Universal Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 10.1 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 119.1 | 36.1 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 40.7 | |
| 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| 4.6 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 9.5 | |
| – | 42.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 16.9 | – | – | – | 5.9 | 30.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 68.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | – | 7.9 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 25.1 | 11.6 | – | 9.5 | – | – | – | 5.3 | 16.5 | |
| -5.9% | 2.4% | 30.7% | 25.7% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 5.9% | -12.3% | -16.4% | -1.9% | 17.0% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | -3.1% | 12.6% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 4.0% | 8.6% | -2.2% | 10.5% | -0.6% | -4.9% | -10.9% | 18.8% | 6.0% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.7% | 15.5% | 16.6% | 19.1% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 19.7% | 100.0% | 18.7% | 16.5% | 22.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 19.8% | 19.3% | 18.8% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 19.4% | 17.8% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 17.5% | |
| 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 6.4% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 7.2% | |
| 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.1% | |
| -1.5% | 0.9% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.4% | -6.1% | -5.9% | -0.5% | 13.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 6.6% | 8.3% | -1.9% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 10.4% | 2.4% | 5.6% | -1.3% | 7.8% | -0.4% | -2.5% | -5.1% | 9.0% | 2.7% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.5% | 25.8% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 18.8% | 14.6% | 11.7% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 13.2% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 2.3% | |
| 5.1% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 1.2% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 509 | 541 | 434 | 639 | 599 | 519 | 42 | 1,021 | 1,456 | 1,153 | 336 | 343 | 447 | 376 | 423 | 275 | 130 | 256 | 181 | 115 | 144 | 180 | 125 | 349 | 430 | 630 | 759 | 989 | 824 | 853 | |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| 23.7% | 26.6% | 31.6% | 28.5% | 32.6% | 31.0% | 31.9% | 30.6% | 28.5% | 33.3% | 44.3% | 52.3% | 48.1% | 47.3% | 53.2% | 52.2% | 54.6% | 60.7% | 62.0% | 63.3% | 60.6% | 61.9% | 62.7% | 58.8% | 55.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 48.9% | 48.8% | 51.2% | |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.87 | 3.99 | 3.80 | 3.77 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.15 | 4.30 | 3.73 | 0.31 | 1.70 | 3.70 | 4.32 | 5.68 | 6.56 | 3.25 | 4.66 | 5.25 | 4.06 | 3.92 | 4.47 | 4.14 | 4.11 | 2.86 | 3.53 | 3.47 | 4.97 | 4.78 | 3.78 | 1.30 | |
| 116.98 | 121.15 | 119.63 | 112.63 | 109.15 | 109.15 | 93.71 | 102.53 | 127.39 | 136.59 | 77.05 | 66.67 | 83.85 | 84.00 | 107.78 | 86.34 | 86.44 | 89.54 | 80.50 | 76.20 | 87.14 | 79.74 | 87.92 | 76.08 | 80.01 | 84.40 | 103.02 | 109.76 | 117.30 | 116.10 | |
| 13.36 | 15.48 | 17.19 | 16.48 | 21.00 | 19.97 | 22.04 | 29.55 | 31.98 | 37.53 | 39.57 | 34.66 | 33.79 | 37.85 | 49.69 | 41.76 | 44.19 | 48.54 | 48.29 | 50.82 | 54.12 | 52.63 | 52.79 | 49.66 | 52.74 | 53.79 | 56.01 | 57.39 | 58.05 | 56.19 | |
| -1.72 | 1.04 | 7.86 | 3.87 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 2.23 | -6.23 | -7.50 | -0.69 | 10.41 | 2.16 | 2.08 | 3.53 | 0.63 | 5.70 | 7.15 | -1.74 | 5.96 | 4.90 | 9.03 | 1.93 | 4.96 | -0.97 | 6.22 | -0.33 | -2.62 | -5.62 | 10.52 | 3.19 | |
Data as of: September 23, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.