Universal Corp

UVV

Market cap $1.29B

Universal Corporation (UVV) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Universal NYSE: UVV said its fiscal 2026 results were pressured by a non-cash goodwill impairment in its ingredients business and higher inventory write-downs tied mainly to non-wrapper dark air-cured tobacco, even as management described the company's core flue-cured and burley tobacco operations as solid.

Universal Corp. (UVV) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.46 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08. This compares to earnings of $0.8 per share a year ago.

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) (“Universal” or the “Company”), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today announced financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026. “Our fiscal year 2026 performance reflected solid execution across much of our business amid a markedly different operating environment than the prior year,” said Preston D. Wigner, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal. “Coming of.

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, will webcast its conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 29, 2026. The Company will release its results for fiscal year 2026 after market close on May 28, 2026. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online on a listen-only basis at www.universalcorp.com. A replay of the webcast conference call will be available at that site through August 29, 2026. A.

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-three cents ($0.83) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2026. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.32 per common share and a yield of approximately 6.1% based on the $54.46 per share clos.

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