OLED Nasdaq Russell 1000 Earnings call
Universal Display Corporation (OLED) · Q2 2026 results and valuation
Share price: $90.54 · 2026-11-11
Results Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026 · previous quarter · published 30 Jul 2026 and 30 Apr 2026
Net income up 37.7% on the previous quarter. Management sounded about as positive as a typical company call, in its script and in answers to analysts.
Only a basic analysis is available for this company at the moment.
1 · Numbers
+37.7%
Net income vs Q1 2026
Outlook given
Net income 49.4M vs 35.9M
Revenue +7.0%
Against the same quarter last year (Q2 2025) it is −26.5%, so the move on last quarter looks seasonal or timing-related rather than a trend.
2 · How management spoke
Typical
Less upbeat than 54% of company calls
Answers to analysts: restrained, in line with the script.
Similar to last call.
3 · What stood out
Figure
Phosphorescent blue has the potential to deliver up to an initial 25% improvement in OLED panel performance when adopted.
Valuation
Is Universal Display Corporation undervalued?
Reverse DCF. Free cash flow from the last full fiscal year (2025-12-31), grown for 10 years, discounted back, plus a terminal value. “Implied growth” is the rate the current price assumes.
At 1.8% growth a year (3-year revenue growth), the model's fair value is $53.90 a share — the stock trades 68% above it. Today's price assumes 10.1% growth a year.
Current price
$90.54
close of 2026-11-11
Market implies growth of iThe yearly free-cash-flow growth, for the next 10 years, that today’s share price already assumes. If you believe the company grows faster than this, the stock is cheap under this model; slower, and it is expensive.
+10.1% for 10 yrs
Fair value / share
$53.90
Buy below
$40.42
Price vs fair value
Overvalued 68%
Price vs buy-below price
Overvalued 124%
Read between the lines
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Guidance
The full-year ratio is now expected to average approximately 1.2 to 1.
Source quote
“Based on our current outlook, we now expect the full year ratio to average approximately 1.2 to 1.”
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Key theme
The company noted that next-generation technologies and the industry's long term growth trajectory continue to push performance boundaries despite a challenging near term environment for some supply chain portions.
Source quote
“Those developments reflect the industry's long term growth trajectory And next generation technologies continue to push the boundaries of performance and capability. Even as portions of the consumer electronics supply chain face a more challenging near term environment.”
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Guidance
Given these dynamics, Universal Display now expects full year revenue to track toward the lower end of its previous previously communicated range of $630 million to $670 million with second…
Tone
How upbeat the language was, compared with other companiesiTone counts positive minus negative finance words, adjusted for length. Executives mostly speak positively, so the labels compare each call with every company's latest call: “typical” is the middle third, “very upbeat” the top tenth, “cautious” the bottom tenth.. Dot: Q2 2026. Ring: Q1 2026.
Script and answers carried a similar tone, so the script's message held up under questioning.
Sentences that drove the tone
“Beyond Blue, we continue advancing and broadening our portfolio of next generation OLED technologies, including phosphorescent sensitized fluorescence or PSF, tandem architectures, and innovations designed to enhance light extraction, increase...”
“Providing substantial flexibility to invest in innovation, pursue growth opportunities, and continue returning capital to shareholders.”
“So we are accelerating the development, increasing resources behind the program, including leveraging our AI machine learning to expand the design space and accelerate materials discovery and development.”
Full figures
USD · SEC EDGAR XBRL (10-Q, period end 2026-06-30)
| Metric | Q2 2026period end 2026-06-30 | Q1 2026period end 2026-03-31 | Change | Q2 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 152.2M | 142.2M | +7.0% | 171.8M | −11.4% |
| Gross profit | 115.4M | 106.1M | +8.7% | 132.6M | −13.0% |
| Operating income | 53.6M | 42.8M | +25.5% | 68.5M | −21.7% |
| Net income | 49.4M | 35.9M | +37.7% | 67.3M | −26.5% |
| EPS | 1.06 | 0.76 | +39.5% | 1.41 | −24.8% |
| P/E today 19.3 | 20.9 | 20.4 | +0.5 | 30.2 | −9.3 |
Topics
Most discussed now
- Where higher component costs are putting pressure on unit volumes.
- Any redistribution, retransmission, or rebroadcast of any portion of this call in any form without the expressed written consent of...
- While demand expectations have softened in the near term, Universal Display believes the industry's fundamental growth drivers remain…
- Industry forecast call for OLED area growth to be relatively flat this year with positive growth expected to resume in...
- The decrease in material sales was primarily driven by lower material volumes customer mix, and changes in cumulative catch up...
Faded since Q1 2026
- Fading Universal Display does have a component of its guidance this year is reflective of materials that will be needed to bring...
- Dropped These dynamics are consistent with what Universal Display is hearing broadly across the industry and reflected in newly published…
- Dropped What has changed is the overall macro environment with certainly what's going on in the Middle East and oil prices...
- Fading Universal Display's leadership in OLED built on sustained innovation and deep customer integration positions us well to navigate the…
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