UG UNITED GUARDIAN INC
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Basic Materials · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) is a basic materials company in the Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations industry, with a market capitalization of $33 million. Shares last traded at $7.25, 12.7% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 11.0%. UG trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52, below the Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations median of 22.89. Net profit margin is 22.0%, above the peer median of 3.4%. Revenue declined 13.4% year over year. The shares yield 21.4% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
UG Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $3M | $0.00 | 131% |
| 2024-12-31 | $3M | $0.00 | 85% |
| 2023-12-31 | $0M | $0.00 | 18% |
| 2022-12-31 | $3M | $0.00 | 122% |
| 2021-12-31 | $5M | $0.00 | 111% |
| 2020-12-31 | $4M | — | 108% |
| 2019-12-31 | $5M | — | 106% |
| 2018-12-31 | $5M | — | 111% |
| 2017-12-31 | $7M | — | 169% |
| 2016-12-31 | $3M | — | 133% |
| 2015-12-31 | $5M | — | 100% |
| 2014-12-31 | $4M | — | 91% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.16 | 2026-08-11 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | 2026-05-12 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.14 | 2026-03-27 |
| FY 2025 | $0.46 | 2026-03-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.06 | 2025-11-06 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.14 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations peers
UG vs 14 industry peers (Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations), by market cap. Data as of close
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | $77.4B | 37.72 | 3.64 | 9.6% | +2.22% |
| EL | Estée Lauder Companies (The) | $38.0B | 103.13 | 2.48 | 2.4% | -4.11% |
| KVUE | Kenvue | $37.2B | 21.99 | 2.39 | 10.9% | -1.18% |
| ELF | E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. | $6.5B | 109.57 | 3.71 | 3.4% | -0.89% |
| IPAR | Interparfums Inc | $3.8B | 22.89 | 2.56 | 11.2% | +3.03% |
| COTY | Coty Inc. | $3.0B | — | 0.52 | -10.4% | +1.62% |
| EPC | Edgewell Personal Care Co | $1.3B | — | 0.64 | -4.5% | -0.14% |
| SLSN | SOLESENCE, INC. | $60M | — | 1.09 | -3.4% | +0.59% |
| AXIL | Axil Brands, Inc. | $40M | 14.30 | 1.32 | 9.3% | +2.82% |
| UG | UNITED GUARDIAN INC | $33M | 13.52 | 2.97 | 22.0% | +5.68% |
| CABR | Caring Brands, Inc. | $10M | — | 2416.79 | — | -14.57% |
| YCBD | cbdMD, Inc. | $5M | — | 0.22 | -13.8% | +5.10% |
| HLN | Haleon Plc | — | — | — | — | +1.21% |
| ODD | Oddity Tech Ltd | — | — | — | 13.7% | -2.30% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.