up 0.2% from 2025.
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding 2025: 25.1M
In 2025, Universal Corporation reported diluted shares outstanding of 25.1M, edged up 0.3% from 2024.
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding 2024: 25M
Universal Corporation diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 25M, edged up 0.4% from 2023.
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding 2023: 24.9M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for Universal Corporation came in at 24.9M, edged up 0.1% from 2022.
Universal Corporation Shares Outstanding 2022: 24.9M
Universal Corporation diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 24.9M.
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