UEIC vs ECX vs SPRS Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, ECARX Holdings and Surge Components Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.26 +2.7% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$67.78M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.56%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.80 -26.6% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$248.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.22 -19.3% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.52M
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Surge Components leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Surge Components 4, ECARX Holdings 2, Universal Electronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICECXSPRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.78M $248.40M $18.52M ECX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -7.8x 17.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +11.4% +6.5% ECX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -3.9% 2.9% SPRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% — UEIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.56% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% -64.9% +15.4% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.7%/yr -39.4%/yr -2.4%/yr SPRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 82.8% 49.6% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 68/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

UEICECXSPRS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisUEICECXSPRS
Valuation 90 #5 of 41 73 #116 of 429 98 #2 of 41
Growth 28 #27 of 37 90 #39 of 377 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 37 #23 of 36 44 #200 of 353 57 #16 of 36
Financial Health 39 #29 of 47 17 #399 of 483 87 #7 of 47
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 27 – –
Overall 57 56 68
  • UEIC ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ECX ranked among 510 companies in Technology
  • SPRS ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodUEICECXSPRSSPY
1 month +2.7%-26.6%-19.3% -0.8%
3 months +15.4%-25.9%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months +24.6%-30.4%-8.0% +7.0%
Year to date +45.7%-53.5%-5.3% +12.2%
1 year +20.4%-64.9%+15.4% +13.0%
3 years -30.2%-80.0%+17.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.3%-41.5%+5.5% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%-91.8%-11.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.7%-39.4%-2.4% +11.0%
10 years -92.2%—+218.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -22.6%—+12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUEICECXSPRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%82.8%49.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%91.2%61.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.40-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.780.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-92.6%-49.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-69.7%-24.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.88$2.64$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$0.80$2.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleUEICECXSPRS
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 36.9x -7.8xmedian 21.0x 17.1xmedian 36.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 18.3x —median 15.9x 3.8xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 15.4x —median 14.1x 13.0xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x -0.9xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 0.97 -0.16median 1.09 -0.86median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsUEICECXSPRS
Revenue $330.57M $881.30M $37.54M
Gross profit $97.69M $184.00M $10.91M
Operating income -$2.77M -$8.80M $1.08M
Net income -$15.10M -$35.90M $1.08M
Free cash flow $8.24M – $1.43M
R&D $21.87M $107.60M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $-0.10 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $156.16M $4.72M
Total debt $86.37M $556.66M –
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 338.66M 5.98M
Enterprise value -$58.26M -$29.45M -$39.33M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricUEICECXSPRS
P/E -4.4x -7.8x 17.1x
P/FCF 8.2x – 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 12.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 0.5x -0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.6x -0.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – 3.8x
EV/EBIT -20.3x -73.7x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
EV/FCF 6.8x – 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -0.16 -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXSPRS
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 11.4% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 15.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 29.9% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 6.1% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 92.7% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% 63.2% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% 74.6% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 41.5% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 74.4% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 47.8% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% – 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% – -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% – 52.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXSPRS
Gross margin 29.6% 20.9% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 3.0% – 3.0%
Operating margin -0.8% -1.0% 2.9%
Pretax margin -2.4% -2.2% 4.0%
Net margin -4.6% -3.9% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.5% – 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% – 3.8%
Return on equity -10.7% – 5.0%
Return on assets -5.8% -4.2% 3.8%
Return on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.9% – 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICECXSPRS
Debt / assets 7.8% 56.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 127.0% 24.0%
Equity / assets 53.5% -27.0% 76.0%
Interest coverage – -0.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 2.89 -1.07 4.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICECXSPRS
Dividend yield 4.6% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusUEICECXSPRS
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +25.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICECXSPRS
Held by institutions 53.5% 5.2% –
Institutions holding 46 39 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.3% –
Institutions buying 18 23 –
Institutions selling 16 8 –
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.88 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

UEICECXSPRS
UEIC 1.00 0.03 0.12
ECX 0.03 1.00 -0.08
SPRS 0.12 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ECX and SPRS?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $67.78M, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $248.40M, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.52M.

Which company is growing faster?

ECARX Holdings (ECX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surge Components (SPRS) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Universal Electronics (UEIC) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -64.9%, Surge Components (SPRS) +15.4%. Over five years, Surge Components (SPRS) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.4%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.56%. ECARX Holdings (ECX) and Surge Components (SPRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.8%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, ECX and SPRS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Surge Components (SPRS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.