Universal Display (OLED) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Universal Display stock $133, price $88.31, upside +50.6%, quality 70 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $72.90 – $228.37 · fair‑value band $65.52 – $165.74 · the $88.31 price screens below the $133.01 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications.
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It offers phosphorescent organic light-emitting diode (PHOLED) technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand.
The company also offers FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; and OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology.
In addition, it provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products; and contract research services in the areas of chemical synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications, as well as engages in the intellectual property and technology licensing activities.
The company has operations in South Korea, China, Japan, the United States, and internationally. Universal Display Corporation was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Stock analysis
Universal Display (OLED) currently trades at $88.31, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $133.01, implying the stock looks roughly 34% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $180.64 per share, and 15 of the 26 models we run sit above the $88.31 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $19.04, and 11 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $65.52 (bear) to $165.74 (bull), the price of $88.31 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 70/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Universal Display reported revenue of $651M in FY2025 versus $554M in FY2021, a compound +4.1%/yr. Reported net income was $242M in FY2025, compounding +7.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $4.1B Mid · P/E ratio 21.3 · P/S ratio 6.79 · EPS (TTM) $4.14 · Dividend yield 2.2% · Net margin 32.2% · Return on equity 11.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 14.3% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 76 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 33% below its 52-week high and 21% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −7% fair-value upside, at 51%, OLED screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$65.52Fair Value $133.01Bull$165.74
Price $88.31 · Upside +50.6%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.91 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $92,840, on May 11, 2026. Over the same period, one person sold shares worth $422,092.
SaleLawrence LacerteDirector4,967 shares at $84.98$422,092Aug 18, 2026
BuyRichard C EliasDirector1,000 shares at $92.84$92,840May 11, 2026
BuySteven Abramson VPresident and CEO, Director11,000 shares at $93.43$1.0MMay 7, 2026
BuyMauro PremuticoSVP & CLO3,694 shares at $93.40$345,035May 7, 2026
Plus 23 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.83/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+0.5%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.7%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +13.0% a year
Revenue growth 30 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+34.0%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+13.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+11.5%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.2%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.11.5% vs 18.9%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.37% → 39%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+16.6%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+4.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +13.8% a year for the price and +2.1% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (97 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Recurring revenue from OLED patent licensing and materials sales in a fabless model forms the main strength via high margins, while thin data on innovation efficiency and human capital limits durability assessment.
Main risk: Softer smartphone demand threatens to weaken material sales and reduce revenue from the core licensing and materials business.
Universal Display earns recurring revenue from licensing its phosphorescent OLED patents and selling specialized materials to panel makers in a fabless model that supports high margins as adoption spreads across devices. Material sales recently weakened amid softer smartphone demand, while the company prepares to unveil its NovaJet dry deposition system at an industry conference this month. Will the new process open meaningful growth avenues beyond the core licensing and materials business?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Electronic Components · 651 stocks
Beats the industry median on 8/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score70 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside+50.6% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)11.5% · Above median
Return on assets12.3% · Top 25%
Net margin (12 months)32.2% · Top 25%
Operating margin (12 months)35.3% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)−11.4% · Bottom 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)2.2% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Electronic Components median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)21.3× · Cheaper than median
P/B2.34× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)6.79× · Priciest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)28.6× · Pricier than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Universal Display (OLED) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $133.01 versus a price of $88.31, about +51% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of OLED?
Our model-based fair value for Universal Display is $133.01 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $88.31.
What is the quality score of OLED?
Universal Display has a Quality Score of 70/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Universal Display (OLED)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $133.01 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $65.52, optimistic scenario $165.74. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Universal Display stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $133.01, about +51% upside versus a price of $88.31 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $65.52, optimistic scenario $165.74. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Universal Display (OLED)?
Universal Display reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $607M (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does Universal Display pay a dividend?
Universal Display currently shows a dividend yield of 2.15% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Universal Display (OLED) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Universal Display pays a dividend of $1.90 per share a year, a dividend yield of 2.2%. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 16, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2017. The payout ratio is 45.9% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 1.65 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Universal Display (OLED)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Universal Display would have to grow free cash flow by +16.6 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.0 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +8.7 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of OLED use?
Our models discount Universal Display at 11.0 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.53, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Universal Display that is +16.6 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.0 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Universal Display (OLED) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Universal Display grew +8.7 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +16.6 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Universal Display (OLED) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Universal Display (+16.6 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Universal Display (OLED)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 3.50 %: that much free cash flow Universal Display produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.0 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Universal Display (OLED)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Universal Display it is $133.01 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $88.31. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Universal Display stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, OLED trades below its calculated fair value: price $88.31, fair value $133.01, a gap of about +51% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of OLED?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($88.31); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($133.01). For Universal Display the two are $44.70 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Universal Display worth?
The market values Universal Display at about $4.1B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $88.31; our models calculate a fair value of $133.01 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about OLED?
Our models span a range for Universal Display: cautious scenario $65.52, base $133.01, optimistic $165.74 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $88.31). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of OLED?
Universal Display trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.3 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $133.01 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2022, FY2024, FY2025 ex one-offs: 49.7. Other multiples: PEG 1.2, P/B 2.3, P/S 6.8, EV/EBITDA 15.5.
What is the PEG ratio of OLED?
The PEG ratio of Universal Display is 1.23 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Universal Display (OLED)?
Balance-sheet figures for Universal Display (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 11.5%. They feed the Quality Score of 70/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is OLED from its 52-week high?
Universal Display trades at $88.31, about 33% below its 52-week high of $132.54 and 21% above the low of $72.90 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $133.01 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Universal Display?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Amphenol Corporation, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Corning Incorporated, Delta Electronics, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Universal Display stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $88.31, calculated fair value $133.01 (+51%), Quality Score 70/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of OLED calculated?
We run Universal Display through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $133.01 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Universal Display currently trades 34% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Universal Display (OLED)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $88.31. Our model-based fair value is $133.01, about +51% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Universal Display right now?
Solid quality (70/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. A fairly wide model range ($65.52 to $165.74) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of Universal Display (OLED) come from?
Earnings per share at Universal Display grew +22.6 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +13.7 %, EBIT margin +3.6 %, tax rate +2.6 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +1.4 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Universal Display
How large is the market capitalisation of Universal Display (OLED)?
The market capitalisation of Universal Display is $4.1B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Universal Display (OLED)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Universal Display is 6.79 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Universal Display (OLED)?
Earnings per share at Universal Display are $4.14 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 21.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Universal Display (OLED)?
The dividend yield of Universal Display is 2.2% (payout 45.9%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Universal Display (OLED)?
The net margin of Universal Display is 32.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Universal Display (OLED)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Universal Display is 11.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Universal Display (OLED)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Universal Display is 14.3% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Universal Display (OLED)?
The operating margin of Universal Display is 35.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Universal Display (OLED)?
Revenue at Universal Display is growing −11.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg +1.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Universal Display (OLED)?
Earnings per share at Universal Display are growing −24.9% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Universal Display (OLED) hold?
Universal Display holds more cash than debt, $95.2M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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