Universal (UVV) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.43
- Estimate
- $0.58
- Surprise
- -26.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $617.4M
- Score today
- 4.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Universal (UVV) missed the $0.58 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.43 — a large 26.1% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
- Universal Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-11-05
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UVV Sell at 4.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -26.1% surprise compares with a -95.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-09.
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 1.8), Material insider selling (4 sells, 0.07% 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
- $39.86
- Price target
- $56.95
- Stop
- $37.08
- Upside to target
- +42.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 6.2:1
The stock trades at 54.0× trailing but 10.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — 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
- $1.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 54.0
- 52-week range
- $38.11–$59.38
- Off 52-week high
- 32.9%
- RSI (14)
- 51
- Volume vs avg
- 0.29×
- Score today
- 4.0/10