UVV FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 12 in industry

Universal Corp /va/ CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $52.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $52,291 · Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods.

Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers All rankings
State
VA
Filing date
2026-07-01
Industry
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
Industry rank
#2/12

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
995:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$52.0M
Median worker
$52,291

Answer first

Universal Corp /va/'s FY2025 CEO total of $52.0M ranks #25 of 1,423 complete filings; its 995:1 pay ratio ranks #46. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $52,291. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-51 peer cohort (# 2 of 12, 92nd percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies.

Dollar rank
#25
$52.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#46
995:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
92nd
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Universal Corp /va/ ranks nationally

Universal Corp /va/ CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$52,029,545 Top 2% higher than 98% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Universal Corp /va/ vs. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers

CEO total pay ($52.0M) against pay ratio (995:1) for Universal Corp /va/ (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1550743.514771382.027992020.541212659.054433297.552.1:1299.1:1546:1793.0:11039.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Universal Corp /va/, CEO total pay: 52029545 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 995:1Universal Corp /va/Mckesson Corp, CEO total pay: 24205671 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 357:1Mckesson CorpCencora, Inc., CEO total pay: 18302724 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 198:1Cencora, Inc.US Foods Holding Corp., CEO total pay: 18104796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 173:1US Foods Holding Corp.Seaboard Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 6996066 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 154:1Seaboard Corp /de/Vestis Corp, CEO total pay: 3954496 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 97:1Vestis Corp
Universal Corp /va/ vs. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers, plotted against the industry's $7.0M median CEO total and 126:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 51. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Universal Corp /va/'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Universal Corp /va/

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
995:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-111:1
from FY2024 1,106:1
CEO $ YoY
-7.7%
$52.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Universal Corp /va/ CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $64.3M - $44,996 1,430:1 -
2022 $120.8M +88% $50,091 2,411:1 +981:1
2023 $149.3M +24% $48,422 3,083:1 +672:1
2024 $56.4M -62% $50,960 1,106:1 -1977:1
2025 $52.0M -7.7% $52,291 995:1 -111:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 102037, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods

This Company's Ratio
995:1
Industry Median Ratio
126:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.0M
This CEO's Pay
$52.0M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 12 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods →

Universal Corp /va/: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Universal Corp /va/'s FY2025 ratio 995:1 ranks #2 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (92nd percentile). the CEO earned 995× the median employee ($52,291) in FY2025.

At $52,291 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 995 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$52.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

995:1

Outlier, top decile

Universal Corp /va/ in the higher Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods third

Universal Corp /va/'s FY2025 ratio 995:1 ranks #2 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (92nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (SIC 51) median ratio is 126:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Universal Corp /va/'s $52.0M CEO total is above the $7.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #25 and ratio rank #46 split - treat 995:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$52.0M
Median Employee Pay
$52,291
Pay Ratio
995:1
Filing Date
2026-07-01

Company Info

Ticker
UVV
CIK
102037
Industry
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
SIC Code
5150
State
VA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 102037, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Universal Corp /va/'s FY2025 ratio 995:1 ranks #2 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (92nd percentile).

Read with Universal Corp /va/

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.

Adobe Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $51.2M (Δ $856K lighter vs Universal Corp /va/); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Rocket Companies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.9M (Δ $883K heavier vs Universal Corp /va/); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
MongoDB, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.5M (Δ $1.5M heavier vs Universal Corp /va/); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Netflix Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.9M (Δ $1.8M heavier vs Universal Corp /va/); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Mckesson Corp (SIC 51 pole)

Mckesson Corp stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Universal Corp /va/'s EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #25/#46

Universal Corp /va/'s FY2025 package sits #25 by CEO dollars and #46 by ratio under OUTLIER · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Universal Corp /va/'s EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Universal Corp /va/ (CIK 102037), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.