---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102037-25-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UVV"
cik: "0000102037"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/"
filed_at: "2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T18:48:57.674936+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Q1 FY2026 EPS $0.34 vs $0.01; operating income doubles to $33.8M

## Summary
- Revenue $593.8M (down $3M YoY); operating income $33.8M, up from $17.2M.
- Diluted EPS $0.34 (adj. $0.38), vs $0.01 prior; driven by Tobacco Operations favorable product mix.
- Tobacco OI $35.7M (vs $14.5M); Ingredients OI $1.7M (vs $2.9M) on mix and tariff headwinds.
- Uncommitted tobacco inventory ~11%; customer demand firm after years of short supply.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102037-25-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UVV
- cik: 0000102037
- company_name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
- filed_at: 2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203725000052/0000102037-25-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203725000052/xbrl-20250805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-25-000052
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-25-000052.txt

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