What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for UVV?

13F Pro ranks UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View UVV's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/UVV (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source UVV data?

All UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ files with the SEC under CIK 102037. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is UVV in?

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/consumer-staples.

What drives UVV's revenue?

Per UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-08-05, the biggest revenue drivers are: Tobacco Operations ($437.1M, -13% YoY); Ingredients Operations ($86.7M, -3% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/UVV.

How often is UVV research updated on 13F Pro?

UVV's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/(UVV)Stock Analysis

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13F Pro Quality Score

46.4/100

Rank #1,827 of 2,962 stocks

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Revenue Growth

25.0/100

Profitability

30.3/100

Balance Sheet

38.3/100

Earnings Quality

94.2/100

Free Cash Flow

44.9/100

Institutional Flow

43.6/100

Revenue Scale

68.4/100

Dilution Risk

84.1/100

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Why UVV Scores 46/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

UVV's composite is driven by earnings quality and scale, held back by revenue growth and profitability. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Earnings quality

+4.4 pts

94th pct

Scale

+2.8 pts

68th pct

Shareholder dilution

+1.7 pts

84th pct

Institutional flow

-0.3 pts

44th pct

Free cash flow

-0.8 pts

45th pct

Capital efficiency

-1.2 pts

38th pct

Earnings growth

-2.3 pts

4th pct

Profitability

-3.0 pts

30th pct

Revenue growth

-5.0 pts

25th pct

Latest change (2026-08-05): 70 → 40 · ↓ Revenue growth 92→32; ↓ Capital efficiency 70→35

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

Unusual Activity in UVV

Events flagged as statistical outliers against UVV's own multi-year baseline — not fixed dollar thresholds.

Score shock2026-08-05
UVV quality score dropped 30 points (70→40) on a new filing
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UVV Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV), a Consumer Staples sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores UVV at 46.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,827 of 2,962 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. UVV scores in the top quartile across earnings quality (94.2). Areas of concern include revenue growth (25.0) and profitability (30.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ reports quarterly revenue of $520.3M, net income of $-5.0M, free cash flow of $-133.0M. Top institutional holders of UVV by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, based on the most recent SEC filings. UVV trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 102037. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate UVV daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ directly from SEC EDGAR. UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 40 and 59 since 2024, currently 46.4 — a declining long-term trajectory across 55 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/

Quirks, history, and lore behind UVV — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
A U.S. agricultural commodity company · small-cap · listed on the NYSE · headquartered in Virginia.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the range of $2–3 billion, with operations spanning 30-plus countries — tiny footprint, global reach.
3
The History
Traces its roots back to the 1800s in Virginia, originally built around one of America's most politically and economically storied cash crops.
4
The Secret
It doesn't sell cigarettes — it sells the raw leaf tobacco that other companies turn into them, acting as the middleman between farmers and Big Tobacco.
5
The Lore
It is one of the last major independent leaf tobacco dealers in the world, a shrinking club as the industry consolidates around a product whose days are officially numbered.
6
The Giveaway
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia — the old capital of tobacco country — this company is the world's largest independent leaf tobacco merchant, trading under the ticker UVV.

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What's Driving UVV's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

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AI-extracted from UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 — Q1 FY2027 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Universal Corp revenue fell 12% YoY to $523.8M on lower tobacco volumes and prices amid market oversupply; net loss of $5.0M versus prior-year profit of $8.5M.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Tobacco Operations$437.1M-13% YoY

Lower tobacco sales volumes down 9% and tobacco sales prices down 6% due to product mix and lower green tobacco prices amid market oversupply.

Ingredients Operations$86.7M-3% YoY

Sales negatively impacted by persistent consumer-packaged-goods market weakness, tight apple supplies, and tariff volatility.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $523.8M-12% YoY

Tobacco Operations$437.1M-13% YoY

Lower tobacco sales volumes down 9% and tobacco sales prices down 6% due to product mix and lower green tobacco prices amid market oversupply.

Ingredients Operations$86.7M-3% YoY

Sales negatively impacted by persistent consumer-packaged-goods market weakness, tight apple supplies, and tariff volatility.

Largest Expense Items

Cost of goods sold$440.7M-8% YoY

Lower on reduced tobacco sales volumes and lower green tobacco prices.

Selling, general and administrative expenses$80.8M+2% YoY

Higher from unfavorable foreign currency comparisons of $4.8M and lower recoveries on advances to suppliers of $1.7M, partially offset by lower compensation costs.

Interest expense$16.5M-7% YoY

Lower debt balances reduced interest costs.

Margins: Gross profit margin declined to 15.9% from 19.2%, a 330 basis point contraction driven by less favorable product mix and lower sales volumes in tobacco, compounded by inventory write-downs and high fixed costs in ingredients.

Watch Items from the Filing

Tobacco operations segment operating income collapsed 90% YoY to $3.5M; unfavorable product mix in Asia and lower carryover crop sales volumes drove decline.
Uncommitted tobacco inventory at 24% of total (June 30, 2026) versus 11% prior year; elevated levels indicate delayed customer purchase commitments amid market oversupply.
Ingredients operations posted operating loss of $0.7M (versus $1.7M profit prior year) on persistent consumer market headwinds, high fixed costs at expanded Lancaster facility, and $1.4M inventory write-downs.
Net debt of $1.0B at 42% of net capitalization; company maintains strong liquidity with $174M cash, $635M available revolving credit, and no long-term debt maturity until FY2031.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$520.3M

Net Income

Q2 2026

$-5.0M

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$-133.0M

ROIC

Q2 2026

0.4%

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-1.3% YoY

$2.89BFY 2026

FY23 $2.55BFY24 $2.72BFY25 $2.92BFY26 $2.89B

Net Income

-65.7% YoY

$32.6MFY 2026

FY23 $124.1MFY24 $119.6MFY25 $95.0MFY26 $32.6M

Operating Income

-27.6% YoY

$168.5MFY 2026

FY23 $181.1MFY24 $222.0MFY25 $232.8MFY26 $168.5M

EPS (Diluted)

-65.6% YoY

$1.30FY 2026

FY23 $4.97FY24 $4.78FY25 $3.78FY26 $1.30

Total Assets

-7.5% YoY

$2.77BFY 2026

FY23 $2.64BFY24 $2.94BFY25 $2.99BFY26 $2.77B

Total Debt

-15.7% YoY

$904.3MFY 2026

FY23 $812.4MFY24 $1.03BFY25 $1.07BFY26 $904.3M

Op. Cash Flow

-60.5% YoY

$129.1MFY 2026

FY23 $-10.6MFY24 $-74.6MFY25 $327.0MFY26 $129.1M

Free Cash Flow

-69.6% YoY

$80.3MFY 2026

FY23 $-65.2MFY24 $-140.6MFY25 $264.4MFY26 $80.3M

Metric	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Revenue	$2.89B -1.3%	$2.92B +7.4%	$2.72B +6.7%	$2.55B +21.9%	$2.09B +6.4%	$1.97B
Net Income	$32.6M -65.7%	$95.0M -20.5%	$119.6M -3.6%	$124.1M +43.3%	$86.6M -1.0%	$87.4M
Operating Income	$168.5M -27.6%	$232.8M +4.9%	$222.0M +22.6%	$181.1M +12.9%	$160.3M +8.5%	$147.8M
EPS (Diluted)	$1.30 -65.6%	$3.78 -20.9%	$4.78 -3.8%	$4.97 +43.2%	$3.47 -1.7%	$3.53
Total Assets	$2.77B -7.5%	$2.99B +1.8%	$2.94B +11.3%	$2.64B +2.0%	$2.59B +10.4%	$2.34B
Total Debt	$904.3M -15.7%	$1.07B +3.7%	$1.03B +27.4%	$812.4M +15.9%	$701.2M +13.2%	$619.5M
Operating Cash Flow	$129.1M -60.5%	$327.0M +538.1%	$-74.6M -606.9%	$-10.6M -123.5%	$44.9M -79.6%	$220.4M
Free Cash Flow	$80.3M -69.6%	$264.4M +288.0%	$-140.6M -115.6%	$-65.2M -683.9%	$-8.3M -105.4%	$154.3M

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Top Institutional Holders of UVV

BlackRock, Inc.
$203.2M3,895,750 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$94.5M1,811,024 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$92.1M1,764,415 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$75.6M1,449,407 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$58.2M1,115,922 sh
Invesco Ltd.
$39.3M752,733 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$33.8M648,150 sh
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$22.2M424,680 sh
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
$21.0M402,344 sh
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
$20.4M391,184 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$203.2M	3,895,750
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$94.5M	1,811,024
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$92.1M	1,764,415
STATE STREET CORP	$75.6M	1,449,407
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$58.2M	1,115,922
Invesco Ltd.	$39.3M	752,733
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$33.8M	648,150
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	$22.2M	424,680
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$21.0M	402,344
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	$20.4M	391,184

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Consumer Staples sector (listed on NYSE). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for UVV are available on the UVV stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing. UVV is classified as a small company.

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