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United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) Stock Analysis

United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) is a Household & Personal Products stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$6.75

−$0.01 (−0.15%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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UG Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $6.80
Previous Close: $6.76
Day's Range: 6.67–7.00
52-Week Range: 5.58–8.45
Volume: 3.19K
Beta: 0.95

Valuation

Market Cap: $31.01M
P/E Ratio: 12.50
PEG Ratio: 1.12
P/S ratio: 2.77
EPS (ttm): 0.54

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $10.55M−13.43%
Net Income (FY): $2.11M−35.23%
Profit margin: 22.00%
Shares Outstanding: 4.59M
1-Year Return: −4.60%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.60+8.88%
Ex-Dividend Date: July 28, 2026
Avg Volume: 10.22K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, UG closed at $6.75, −4.60% over 1 year.

United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) has a market capitalization of $31.01M.

In fiscal 2025, UG reported revenue of $10.55M.

UG Stock Return by Calendar Year

United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,540; −4.60%
5 years: $10,000 $6,253; −37.47%
10 years: $10,000 $7,860; −21.40%

If you had invested $10,000 in United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $7,860 at the close on October 21, 2026: −21.40% in total, −2.38% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−33.44%+40.56%+17.86%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+17.86%
2025	−31.67%
2024	+40.56%
2023	−30.22%
2022	−33.44%
2021	+22.22%
2020	−23.30%
2019	+13.20%
2018	+4.98%
2017	+28.47%
2016 (partial year)	+9.26%

As of October 21, 2026.

UG Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$10.55M	$2.11M	20.0%
2024	$12.18M	$3.25M	26.7%
2023	$10.89M	$2.58M	23.7%
2022	$12.70M	$2.57M	20.2%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$10.55M	$5.14M	$2.24M	$2.11M	20.0%
2024	$12.18M	$6.46M	$3.65M	$3.25M	26.7%
2023	$10.89M	$5.41M	$2.86M	$2.58M	23.7%
2022	$12.70M	$6.70M	$4.04M	$2.57M	20.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

UG Dividend History

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$0.60+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 2 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.55	2	—
2025	$0.60	2	+0.0%
2024	$0.60	2	+500.0%
2023	$0.10	1	−85.3%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.55	2	—
2025	$0.60	2	+0.0%
2024	$0.60	2	+500.0%
2023	$0.10	1	−85.3%
2022	$0.68	2	−39.8%
2021	$1.13	2	+44.9%
2020	$0.78	2	−29.1%
2019	$1.10	2	+4.8%
2018	$1.05	2	−26.1%
2017	$1.42	2	+255.0%
2016	$0.40	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.28 per share, ex-dividend July 28, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

UG Valuation vs Household & Personal Products Median

Median of 32 stocks

Metric	UG	Household & Personal Products median	vs median
P/E	12.50	22.92	45% below
P/S ratio	2.77	1.33	108% above
Profit margin	22.00%	1.72%	20.3 pts above

Medians across 32 Household & Personal Products stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) at $31.01M. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Household & Personal Products industry. The company reports 23 employees.

UG last closed at $6.75 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.01 (−0.15%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $5.58 to $8.45. The latest close sits 20.97% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $10.55M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $12.18M, that is a change of −13.43%. Net income for the same year was $2.11M. That is −35.23% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 22%. That is 20.3 percentage points above the Household & Personal Products median of 1.72%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.54.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $12.70M in 2022 to $10.55M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 12.5. That is 45.45% below the Household & Personal Products median of 22.92. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.12. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.77. On price-to-sales that is 107.66% above the Household & Personal Products median of 1.33. The medians here are taken across 32 Household & Personal Products companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.95. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 41.31%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −4.60%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −2.38%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 8.88% on the latest price. That is 5.9 percentage points above the Household & Personal Products median yield of 3.01%. The indicated annual rate is $0.60 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is July 28, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.55 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.60 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +40.56% and 2022 returned −33.44%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +17.86%.

Peer Comparison

United-Guardian, Inc. (UG) operates in the Household & Personal Products industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
United-Guardian, Inc.	UG	$31.01M	12.5
The Procter & Gamble Company	PG	$364.29B	23.7
Unilever PLC	UL	$138.69B	13.0
Colgate-Palmolive Company	CL	$75.02B	37.1

The Household & Personal Products industry average P/E ratio is 22.9x. United-Guardian, Inc. trades at a P/E of 12.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About United-Guardian, Inc.

United-Guardian, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells, and markets specialty cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceutical products, medical lubricants, and sexual wellness ingredients in the United States and internationally. The company offers cosmetic ingredients, including LUBRAJEL, a line of multifunctional hydrogel formulations for personal care and medical products; B-122, a powdered lubricant used in the manufacture of certain cosmetics, such as pressed powders, eyeliners, and rouges, as well as some industrial products; ORCHID COMPLEX, an oil-based extract of orchids; and LUBRASIL II SB, a special formulation of Lubrajel in which silicone oil incorporates into a Lubrajel base. It also provides medical lubricant products for catheter lubrication, medical devices, condom lubrication, and oral care under the Lubrajel brand, including Lubrajel MG, Lubrajel MGL, Lubrajel RRCG, Lubrajel RR, Lubrajel RC, Lubrajel RA, Lubrajel Fluid, Lubrajel LC, Lubrajel BA, and Lubrajel FACO. In addition, the company offers pharmaceutical products comprising RENACIDIN, a prescription to prevent and to dissolve calcifications in urethral catheters; and CLORPACTIN WCS-90, a chlorine-based drug, which is a topical antimicrobial and is also used in urology. Further, it provides sexual wellness ingredient products, which are hydrogel formulations designed to offer sensory enhancement, lubrication, and moisturization, such as Natrajel NT, Natrajel MA, Natrajel ON, and Natrajel TE product lines. United-Guardian, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.

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