Universal Corporation
UVVDividend King • 54yrsAutomated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.
At a glance
Universal Corporation (UVV) operates in the Tobacco industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $3.32 a year, a yield of 8.45% at the current price of $39.29. Universal has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend King. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 1.3% a year. It paid out 432% of its earnings as dividends, more than it earned.
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About Universal Corporation
Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services.
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