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Universal PE ratio UVV

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
52.4×
10-year median
14.4×
Against its 10-year history
96th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
8.7× to 87.0×
Peer median
16.9×

Universal's PE ratio is 52.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $39.29 against $0.75 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 14.4×, higher than on 96% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.7× in May 2024 to 87.0× in Jun 2017.

The median for 9 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 16.9×.

PE ratio over time

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

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far52.4×11.8×67.8×
202512.0×10.4×16.0×
202411.2×8.7×12.9×
202313.9×9.6×15.4×
202214.8×12.6×18.3×
202113.9×12.0×23.6×
202021.5×11.7×22.3×
201916.0×11.6×16.0×
201811.6×11.6×50.8×
201736.5×16.3×87.0×
201616.7×13.3×16.7×
201514.4×13.3×15.7×
201416.0×9.9×17.2×
201310.5×8.3×13.4×
20129.0×8.7×15.8×

Against its peers

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

CompanyPE ratio
UVVUniversal52.4×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners15.9×
WEYSWeyco14.0×
ANDEAndersons12.6×
HWKNHawkins34.3×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods35.5×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet16.9×
ASHAshland62.4×
SEBSeaboard5.9×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse51.1×
Peer median16.9×

Where Universal ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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