$UVV Universal Corporation | Understand Stock

What Do They Do?

Processes and sells leaf tobacco to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products, with related processing and supply services. Makes plant-based ingredients, extracts, and flavorings for consumer-goods manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage companies.

How Do They Make Money?

Manufacturers buy processed leaf tobacco and finished plant-based ingredients, with product sales counted when the goods ship; the company also earns processing fees when customer-owned crops are processed. Payment terms vary and generally do not exceed one year.

revenue

Segment	Share	Revenue	How money arrives
Tobacco Operations Sold outright	88% FY2023: 88%		Sold outright
Ingredients Operations Sold outright	12% FY2023: 12%		Sold outright

Who Are Their Customers?

Consumer tobacco-product manufacturers buy leaf under sales agreements; food and beverage companies, smaller manufacturers, and retailers buy plant-based ingredients.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 1 cent of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2026 and turned 3 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2026

6% of revenue

▼ −28% vs FY2025 ($232.8M, 8%)

Net income, FY2026

1% of revenue

▼ −66% vs FY2025 ($95M, 3%)

Free cash flow, FY2026

3% of revenue

▼ −70% vs FY2025 ($264.4M, 9%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2026 annual report

Latest quarter: Q1 FY2027, the three months to Jun 30, 2026

Revenue: ▼ −12%; vs $592.6M in Q1 FY2026
Net income: ▼ Now a loss; vs $8.5M in Q1 FY2026

Tobacco Operations share of sales and other operating revenues vs 85.0% in Q1 FY2026

Revenue over time

Tobacco Operations Ingredients Operations

$5B$2.5B$0

FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026

Who Do They Compete With?

Competes with Pyxus International