UL Solutions Inc. (ULS)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Northbrook, United States | NYSE
91.72 USD
+2.11
(2.355%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 92.20 +0.48 (0.523%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:46 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:55 a.m. EDT
UL Solutions presents a classic 'momentum vs. fundamental value trap' scenario. The stock has rallied ~35% in 30 days to an all-time high, yet quarterly earnings collapsed (-17.5%). While the balance sheet remains healthy with a 32% payout ratio supporting its 0.63% yield, the growth narrative has fractured. Analysts remain 'Buy,' likely waiting for better entry points, but the imminent dividend dilution (upcoming payment of 0.145) and recent earnings miss suggest the trend is turning. With price near its high and macro sector headwinds, the 1-star short-term bias reflects high volatility risk, while the 3-star long-term rating acknowledges the solid margins but penalizes the lack of near-term earnings visibility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.074721 |
| MSTL | 0.076343 |
| AutoTheta | 0.093690 |
| AutoETS | 0.116115 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 3.89 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.056 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.72 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 52.782 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.189 |
| Market Cap | 18,454,214,656 |
| Trailing P/E | 57.33 |
| Forward P/E | 37.05 |
| Beta | 0.77 |
| Profit Margins | 10.65% |
| Website | https://www.ul.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:55 a.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct divergence between sentiment horizons. At the 5-day and 15-day expirations, there is significant put activity at lower strikes (65-70) with volume exceeding open interest, suggesting a defensive hedge or recent long squeezes, while call volume is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money (90-100). However, for expirations beyond one month (July and October), the positioning flips: massive open interest and implied volume are accumulated deep in-the-money puts (e.g., 1.5k volume at 70-strike in July) and balanced at-the-money, whereas call interest is heavily skewed to deep ITM strikes (85-105 range). This structure implies speculators are positioning for a downside event in the near term or are pouco willing to buy near-term calls at current prices, creating a 'long put / short call' bias for diversification in both short and medium terms.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.17% | 0.71% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | 0.145 | 0.173279 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.130 | 0.142775 |
| 2025-08-29 | 0.130 | 0.206448 |
| 2025-05-30 | 0.130 | 0.182771 |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.130 | 0.246138 |
| 2024-11-29 | 0.125 | 0.234868 |
| 2024-08-30 | 0.125 | 0.231921 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.125 | 0.331963 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7276323 |
| Address1 | 333 Pfingsten Road |
| All Time High | 92.5 |
| All Time Low | 33.15 |
| Ask | 106.15 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 623,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 901,206 |
| Average Volume | 901,206 |
| Average Volume10Days | 623,150 |
| Beta | 0.765 |
| Bid | 36.46 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.278 |
| City | Northbrook |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 91.72 |
| Current Ratio | 1.316 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 92.5 |
| Day Low | 90.1504 |
| Debt To Equity | 52.782 |
| Display Name | UL |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,273,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.63 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.175 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.173 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,984,200 |
| Ebitda | 676,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.22142 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 27.899 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.177 |
| Enterprise Value | 18,859,591,680 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.19264 |
| Eps Forward | 2.47562 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 81.791 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.929001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12139478 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 72.76323 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 92.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.7799988 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.008432419 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 52.4 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 39.32 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.75038165 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 52.4 - 92.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,712,928,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 76,321,655 |
| Forward Eps | 2.47562 |
| Forward P E | 37.049305 |
| Free Cashflow | 359,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 14,587 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4946 |
| Gross Profits | 1,510,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.011460001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.13894 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 201,201,655 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.145 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | UL Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides testing, inspection and certification services and related software and advisory services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Consumer, and Software and Advisory. The Industrial segment provides testing, inspection, and certification services across various end markets, including energy, industrial automation, engineered materials, and built environment, as well as stakeholders, such as manufacturers, building and asset owners, end users, and regulators. The Consumer segment offers safety certification testing, ongoing certification, global market access, testing for connectivity, performance and quality, and critical systems advisory and training services, as well as product market acceptance and risk mitigation services for customers in the consumer products end markets comprising consumer electronics, medical devices, information technologies, appliances, HVAC, lighting, and retail, as well as consumer applications, such as new mobility, smart products, and 5G. The Software and Advisory segment provide software and technical advisory services that enable customers to manage regulatory requirements, deliver supply chain transparency, and operationalize sustainability. It offers ULTRUS, a software that helps customers meet regulatory, supply chain, and sustainability challenges. UL Solutions Inc. was formerly known as UL Inc. and changed its name to UL Solutions Inc. in December 2021. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. UL Solutions Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ULSE Inc. |
| Long Name | UL Solutions Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 18,454,214,656 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_838935 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 325,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 18,454,215,796 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 90.28 |
| Operating Cashflow | 600,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.19264999 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.325 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.42 |
| Phone | 847-272-8800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.47999573 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.52332723 |
| Post Market Price | 92.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,465,961 |
| Previous Close | 89.61 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 41.830853 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 14.609749 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.0446167 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10645001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.212 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.11 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.35465 |
| Regular Market Day High | 92.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 90.1504 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 90.1504 - 92.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 90.28 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 89.61 |
| Regular Market Price | 91.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 377,363 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12083 |
| Return On Equity | 0.31011 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.068 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.189 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 77,446,655 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0217 |
| Shares Short | 4,374,009 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,318,457 |
| Short Name | UL Solutions Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0642 |
| Short Ratio | 5.05 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | ULS |
| Target High Price | 105.0 |
| Target Low Price | 78.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 93.43636 |
| Target Median Price | 96.0 |
| Total Cash | 295,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.467 |
| Total Debt | 683,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,052,999,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.52 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0058029233 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.6 |
| Trailing P E | 57.325 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.4192 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 76.37565 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 15.344353 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20090635 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 377,363 |
| Website | https://www.ul.com |
| Zip | 60,062 |