UL Solutions Inc.
ULS· NYSE· Services-Testing Laboratories
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 13.2%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- –
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 203.0M
- Revenue
- $3.1B
- Free cash flow
- $403.0M
- Owner earnings
- $356.0M
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 17.1%
- Net
- 10.6%
- Free cash flow
- 13.2%
- Owner earnings
- 11.7%
- Stock pay
- 1.5%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 26.3%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- 25.8%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- –
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 6.6%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 2.9%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 24.7%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $295.0M
- Total debt
- $491.0M
- Net debt
- $196.0M
- Debt/Equity
- 0.4x
- Debt/FCF
- 1.2x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 32.0%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- –
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$3.1B
+6.6% a year over 3 years
FY2022FY2025
Margins
Operating17.1%Net10.6%
FY2025
FY2022FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$403.0MOwner earnings$356.0M
Free cash flow +24.7% a year
FY2022FY2025
Diluted shares
203.0M
+1.5% over 3 years, net dilution
FY2022FY2025
Return on invested capital
26.3%
FY2025
FY2022FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$196.0M
$196.0M more debt than cash
FY2022FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.9B | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth | – | 6.3% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 17.1% |
| Net income | $293.0M | $260.0M | $326.0M | $325.0M |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 10.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.47 | $1.30 | $1.62 | $1.60 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | 23.6% | 28.5% | 26.3% |
| Cash | ||||
| Operating cash flow | $372.0M | $467.0M | $524.0M | $600.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $164.0M | $215.0M | $237.0M | $197.0M |
| Free cash flow | $208.0M | $252.0M | $287.0M | $403.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0 | $0 | $23.0M | $47.0M |
| Owner earnings? | $208.0M | $252.0M | $264.0M | $356.0M |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.04 | $1.26 | $1.43 | $1.99 |
| Capital allocation | ||||
| Dividends paid | $1.6B | $680.0M | $100.0M | $104.0M |
| Share repurchases | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted shares | 200.0M | 200.0M | 201.0M | 203.0M |
| Share count change? | – | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||||
| Cash and equivalents | $322.0M | $315.0M | $298.0M | $295.0M |
| Short-term investments | – | – | – | – |
| Total debt | – | $904.0M | $742.0M | $491.0M |
| Net debt | – | $589.0M | $444.0M | $196.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.1B | $654.0M | $904.0M | $1.3B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-08-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-05-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-02 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-19 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-19 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-11-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-11-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-08-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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