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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC UEIC

Nasdaq · stock · Household Audio & Video Equipment · website · IPO 1993-02-12 · LEI

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$55.2M
P / S0.1×
P / B0.4×
P / FCF2.8×
Net margin-5.1%
Return on equity-12.7%
FCF margin5.4%
Return on capital-4.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% -1.50% 1.80% 0.50% 6.30% 0.90% 0.10% -23.40% -6.10% -5.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
25.20% 23.80% 20.80% 22.60% 28.70% 28.80% 28.10% 23.20% 28.90% 28.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.90% 1.50% -0.20% 2.00% 6.10% 3.90% 2.70% -20.30% -3.90% -1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.30% -4.00% 4.50% 1.30% 12.30% 1.90% 0.20% -54.90% -15.70% -12.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
14.8M 14.4M 14.1M 14.1M 14.2M 13.7M 12.8M 12.9M 13.0M 13.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.90% -1.70% 2.10% 0.60% 7.60% 1.00% 0.10% -27.60% -7.40% -6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.40% -4.50% -1.10% 8.50% 9.20% 4.60% -0.60% 4.10% 2.60% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.38 -$0.72 $0.85 $0.26 $2.72 $0.39 $0.03 -$7.64 -$1.85 -$1.41 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC trades at about 196× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.4×–781×, median 33.1×).

17.4× 781×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.4×–781×); dot = today's 196×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin28.9%28.9%23.2%28.1%28.8%28.7%22.6%20.8%23.8%25.2%
Operating margin-1.7%-3.9%-20.3%2.7%3.9%6.1%2.0%-0.2%1.5%3.9%
Net margin-5.1%-6.1%-23.4%0.1%0.9%6.3%0.5%1.8%-1.5%3.1%
FCF margin5.4%2.6%4.1%-0.6%4.6%9.2%8.5%-1.1%-4.5%1.4%
Return on assets-6.8%-7.4%-27.6%0.1%1.0%7.6%0.6%2.1%-1.7%3.9%
Return on equity-12.7%-15.7%-54.9%0.2%1.9%12.3%1.3%4.5%-4.0%7.3%
Current ratio1.721.531.611.561.561.821.421.361.221.50

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.