Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco & Nicotine
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -403.79 | 20.89 | — | — | 9.99 | 10.27 | 42.82 | 37.87 | 5.78 | 12.89 | 2316.83 | 8.03 | 7.94 | 10.54 | — | 6.15 | 7.91 | 13.08 | 56.02 | 14.09 | 9.81 |
| — | +103.5% | — | — | +72.7% | -20.3% | -98.2% | +371.6% | -27.1% | +22.3% | — | +30.6% | +0.4% | -19.4% | — | -56.4% | -19.4% | -15.6% | +2.3% | +51.0% | +8.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.88 | 0.56 | 0.52 |
| — | -9.1% | +1.3% | -7.6% | +4.9% | -0.7% | +21.8% | +19.2% | -28.3% | +1.5% | -15.6% | -11.5% | +24.0% | +4.9% | -31.7% | -15.0% | -21.1% | -33.5% | -13.2% | -5.7% | +17.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 1.16 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.01 |
| — | -20.8% | -5.8% | -3.3% | -5.7% | +2.1% | +16.6% | +7.0% | -20.1% | +9.9% | -4.7% | -4.5% | +23.0% | -1.7% | -20.9% | -12.2% | -6.8% | -6.1% | +5.1% | -3.8% | +10.0% | |
| P/FCF | 40.29 | — | — | 1.86 | 3.49 | 14.84 | — | 2.33 | 1.73 | — | — | — | — | 2.96 | — | 2.09 | 2.20 | — | — | 4.36 | 7.14 |
| — | — | — | -20.4% | +102.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -52.1% | -69.2% | — | — | +77.7% | +320.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.12 | 10.07 | 39.06 | 14.02 | 6.27 | 7.73 | 13.48 | 9.43 | 4.93 | 7.42 | 18.34 | 6.98 | 6.42 | 7.31 | 21.04 | 7.87 | 6.10 | 10.71 | 22.22 | 7.47 | 6.75 |
| — | +30.3% | +189.6% | +48.6% | +27.2% | +4.2% | -26.5% | +35.2% | -23.2% | +1.6% | -12.9% | -11.4% | +5.2% | -31.8% | -5.3% | +5.4% | -9.6% | -0.2% | -0.9% | +16.8% | +9.3% | |
| EV / EBIT | 8.80 | 12.44 | 346.92 | — | 6.91 | 9.26 | 16.47 | 13.94 | 5.67 | 9.08 | 31.28 | 7.81 | 7.20 | 9.03 | 60.58 | 8.46 | 7.22 | 14.54 | 47.23 | 8.67 | 7.96 |
| — | +34.4% | +2005.9% | — | +21.8% | +1.9% | -47.3% | +78.4% | -21.2% | +0.6% | -48.4% | -7.7% | -0.3% | -37.9% | +28.3% | -2.4% | -9.3% | +3.6% | +5.4% | +14.5% | +9.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 17.5% | 17.3% | 15.9% | 13.8% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 19.2% | 16.6% | 20.7% | 20.1% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 18.3% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% |
| — | -6.7% | -17.3% | -17.1% | -10.8% | -7.9% | +19.4% | -15.1% | +1.6% | -2.4% | -3.9% | +10.6% | +11.0% | +21.8% | -9.9% | -6.4% | -9.2% | -17.0% | +3.9% | -5.8% | -2.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 7.2% | 6.9% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 2.9% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| — | -23.5% | -92.3% | -42.5% | -15.4% | -7.2% | +97.9% | -28.3% | +4.3% | +11.6% | +35.4% | +17.2% | +9.2% | +48.9% | -30.9% | -14.5% | +1.4% | -11.4% | +1.9% | -13.1% | +7.5% | |
| Net Margin | 1.1% | 2.0% | -1.0% | -6.1% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 4.4% | -0.4% | 7.7% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| — | -55.3% | -166.9% | -555.1% | -39.3% | +24.1% | +6464.2% | -74.6% | -1.8% | -17.2% | +105.5% | -32.4% | +23.6% | +31.2% | -125.1% | +94.3% | -2.1% | -21.9% | -12.5% | -37.5% | +8.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 2.2% | 0.9% | -0.3% | -2.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | -0.1% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| — | -61.1% | -161.4% | -564.4% | -45.7% | +27.2% | +6264.0% | -77.3% | +9.3% | -10.0% | +106.1% | -27.5% | +22.4% | +23.4% | -129.1% | +101.5% | +16.5% | +10.4% | +5.3% | -36.4% | +1.2% | |
| ROA | 1.1% | 0.4% | -0.2% | -1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.0% | -0.1% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| — | -62.0% | -162.9% | -583.2% | -44.3% | +27.9% | +6150.0% | -77.8% | +4.9% | -12.8% | +105.9% | -29.7% | +25.1% | +25.2% | -129.3% | +99.8% | +7.3% | -3.4% | -5.1% | -40.2% | -3.1% | |
| ROIC | 6.8% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| — | -35.3% | -93.0% | -42.4% | -23.7% | -2.2% | +101.3% | -33.6% | +9.6% | +10.8% | +41.0% | +21.3% | +15.2% | +49.4% | -21.1% | -17.3% | +4.4% | +5.6% | +8.5% | -18.0% | -2.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '27 | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.64 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 0.59 |
| — | +9.0% | +0.6% | -12.6% | -8.2% | -5.6% | +0.2% | +2.3% | +14.3% | +25.3% | +18.7% | +21.7% | -2.8% | -20.2% | -3.9% | +10.4% | +21.2% | +52.7% | +42.6% | +11.5% | +14.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.55 | 22.15 | 80.85 | 23.90 | 11.85 | 14.70 | 26.87 | 18.48 | 9.95 | 14.67 | 38.56 | 12.87 | 9.92 | 13.68 | 39.19 | 12.70 | 10.89 | 21.90 | 36.97 | 10.51 | 10.46 |
| — | +50.7% | +200.9% | +29.3% | +19.1% | +0.2% | -30.3% | +43.6% | +0.3% | +7.2% | -1.6% | +1.3% | -8.9% | -37.5% | +6.0% | +20.9% | +4.2% | +27.7% | +19.6% | +21.5% | +11.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.49 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 3.49 | 2.91 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 2.87 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.96 | 3.22 | 2.92 | 2.86 | 4.08 | 3.26 | 2.49 | 2.61 | 3.37 | 3.19 |
| — | -5.9% | +3.3% | +21.6% | +7.4% | +3.8% | -4.2% | -2.8% | -16.1% | -10.8% | -9.2% | -27.5% | -1.2% | +17.1% | +9.8% | +21.0% | +2.4% | -39.9% | -42.6% | -36.5% | -31.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.34 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 1.41 | 1.33 |
| — | -13.7% | +1.9% | +1.8% | -19.6% | -3.1% | +2.3% | +12.1% | +3.9% | +2.4% | -9.2% | -32.0% | -11.4% | +8.2% | +19.0% | +22.9% | +9.9% | -38.6% | -47.1% | -46.2% | -28.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.39 | 2.45 | 0.10 | -0.61 | 4.64 | 3.11 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 5.37 | 3.21 | 0.90 | 4.07 | 5.88 | 3.30 | 0.58 | 3.88 | 5.46 | 3.12 | 1.92 | 8.75 | 8.73 |
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Universal Corporation's current P/E is -403.8x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 15.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Universal Corporation's current operating margin is 7.2%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Universal Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.