UVV is Universal Corporation (Consumer Defensive). Trading at $54.52. Current dividend yield: 6.09%.
Dividend snapshot
| Annual dividend rate | $3.28 |
| Current yield | 6.09% |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Next ex-dividend date | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Most recent payment date | May 04, 2026 |
| Last payment amount | $0.8200 |
| 5-year dividend CAGR | 1.27% |
| 3-year dividend CAGR | 1.26% |
| Payout ratio | 96% |
| Market cap | $1.36B |
| Exchange | NYQ |
Recent dividend payments
| Date | Amount / share |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | $0.8200 |
| 2026-01-12 | $0.8200 |
| 2025-10-10 | $0.8200 |
| 2025-07-14 | $0.8200 |
| 2025-04-14 | $0.8100 |
| 2025-01-13 | $0.8100 |
| 2024-10-11 | $0.8100 |
| 2024-07-08 | $0.8100 |
About UVV
Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
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