Universal (UVV) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- -$0.20
- Estimate
- $0.25
- Surprise
- -180.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $520.3M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 4.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Universal (UVV) reported a wider loss than forecast — diluted EPS of -$0.20 against the $0.25 estimate (a 180.0% shortfall). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.2/10) to Sell at 4.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UVV Sell at 4.1/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -180.0% surprise compares with a -88.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: top five customers
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.0), Material insider selling (3 sells, 0.08% of cap)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $45.61
- Price target
- $56.95
- Stop
- $43.75
- Upside to target
- +24.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 5.0:1
The stock trades at 61.3× trailing but 11.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
UVV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Market cap
- $1.15B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 61.3
- 52-week range
- $43.36–$59.38
- Off 52-week high
- 23.2%
- RSI (14)
- 61
- Volume vs avg
- 0.75×
- Score today
- 4.1/10