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Universal price to free cash flow UVV

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
6.0×
10-year median
12.0×
Against its 10-year history
15th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
3.9× to 58.9×
Peer median
12.0×

Universal's price to free cash flow is 6.0× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 12.0×, lower than on 85% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 3.9× in Nov 2016 to 58.9× in Sep 2021.

The median for 9 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 12.0×.

Price to free cash flow 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 far6.0×6.0×25.8×
20258.4×5.0×24.1×
202417.8×5.0×20.9×
20235.8×4.4×22.5×
202225.3×7.2×25.5×
20217.2×6.2×58.9×
202012.4×10.3×22.2×
201921.4×6.8×25.9×
201825.0×25.0×35.2×
201717.9×4.7×18.4×
20164.6×3.1×10.0×
20153.4×3.2×7.7×
201416.5×15.8×19.6×
201345.2×4.1×48.9×
20125.1×4.4×6.7×
20115.0×4.6×65.5×

Against its peers

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

CompanyPrice to free cash flow
UVVUniversal6.0×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners9.3×
WEYSWeyco10.6×
ANDEAndersons38.8×
HWKNHawkins30.1×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods8.8×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet8.2×
ASHAshland13.4×
SEBSeaboardn/m
CHEFChefs' Warehouse34.3×
Peer median12.0×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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