UL Solutions Q4 revenue slightly beats on Industrial Segment strength

Reuters
02/19
UL Solutions Q4 revenue slightly beats on Industrial Segment strength

Overview

  • Safety science leader's Q4 revenue grew 6.8%, slightly beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 beat analyst expectations, rising 28.4%

  • Company announced 11.5% increase in quarterly dividend

Outlook

  • UL Solutions expects mid-single digit constant currency organic revenue growth in 2026

  • Company anticipates Adjusted EBITDA margin improvement to between 26.5% and 27.0%

  • UL Solutions plans capital expenditures between 7% and 8% of revenue in 2026

Result Drivers

  • CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY - Revenue gains driven by consumer technology, including electromagnetic compatibility testing

  • INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT - Revenue gains driven by energy and automation and fire safety

  • OPERATING LEVERAGE - Margin improvement driven by higher revenue and operating leverage

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Slight Beat*

$789 mln

$782.31 mln (10 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

$0.53

Q4 EPS

$0.32

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

$114 mln

Q4 Net Income

$71 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$217 mln

$187.98 mln (10 Analysts)

Q4 Operating Income

$118 mln

Q4 Pretax Profit

$105 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for UL Solutions Inc is $88.10, about 23.6% above its February 18 closing price of $71.25

  • The stock recently traded at 35 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 40 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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