Universal Corporation (UVV) seasonality heatmap
Returns across monthly, quarterly, and yearly periods. Cell color encodes signed magnitude; the scale auto-fits each table.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.9% | -5.1% | -1.9% | +3.3% | -3.2% | +0.6% | -1.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | -1.6% | +0.9% | +4.5% | +5.6% | +12.2% | -10.9% | -5.1% | +2.7% | -0.1% | -7.9% | +4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -12.9% | -17.2% | +7.7% | +1.1% | -6.8% | +0.5% | +12.7% | +1.6% | -2.2% | -2.6% | +12.2% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | +4.5% | -7.0% | +4.5% | +5.4% | -6.1% | -3.1% | +2.9% | -5.8% | -0.8% | -3.0% | +25.0% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | +0.5% | -0.6% | +7.3% | +0.9% | +10.1% | -5.0% | -6.3% | -8.7% | -9.8% | +11.8% | +12.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | -4.3% | +10.8% | +16.1% | -3.4% | -0.3% | +1.7% | -7.1% | -3.0% | -4.5% | -1.2% | -0.9% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -7.2% | -10.4% | +11.3% | -8.9% | -3.5% | +1.1% | +3.0% | -3.5% | -3.1% | +14.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | +8.1% | +2.8% | -2.9% | -5.3% | +4.9% | +7.5% | -0.9% | -15.9% | +9.5% | +1.4% | -4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | -7.6% | +2.4% | -1.4% | -1.9% | +40.6% | -0.1% | +5.7% | -13.5% | +8.7% | +5.6% | -6.6% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | +7.6% | -0.4% | +4.5% | +4.6% | -9.6% | -2.6% | -0.3% | -10.6% | +0.2% | +1.0% | -7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | -1.5% | -0.4% | +4.3% | -3.1% | +0.3% | +5.6% | +3.7% | +1.4% | -3.2% | -6.0% | +1.6% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | -7.5% | +19.3% | -1.6% | +0.8% | +9.5% | +11.3% | +0.4% | -13.7% | +0.7% | +10.1% | +4.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | -5.1% | +12.3% | -3.1% | -1.5% | -1.9% | +3.4% | -5.3% | +1.6% | -15.9% | +1.4% | -10.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | +10.0% | +2.6% | +0.5% | +3.6% | +1.9% | -1.3% | +6.9% | -20.0% | +3.9% | +5.2% | -1.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | +2.4% | +1.4% | -0.6% | -1.4% | +2.6% | -0.7% | +4.2% | +7.4% | -1.8% | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -5.8% | +10.4% | +4.1% | +0.7% | -2.8% | -10.7% | -1.3% | +10.8% | -11.9% | +20.9% | +10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | +0.4% | +16.9% | -0.7% | -0.9% | -21.1% | -2.9% | +13.2% | -19.6% | +12.4% | +4.5% | -1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | +3.8% | -6.0% | +4.1% | +2.3% | +22.8% | -10.6% | +16.5% | -3.1% | +13.4% | +0.5% | +3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +14.2% | +15.2% | -1.3% | -22.7% | -8.8% | +15.2% | +0.6% | -5.4% | -18.5% | -19.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | -0.5% | +9.0% | +16.5% | +2.9% | +1.4% | -4.2% | -8.7% | -11.0% | -0.4% | +0.4% | +10.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | +10.1% | -13.9% | -9.6% | +4.7% | -3.2% | +1.0% | -4.0% | +9.4% | -5.5% | +2.1% | +26.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | +6.2% | -8.8% | +0.7% | -2.7% | -1.3% | +10.0% | -12.7% | -6.7% | -2.6% | +7.8% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | +11.6% | +3.1% | +0.8% | -0.4% | -6.3% | +8.2% | -4.5% | -6.4% | -1.1% | +3.4% | +6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | +0.8% | +3.2% | -0.9% | +4.4% | +7.2% | +1.0% | +1.6% | -1.6% | +0.6% | +4.3% | -2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | +1.4% | +0.4% | +7.2% | +8.9% | -4.5% | -9.6% | -3.7% | +9.6% | -8.5% | +1.5% | +0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | -9.1% | +19.9% | +4.4% | -1.1% | +2.9% | -0.4% | +0.2% | +7.7% | -21.3% | -2.1% | +13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | -9.2% | -19.8% | -8.1% | +27.9% | +22.7% | -8.9% | +6.5% | +16.7% | +13.5% | -3.6% | +13.0% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | -13.0% | -10.3% | -5.9% | +0.7% | +2.7% | +8.9% | +6.8% | -5.6% | -8.0% | -9.0% | +9.4% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | -5.3% | +22.8% | -7.2% | -14.4% | +0.3% | -0.5% | -6.1% | -9.5% | +13.4% | +5.2% | -5.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | -2.7% | +1.6% | -8.3% | -2.1% | +29.9% | -12.8% | +9.3% | +5.6% | -0.3% | +6.8% | +2.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | -3.0% | +15.1% | -6.6% | -3.4% | +5.7% | +4.4% | +5.6% | -9.0% | +1.1% | +8.0% | +5.4% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | +0.6% | +0.6% | +5.1% | +10.9% | +1.6% | -9.6% | +3.6% | +4.6% | +0.0% | -5.6% | +13.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | +0.0% | -23.1% | -3.9% | -0.7% | -3.4% | +9.9% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +14.1% | -7.3% | -4.4% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | -4.2% | -9.6% | +0.7% | -8.5% | +3.3% | -11.2% | -5.9% | +0.0% | -2.6% | +13.7% | +1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | -13.4% | +0.9% | -7.7% | -3.8% | -1.0% | +1.4% | +6.2% | -1.0% | +6.9% | -5.7% | +10.9% | +12.9% |
| 1991 | +12.7% | +5.3% | +1.0% | +12.6% | +5.3% | +15.1% | +15.5% | +1.9% | +15.3% | -2.0% | +3.5% | +31.4% |
| 1990 | -8.7% | -5.5% | +2.6% | -1.9% | +3.9% | -6.8% | -11.7% | -9.4% | +5.8% | -6.7% | +0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | +3.8% | +1.8% | +5.9% | +0.6% | -2.8% | +1.1% | +0.0% | +5.9% | +0.8% | -5.6% | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | — | +1.1% | +2.2% | +6.4% | -7.0% | +2.9% | -1.8% | -2.5% | +3.7% | +6.0% | +0.3% | +6.0% |
| Avg | -1.0% | +1.5% | +0.8% | +1.7% | +1.9% | -1.0% | +2.0% | -2.4% | +0.5% | +0.5% | +3.9% | +3.5% |
| Median | -1.4% | +1.6% | +0.8% | +0.7% | +0.3% | -0.4% | +0.7% | -1.3% | -0.1% | +0.4% | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| Last 5Y Avg | -0.1% | -5.8% | +4.4% | +3.2% | +1.3% | -3.6% | -0.6% | -2.6% | -3.5% | -0.6% | +10.6% | +5.3% |
| Std Dev (σ) | 6.9% | 10.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 11.9% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| Consistency (μ/σ) | -0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.16 | -0.14 | 0.28 | -0.27 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.39 |
| Win Rate (%) | 39% | 64% | 56% | 56% | 51% | 46% | 55% | 45% | 47% | 53% | 66% | 58% |
| Winning / Losing Months | ▲15▼23 | ▲25▼14 | ▲22▼17 | ▲22▼17 | ▲20▼19 | ▲18▼21 | ▲21▼17 | ▲17▼21 | ▲18▼20 | ▲20▼18 | ▲25▼13 | ▲22▼16 |
| Longest Win / Loss Streak | ▲3▼6 | ▲6▼3 | ▲5▼5 | ▲5▼3 | ▲7▼3 | ▲3▼5 | ▲4▼3 | ▲3▼3 | ▲5▼6 | ▲3▼4 | ▲4▼3 | ▲5▼2 |
| Best | +12.7%in January 1991 | +22.8%in February 1998 | +16.5%in March 2007 | +27.9%in April 2000 | +40.6%in May 2018 | +15.1%in June 1991 | +16.5%in July 2009 | +16.7%in August 2000 | +15.3%in September 1991 | +20.9%in October 2011 | +26.5%in November 2006 | +31.4%in December 1991 |
| Worst | -13.4%in January 1992 | -23.1%in February 1994 | -10.4%in March 2020 | -14.4%in April 1998 | -22.7%in May 2008 | -12.8%in June 1997 | -11.7%in July 1990 | -20.0%in August 2013 | -21.3%in September 2001 | -18.5%in October 2008 | -19.2%in November 2008 | -14.6%in December 2018 |
−23.1%+40.6%
2026
Jan+8.9%
Feb-5.1%
Mar-1.9%
Apr+3.3%
May-3.2%
Jun+0.6%
Jul-1.4%
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan-1.6%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+4.5%
Apr+5.6%
May+12.2%
Jun-10.9%
Jul-5.1%
Aug+2.7%
Sep-0.1%
Oct-7.9%
Nov+4.1%
Dec-0.0%
2024
Jan-12.9%
Feb-17.2%
Mar+7.7%
Apr+1.1%
May-6.8%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+12.7%
Aug+1.6%
Sep-2.2%
Oct-2.6%
Nov+12.2%
Dec-4.0%
2023
Jan+4.5%
Feb-7.0%
Mar+4.5%
Apr+5.4%
May-6.1%
Jun-3.1%
Jul+2.9%
Aug-5.8%
Sep-0.8%
Oct-3.0%
Nov+25.0%
Dec+19.7%
2022
Jan+0.5%
Feb-0.6%
Mar+7.3%
Apr+0.9%
May+10.1%
Jun-5.0%
Jul-6.3%
Aug-8.7%
Sep-9.8%
Oct+11.8%
Nov+12.4%
Dec-7.2%
2021
Jan-4.3%
Feb+10.8%
Mar+16.1%
Apr-3.4%
May-0.3%
Jun+1.7%
Jul-7.1%
Aug-3.0%
Sep-4.5%
Oct-1.2%
Nov-0.9%
Dec+17.9%
2020
Jan-5.6%
Feb-7.2%
Mar-10.4%
Apr+11.3%
May-8.9%
Jun-3.5%
Jul+1.1%
Aug+3.0%
Sep-3.5%
Oct-3.1%
Nov+14.2%
Dec+6.8%
2019
Jan+8.1%
Feb+2.8%
Mar-2.9%
Apr-5.3%
May+4.9%
Jun+7.5%
Jul-0.9%
Aug-15.9%
Sep+9.5%
Oct+1.4%
Nov-4.7%
Dec+9.3%
2018
Jan-7.6%
Feb+2.4%
Mar-1.4%
Apr-1.9%
May+40.6%
Jun-0.1%
Jul+5.7%
Aug-13.5%
Sep+8.7%
Oct+5.6%
Nov-6.6%
Dec-14.6%
2017
Jan+7.6%
Feb-0.4%
Mar+4.5%
Apr+4.6%
May-9.6%
Jun-2.6%
Jul-0.3%
Aug-10.6%
Sep+0.2%
Oct+1.0%
Nov-7.0%
Dec-1.6%
2016
Jan-1.5%
Feb-0.4%
Mar+4.3%
Apr-3.1%
May+0.3%
Jun+5.6%
Jul+3.7%
Aug+1.4%
Sep-3.2%
Oct-6.0%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+15.8%
2015
Jan-7.5%
Feb+19.3%
Mar-1.6%
Apr+0.8%
May+9.5%
Jun+11.3%
Jul+0.4%
Aug-13.7%
Sep+0.7%
Oct+10.1%
Nov+4.7%
Dec-0.8%
2014
Jan-5.1%
Feb+12.3%
Mar-3.1%
Apr-1.5%
May-1.9%
Jun+3.4%
Jul-5.3%
Aug+1.6%
Sep-15.9%
Oct+1.4%
Nov-10.1%
Dec+9.9%
2013
Jan+10.0%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+0.5%
Apr+3.6%
May+1.9%
Jun-1.3%
Jul+6.9%
Aug-20.0%
Sep+3.9%
Oct+5.2%
Nov-1.6%
Dec+4.7%
2012
Jan-1.3%
Feb+2.4%
Mar+1.4%
Apr-0.6%
May-1.4%
Jun+2.6%
Jul-0.7%
Aug+4.2%
Sep+7.4%
Oct-1.8%
Nov+0.7%
Dec+0.0%
2011
Jan-5.8%
Feb+10.4%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+0.7%
May-2.8%
Jun-10.7%
Jul-1.3%
Aug+10.8%
Sep-11.9%
Oct+20.9%
Nov+10.7%
Dec-3.0%
2010
Jan+0.4%
Feb+16.9%
Mar-0.7%
Apr-0.9%
May-21.1%
Jun-2.9%
Jul+13.2%
Aug-19.6%
Sep+12.4%
Oct+4.5%
Nov-1.3%
Dec-0.5%
2009
Jan+3.8%
Feb-6.0%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+2.3%
May+22.8%
Jun-10.6%
Jul+16.5%
Aug-3.1%
Sep+13.4%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+6.3%
2008
Jan-1.9%
Feb+14.2%
Mar+15.2%
Apr-1.3%
May-22.7%
Jun-8.8%
Jul+15.2%
Aug+0.6%
Sep-5.4%
Oct-18.5%
Nov-19.2%
Dec-6.6%
2007
Jan-0.5%
Feb+9.0%
Mar+16.5%
Apr+2.9%
May+1.4%
Jun-4.2%
Jul-8.7%
Aug-11.0%
Sep-0.4%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+10.2%
Dec-4.6%
2006
Jan+10.1%
Feb-13.9%
Mar-9.6%
Apr+4.7%
May-3.2%
Jun+1.0%
Jul-4.0%
Aug+9.4%
Sep-5.5%
Oct+2.1%
Nov+26.5%
Dec+5.2%
2005
Jan-0.3%
Feb+6.2%
Mar-8.8%
Apr+0.7%
May-2.7%
Jun-1.3%
Jul+10.0%
Aug-12.7%
Sep-6.7%
Oct-2.6%
Nov+7.8%
Dec+7.4%
2004
Jan+11.6%
Feb+3.1%
Mar+0.8%
Apr-0.4%
May-6.3%
Jun+8.2%
Jul-4.5%
Aug-6.4%
Sep-1.1%
Oct+3.4%
Nov+6.3%
Dec-1.7%
2003
Jan+0.8%
Feb+3.2%
Mar-0.9%
Apr+4.4%
May+7.2%
Jun+1.0%
Jul+1.6%
Aug-1.6%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+4.3%
Nov-2.0%
Dec+3.4%
2002
Jan+1.4%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+7.2%
Apr+8.9%
May-4.5%
Jun-9.6%
Jul-3.7%
Aug+9.6%
Sep-8.5%
Oct+1.5%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+4.4%
2001
Jan-9.1%
Feb+19.9%
Mar+4.4%
Apr-1.1%
May+2.9%
Jun-0.4%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+7.7%
Sep-21.3%
Oct-2.1%
Nov+13.3%
Dec-0.6%
2000
Jan-9.2%
Feb-19.8%
Mar-8.1%
Apr+27.9%
May+22.7%
Jun-8.9%
Jul+6.5%
Aug+16.7%
Sep+13.5%
Oct-3.6%
Nov+13.0%
Dec+10.6%
1999
Jan-13.0%
Feb-10.3%
Mar-5.9%
Apr+0.7%
May+2.7%
Jun+8.9%
Jul+6.8%
Aug-5.6%
Sep-8.0%
Oct-9.0%
Nov+9.4%
Dec-11.2%
1998
Jan-5.3%
Feb+22.8%
Mar-7.2%
Apr-14.4%
May+0.3%
Jun-0.5%
Jul-6.1%
Aug-9.5%
Sep+13.4%
Oct+5.2%
Nov-5.7%
Dec-0.2%
1997
Jan-2.7%
Feb+1.6%
Mar-8.3%
Apr-2.1%
May+29.9%
Jun-12.8%
Jul+9.3%
Aug+5.6%
Sep-0.3%
Oct+6.8%
Nov+2.9%
Dec+4.0%
1996
Jan-3.0%
Feb+15.1%
Mar-6.6%
Apr-3.4%
May+5.7%
Jun+4.4%
Jul+5.6%
Aug-9.0%
Sep+1.1%
Oct+8.0%
Nov+5.4%
Dec+11.8%
1995
Jan+0.6%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+5.1%
Apr+10.9%
May+1.6%
Jun-9.6%
Jul+3.6%
Aug+4.6%
Sep+0.0%
Oct-5.6%
Nov+13.0%
Dec+2.6%
1994
Jan+0.0%
Feb-23.1%
Mar-3.9%
Apr-0.7%
May-3.4%
Jun+9.9%
Jul+5.8%
Aug+5.5%
Sep+14.1%
Oct-7.3%
Nov-4.4%
Dec-7.6%
1993
Jan-4.2%
Feb-9.6%
Mar+0.7%
Apr-8.5%
May+3.3%
Jun-11.2%
Jul-5.9%
Aug+0.0%
Sep-2.6%
Oct+13.7%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+0.0%
1992
Jan-13.4%
Feb+0.9%
Mar-7.7%
Apr-3.8%
May-1.0%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+6.2%
Aug-1.0%
Sep+6.9%
Oct-5.7%
Nov+10.9%
Dec+12.9%
1991
Jan+12.7%
Feb+5.3%
Mar+1.0%
Apr+12.6%
May+5.3%
Jun+15.1%
Jul+15.5%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+15.3%
Oct-2.0%
Nov+3.5%
Dec+31.4%
1990
Jan-8.7%
Feb-5.5%
Mar+2.6%
Apr-1.9%
May+3.9%
Jun-6.8%
Jul-11.7%
Aug-9.4%
Sep+5.8%
Oct-6.7%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+6.3%
1989
Jan+3.8%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+5.9%
Apr+0.6%
May-2.8%
Jun+1.1%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+5.9%
Sep+0.8%
Oct-5.6%
Nov-0.6%
Dec+0.8%
1988
Jan—
Feb+1.1%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+6.4%
May-7.0%
Jun+2.9%
Jul-1.8%
Aug-2.5%
Sep+3.7%
Oct+6.0%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+6.0%
Avg
Jan-1.0%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+1.7%
May+1.9%
Jun-1.0%
Jul+2.0%
Aug-2.4%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+3.5%
Median
Jan-1.4%
Feb+1.6%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+0.7%
May+0.3%
Jun-0.4%
Jul+0.7%
Aug-1.3%
Sep-0.1%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+3.1%
Dec+3.0%
Last 5Y Avg
Jan-0.1%
Feb-5.8%
Mar+4.4%
Apr+3.2%
May+1.3%
Jun-3.6%
Jul-0.6%
Aug-2.6%
Sep-3.5%
Oct-0.6%
Nov+10.6%
Dec+5.3%
Std Dev (σ)
Jan6.9%
Feb10.6%
Mar6.8%
Apr6.8%
May11.9%
Jun6.9%
Jul7.2%
Aug8.8%
Sep8.5%
Oct7.2%
Nov9.1%
Dec8.9%
Consistency (μ/σ)
Jan-0.15
Feb0.14
Mar0.12
Apr0.25
May0.16
Jun-0.14
Jul0.28
Aug-0.27
Sep0.06
Oct0.07
Nov0.43
Dec0.39
Win Rate (%)
Jan39%
Feb64%
Mar56%
Apr56%
May51%
Jun46%
Jul55%
Aug45%
Sep47%
Oct53%
Nov66%
Dec58%
Winning / Losing Months
Jan▲15▼23
Feb▲25▼14
Mar▲22▼17
Apr▲22▼17
May▲20▼19
Jun▲18▼21
Jul▲21▼17
Aug▲17▼21
Sep▲18▼20
Oct▲20▼18
Nov▲25▼13
Dec▲22▼16
Longest Win / Loss Streak
Jan▲3▼6
Feb▲6▼3
Mar▲5▼5
Apr▲5▼3
May▲7▼3
Jun▲3▼5
Jul▲4▼3
Aug▲3▼3
Sep▲5▼6
Oct▲3▼4
Nov▲4▼3
Dec▲5▼2
Best
Jan+12.7%1991
Feb+22.8%1998
Mar+16.5%2007
Apr+27.9%2000
May+40.6%2018
Jun+15.1%1991
Jul+16.5%2009
Aug+16.7%2000
Sep+15.3%1991
Oct+20.9%2011
Nov+26.5%2006
Dec+31.4%1991
Worst
Jan-13.4%1992
Feb-23.1%1994
Mar-10.4%2020
Apr-14.4%1998
May-22.7%2008
Jun-12.8%1997
Jul-11.7%1990
Aug-20.0%2013
Sep-21.3%2001
Oct-18.5%2008
Nov-19.2%2008
Dec-14.6%2018
−23.1%+40.6%
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