Universal EV/EBIT UVV

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 11.4×
10-year median: 10.6×
Against its 10-year history: 71st; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 7.7× to 17.3×
Peer median: 13.8×

Universal's EV/EBIT is 11.4× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 10.6×, higher than on 71% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 7.7× in Nov 2016 to 17.3× in Jan 2021.

The median for 9 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 13.8×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 10.6×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	11.4×	9.8×	13.0×
2025	11.9×	10.3×	11.9×
2024	10.7×	9.6×	12.2×
2023	12.8×	10.7×	14.2×
2022	13.9×	9.9×	14.5×
2021	9.9×	9.0×	17.3×
2020	16.5×	8.3×	16.9×
2019	10.6×	8.1×	10.9×
2018	10.2×	8.6×	12.3×
2017	9.2×	8.8×	10.6×
2016	8.8×	7.7×	9.9×
2015	9.1×	8.2×	13.5×
2014	13.7×	6.0×	13.7×
2013	7.3×	5.7×	7.3×
2012	6.0×	5.9×	8.2×
2011	7.6×	4.5×	7.7×

Against its peers

Companies in Food Distribution nearest Universal's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
UVVUniversal	11.4×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	13.8×
WEYSWeyco	9.3×
ANDEAndersons	12.7×
HWKNHawkins	25.3×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	16.6×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	12.1×
ASHAshland	31.2×
SEBSeaboard	10.2×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	27.0×
Peer median	13.8×

Where Universal ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.