Seasonality
UVV seasonality — Universal Corporation
Over the last 11 years, UVV's strongest month on average has been November (+5.4%) and its weakest August (-6.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.56% | -2.01% | 40% | +7.3% | -13.9% | 10 |
| Feb | -2.04% | -0.51% | 40% | +10.8% | -17.1% | 10 |
| Mar | +2.82% | +4.53% | 60% | +16.1% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.75% | +0.65% | 50% | +9.4% | -6.5% | 10 |
| May | +3.30% | -1.76% | 40% | +40.6% | -9.6% | 10 |
| Jun | -1.50% | -1.36% | 40% | +7.5% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Jul | -0.88% | -0.99% | 40% | +10.8% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Aug | -6.37% | -7.27% | 30% | +3.0% | -15.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.08% | -1.53% | 30% | +9.5% | -9.8% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.21% | -1.79% | 30% | +9.9% | -9.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.42% | +4.10% | 56% | +25.0% | -7.0% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.21% | +3.40% | 50% | +19.7% | -14.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — UVV
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.3 | -5.0 | -1.9 | 1.7 | -3.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -13.7 | -8.2 | -0.8 | -4.9 | -25.3% | |
| 2025 | -3.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 12.2 | -10.9 | -6.5 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -9.3 | 4.1 | -0.0 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | -13.9 | -17.1 | 7.7 | -0.6 | -6.8 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | -2.2 | -4.1 | 12.2 | -4.0 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 3.0 | -7.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | -6.1 | -3.1 | 1.3 | -5.8 | -0.9 | -4.7 | 25.0 | 19.7 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 10.1 | -5.0 | -7.6 | -8.7 | -9.8 | 9.9 | 12.4 | -7.2 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | -5.6 | 10.8 | 16.1 | -4.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -8.4 | -3.0 | -4.5 | -2.8 | -0.9 | 17.9 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | -6.8 | -7.2 | -10.4 | 9.4 | -8.9 | -3.5 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -3.5 | -4.8 | 14.2 | 6.8 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 2.8 | -2.9 | -6.5 | 4.9 | 7.5 | -2.1 | -15.9 | 9.5 | -0.0 | -4.7 | 9.3 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | -8.6 | 2.4 | -1.3 | -3.0 | 40.6 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -13.5 | 8.7 | 4.4 | -6.6 | -14.6 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | -9.6 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -10.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -7.0 | -1.6 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8 |