Universal Corporation (UVV) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 159 recorded UVV dividend payments, running from December 26, 1986 to July 13, 2026 — 41 calendar years. Together those payments total $70.34 per share. UVV has most often paid quarterly.
UVV has increased its payment rate for 39 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the UVV payment rate compounded at +1.3% a year, and +4.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 41 years of recorded history, UVV's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
UVV dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.26 | 4 | $0.815 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | $3.22 | 4 | $0.805 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | $3.18 | 4 | $0.795 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | $3.14 | 4 | $0.785 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | $3.10 | 4 | $0.775 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | $3.06 | 4 | $0.765 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | $3.02 | 4 | $0.755 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | $2.60 | 4 | $0.650 | +20.4% |
| 2017 | $2.16 | 4 | $0.540 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | $2.12 | 4 | $0.530 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | $2.08 | 4 | $0.520 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | $2.04 | 4 | $0.510 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | $1.92 | 4 | $0.480 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | $1.88 | 4 | $0.470 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | $1.84 | 4 | $0.460 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | $1.80 | 4 | $0.450 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | $1.76 | 4 | $0.440 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.430 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | $1.56 | 4 | $0.390 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.360 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.340 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | $1.28 | 4 | $0.320 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | $1.24 | 4 | $0.310 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | $1.20 | 4 | $0.300 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.280 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | $1.06 | 4 | $0.265 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.255 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | — |
| 1991 | $0.570 | 3 (timing) | $0.190 | — |
| 1990 | $0.745 | 4 | $0.185 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | $0.710 | 4 | $0.175 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | $0.655 | 4 | $0.160 | +10.3% |
| 1987 | $0.595 | 4 | $0.145 | — |
| 1986 | $0.135 | 1 (timing) | $0.135 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than UVV's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent UVV dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | $0.830 |
| April 15, 2026 | $0.820 |
| January 12, 2026 | $0.820 |
| October 10, 2025 | $0.820 |
| July 14, 2025 | $0.820 |
| April 14, 2025 | $0.810 |
| January 13, 2025 | $0.810 |
| October 11, 2024 | $0.810 |
| July 8, 2024 | $0.810 |
| April 5, 2024 | $0.800 |
| January 5, 2024 | $0.800 |
| October 5, 2023 | $0.800 |
| July 7, 2023 | $0.800 |
| April 6, 2023 | $0.790 |
| January 6, 2023 | $0.790 |
| October 6, 2022 | $0.790 |
| July 8, 2022 | $0.790 |
| April 8, 2022 | $0.780 |
| January 7, 2022 | $0.780 |
| October 7, 2021 | $0.780 |
| July 9, 2021 | $0.780 |
| April 9, 2021 | $0.770 |
| January 8, 2021 | $0.770 |
| October 8, 2020 | $0.770 |
| July 10, 2020 | $0.770 |
| April 9, 2020 | $0.760 |
| January 10, 2020 | $0.760 |
| October 4, 2019 | $0.760 |
| July 5, 2019 | $0.760 |
| April 5, 2019 | $0.750 |
| January 4, 2019 | $0.750 |
| October 5, 2018 | $0.750 |
| July 6, 2018 | $0.750 |
| April 6, 2018 | $0.550 |
| January 5, 2018 | $0.550 |
| October 6, 2017 | $0.540 |
| July 6, 2017 | $0.540 |
| April 6, 2017 | $0.540 |
| January 5, 2017 | $0.540 |
| October 6, 2016 | $0.530 |
| July 7, 2016 | $0.530 |
| April 7, 2016 | $0.530 |
| January 7, 2016 | $0.530 |
| October 8, 2015 | $0.520 |
| July 9, 2015 | $0.520 |
| April 10, 2015 | $0.520 |
| January 8, 2015 | $0.520 |
| October 9, 2014 | $0.510 |
| July 10, 2014 | $0.510 |
| April 10, 2014 | $0.510 |
| January 9, 2014 | $0.510 |
| October 10, 2013 | $0.500 |
| July 3, 2013 | $0.500 |
| April 4, 2013 | $0.500 |
| January 10, 2013 | $0.500 |
| October 4, 2012 | $0.490 |
| July 5, 2012 | $0.490 |
| April 4, 2012 | $0.490 |
| January 5, 2012 | $0.490 |
| October 6, 2011 | $0.480 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 159 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
UVV dividend history questions
How many dividends has UVV paid?
DivTrkr has 159 recorded UVV dividend payments between December 26, 1986 and July 13, 2026, totalling $70.34 per share across 41 calendar years.
Has UVV ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 41 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the UVV dividend growing?
The UVV payment rate compounded at +1.3% a year over the last five complete years and +4.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does UVV pay a dividend?
UVV has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current UVV dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track UVV free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.