UVV Dividend History & Yield

Universal Corporation · NYSE

Stock Consumer Defensive Quarterly payer Consumer StaplesDividend growthHigh yieldDividend King
$45.68
+0.15% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
7.20%
$3.29/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
7.27%
$3.32/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$3.32
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.83
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Oct 9, 2026 Declared
in 31 days
Next pay date
Nov 2, 2026
in 55 days
Last ex-dividend date
Jul 13, 2026
$0.83 per share
Payout ratio
432%
of earnings
Market cap
1.1B
P/E 60.1
5y dividend CAGR
+1.3%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
34 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
39.7
since Dec 26, 1986
1y total return
-12.5%
price -18.4% + dividends 5.9%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 (in 31 days) Nov 2, 2026 $0.83 $83.00 Declared
Sat, Jan 9, 2027 (in 123 days) Jan 23, 2027 $0.83 $83.00 Estimated
Sun, Apr 11, 2027 (in 215 days) Apr 25, 2027 $0.83 $83.00 Estimated
Mon, Jul 12, 2027 (in 307 days) Jul 26, 2027 $0.83 $83.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from UVV's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $3.32 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Oct 6, 2016 to Jul 13, 2026; most recent $0.83$0.00$0.50$1.00Oct 6, 2016: $0.53Oct '16Jan 5, 2017: $0.54Apr 6, 2017: $0.54Jul 6, 2017: $0.54Oct 6, 2017: $0.54Jan 5, 2018: $0.55Jan '18Apr 6, 2018: $0.55Jul 6, 2018: $0.75Oct 5, 2018: $0.75Jan 4, 2019: $0.75Apr 5, 2019: $0.75Apr '19Jul 5, 2019: $0.76Oct 4, 2019: $0.76Jan 10, 2020: $0.76Apr 9, 2020: $0.76Jul 10, 2020: $0.77Jul '20Oct 8, 2020: $0.77Jan 8, 2021: $0.77Apr 9, 2021: $0.77Jul 9, 2021: $0.78Oct 7, 2021: $0.78Oct '21Jan 7, 2022: $0.78Apr 8, 2022: $0.78Jul 8, 2022: $0.79Oct 6, 2022: $0.79Jan 6, 2023: $0.79Jan '23Apr 6, 2023: $0.79Jul 7, 2023: $0.80Oct 5, 2023: $0.80Jan 5, 2024: $0.80Apr 5, 2024: $0.80Apr '24Jul 8, 2024: $0.81Oct 11, 2024: $0.81Jan 13, 2025: $0.81Apr 14, 2025: $0.81Jul 14, 2025: $0.82Jul '25Oct 10, 2025: $0.82Jan 12, 2026: $0.82Apr 15, 2026: $0.82Jul 13, 2026: $0.83

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$2.00$4.002017: $2.16$2.1620172018: $2.60$2.6020182019: $3.02$3.0220192020: $3.06$3.0620202021: $3.10$3.1020212022: $3.14$3.1420222023: $3.18$3.1820232024: $3.22$3.2220242025: $3.26$3.2620252026 (YTD): $2.47$2.472026 YTD

How much UVV do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month362$16,511$1,200
$500 / month1,808$82,554$6,000
$1,000 / month3,615$165,108$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 7.27%. $10,000 in UVV would currently pay about $727 a year ($61 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

UVV dividend history

Show all 159 payments
Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jul 13, 2026 $0.83 +1.2%
Apr 15, 2026 $0.82 +0.0%
Jan 12, 2026 $0.82 +0.0%
Oct 10, 2025 $0.82 +0.0%
Jul 14, 2025 $0.82 +1.2%
Apr 14, 2025 $0.81 +0.0%
Jan 13, 2025 $0.81 +0.0%
Oct 11, 2024 $0.81 +0.0%
Jul 8, 2024 $0.81 +1.2%
Apr 5, 2024 $0.80 +0.0%
Jan 5, 2024 $0.80 +0.0%
Oct 5, 2023 $0.80 +0.0%
Jul 7, 2023 $0.80 +1.3%
Apr 6, 2023 $0.79 +0.0%
Jan 6, 2023 $0.79 +0.0%
Oct 6, 2022 $0.79 +0.0%
Jul 8, 2022 $0.79 +1.3%
Apr 8, 2022 $0.78 +0.0%
Jan 7, 2022 $0.78 +0.0%
Oct 7, 2021 $0.78 +0.0%
Jul 9, 2021 $0.78 +1.3%
Apr 9, 2021 $0.77 +0.0%
Jan 8, 2021 $0.77 +0.0%
Oct 8, 2020 $0.77 +0.0%

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicModerate risk

UVV scores 35/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (moderate risk).

3 warning flags raised:

  • Payout ratio above 100% of earnings
  • Yield above 7%
  • Share price down more than 15% over 1 year

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

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.

Sector: Consumer Defensive. Industry: Tobacco. First dividend on our records: Dec 26, 1986. 159 payments tracked.

UVV dividend FAQ

When is UVV's next ex-dividend date?

UVV's next ex-dividend date is Oct 9, 2026 (in 31 days, declared by the company). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.83 per share, expected on Nov 2, 2026.

How often does UVV pay dividends?

UVV pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.83 per share with an ex-date of Jul 13, 2026.

What is UVV's dividend yield?

UVV's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 7.20%, based on $3.29 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $45.68. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $3.32 per share, is 7.27%.

How much does UVV pay per share?

UVV pays about $0.83 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $3.32 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $332.00 a year.

Has UVV grown or cut its dividend?

UVV has raised its annual dividend for 34 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 1.3% a year (+1.2% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of UVV do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 7.27%, you would need about 362 shares of UVV (roughly $16,511 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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