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Universal Display Corporation

OLED
65
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Also trades as: 0LJE.L GBP 0.84 (-2.95%)
Price
$86.98
-0.47 (-0.54%)
Market Cap
$4.00B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
25/30
Growth
Weak
3/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Good
8/15
Dividends
Strong
4/5

65 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 65.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

Universal Display Corporation makes the technology that powers OLED screens — the bright, thin displays found in smartphones, TVs, and smartwatches. The company develops special light-emitting materials and licenses the patents behind them to screen manufacturers like Samsung and LG. OLED screens are known for vivid colors and deep blacks, and Universal Display is one of the most important suppliers of the chemistry that makes them work.

The company earns money in two main ways: selling its proprietary phosphorescent emitter materials and collecting royalty payments from companies that license its patents. It operates primarily in the US but generates most of its revenue from Asian manufacturers in South Korea, China, and Japan. Its large patent portfolio gives it a strong competitive moat, since screen makers need its technology to build high-quality OLED displays. The key growth driver is the continued expansion of OLED screens into laptops, monitors, and automotive displays, though customer concentration — heavy reliance on Samsung — remains a notable risk.

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Share count broadly stable

+0.6% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 47.4M (2021) → 47.7M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
75.8%
Premium pricing power — 75.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
35.3%
Excellent — 35.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.2%
Good — 12.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-8.3%
Shrinking sales (-8.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-19.1%
Earnings shrinking (-19.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
134%
Turns 134% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
28.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (28.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.0x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.65%
Moderate income — 2.65% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+11.4%
Dividend growing fast (11.4% YoY)
Payout Ratio
46%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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