UEIC vs ZBRA vs LPL Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Zebra Technologies and LG Display Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.76 -7.4% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 7, Universal Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICZBRALPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.14M $18.31B $2.78B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x 34.0x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 16.9x — UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +12.7% -6.9% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 9.2% -2.7% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% 3.3% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x — UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +22.9% -44.7% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -6.4%/yr -20.0%/yr ZBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 47.2% 61.6% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 53/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

UEICZBRALPL

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

AxisUEICZBRALPL
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 68 #37 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth 27 #80 of 109 49 #56 of 109 74 #29 of 109
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 85 #17 of 104 37 #66 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 17 #97 of 116 9 #106 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 94 #6 of 81 –
Overall 58 62 53
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICZBRALPLSPY
1 month +4.5%+3.1%-7.4% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%+34.2%-5.8% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%+74.1%-34.6% +8.2%
Year to date +48.2%+57.2%-34.4% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+22.9%-44.7% +12.3%
3 years -29.0%+84.2%-37.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.8%+22.6%-14.5% +23.3%
5 years -87.0%-28.3%-67.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.5%-6.4%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+475.4%-78.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%+19.1%-14.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICZBRALPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%47.2%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%41.8%68.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.682.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.48-0.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-67.8%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-2.4%-52.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$391.00$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$199.30$2.59 $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.

MultipleUEICZBRALPL
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 33.2x 33.8xmedian 33.2x -5.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 29.8x 20.0xmedian 29.8x 2.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 0.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.17 -8.94median 1.17 -0.12median 1.17

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 monthsUEICZBRALPL
Revenue $330.57M $5.85B $17.53B
Gross profit $97.69M $2.90B $2.54B
Operating income -$2.77M $858.00M $456.43M
Net income -$15.10M $539.00M -$915.07M
Free cash flow $8.24M $904.00M $1.37B
R&D $21.87M $622.00M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $11.20 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $157.00M $941.29M
Total debt $86.37M $2.77B $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 48.13M 797.61M
Enterprise value -$59.90M $16.86B -$1.70B

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
MetricUEICZBRALPL
P/E -4.5x 33.8x -5.9x
P/FCF 8.4x 20.0x 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 18.4x 1.3x
P/S 0.2x 3.1x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 5.3x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 19.3x –
EV/EBIT -20.7x 24.1x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF 7.0x 22.9x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 21.1x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -8.94 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 12.7% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 14.9% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 4.2% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 8.1% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% -0.9% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% -1.6% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -6.1% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.8% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -3.8% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 5.8% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 63.5% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 6.0% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 83.6% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALPL
Gross margin 29.6% 49.6% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 18.3% –
Operating margin -0.8% 14.7% 2.6%
Pretax margin -2.4% 12.1% -5.1%
Net margin -4.6% 9.2% -2.7%
FCF margin 2.5% 15.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.7% 12.2%
Return on equity -10.7% 15.6% -18.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.4% -5.1%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% 3.3%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 19.1% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.8x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALPL
Debt / assets 7.8% 32.0% 48.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.1x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 60.2% 72.2%
Equity / assets 53.5% 39.8% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.90 3.73 0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALPL
Dividend yield 4.5% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 5.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUEICZBRALPL
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $19.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +1.2% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICZBRALPL
Held by institutions 53.5% 100.0% 7.8%
Institutions holding 46 644 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +4.5% +76.8%
Institutions buying 18 309 153
Institutions selling 16 242 22
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.28 6.95

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.

UEICZBRALPL
UEIC 1.00 0.19 0.01
ZBRA 0.19 1.00 0.20
LPL 0.01 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ZBRA and LPL?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $66.14M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B, LG Display (LPL) $2.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%, LG Display (LPL) -44.7%. Over five years, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%, LG Display (LPL) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, ZBRA and LPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads on 7. 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.