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The Last Leaf: Why Universal Corporation (UVV) Is One of the Most Overlooked Deep-Value Dividend Stocks
Views: 138 2026-06-02 Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), founded in 1886 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is the world’s largest independent leaf tobacco supplier. It procures, processes, and ships flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental tobaccos to consumer product manufacturers globally. Its second segment, Ingredients Operations, produces specialty plant-based ingredients — fruit and vegetable extracts, botanical distillates, and nutraceuticals — for food and beverage companies. Universal operates in more than 30 countries, employing a deeply integrated global supply chain built over a century. Revenue in FY2025 reached $2.95 billion. The company is a middleman of extraordinary durability: it does not make …
