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Ultralife Corporation ULBI
$6.51 -3.98% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $108.4M
Next earnings report: Oct 22, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.40, down 311.1% year over year.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $187.2M, up 4.7% from a year earlier, slowing from 8.4% a quarter earlier.
- Over the past year the stock returned -4.8%, behind the S&P 500 by 19.9 percentage points.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 36%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 2%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 12%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 23%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 12%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 33%
- Gross marginBottom 37%
- Operating marginBottom 31%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 39%
- Interest coverBottom 35%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 22%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 37%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 18%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 15%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 31%
- 6-month returnBottom 43%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 39%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 27%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 12%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 35%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 22%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.4% | 4.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -257.0% | -311.1% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 23.9% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 2.7% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 1.1% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.7% | 8.4% | ↓ | Bottom 36% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -311.1% | -257.0% | ↓ | Bottom 2% |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 23.9% | ↓ | Bottom 37% |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 4.3% | ↓ | Bottom 31% |
| Net margin | -3.5% | 1.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 1.1% | 7.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 1.9% | — | Bottom 33% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 13.2% | — | Top 23% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.9 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.03%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 0 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -75.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | +0.0% | +19.4% | +39.8% | +14.7% | — |
| May 8, 2026 | -120.0% | -15.3% | -13.5% | -5.1% | -22.3% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | -50.0% | +7.5% | +31.5% | +26.5% | +29.6% |
| Nov 18, 2025 | -133.3% | -8.8% | +1.8% | +4.5% | +15.9% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -68.2% | -17.0% | -16.1% | -11.9% | -15.9% |
| May 9, 2025 | -13.3% | +3.5% | +21.3% | +57.8% | +68.6% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | -93.3% | -6.1% | -14.1% | -13.0% | +51.7% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | -94.4% | -14.0% | -17.3% | -18.3% | -19.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.19 | +0.0% | $47.9M |
| May 8, 2026 | -$0.03 | $0.15 | -120.0% | $47.4M |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.12 | $0.24 | -50.0% | $48.5M |
| Nov 18, 2025 | -$0.07 | $0.21 | -133.3% | $43.4M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.07 | $0.22 | -68.2% | $48.6M |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.13 | $0.15 | -13.3% | $50.7M |
| Apr 1, 2025 | $0.01 | $0.15 | -93.3% | $43.9M |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.01 | $0.18 | -94.4% | $35.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 7.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / Sales | 0.80× | — | — | Top 15% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.87% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
| Earnings yield | -6.15% | — | — | Bottom 22% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 13.1× – 54.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -4.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -311.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +273.6%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 7
- Days above the 200-day average
- 4
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +6.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +3.4%
- RSI (14)
- 60.1
- Relative volume
- 0.43×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 55.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 60th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.60
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.42
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -18.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -68.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | Apr 21, 2025 | -68.8% | 239 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 18, 2021 | Dec 28, 2022 | -64.8% | 407 days | 190 days (Oct 2, 2023) |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | -43.0% | 55 days | 77 days (Apr 26, 2024) |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Jan 28, 2021 | -23.7% | 44 days | 28 days (Mar 10, 2021) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 | -22.6% | 17 days | 12 days (Nov 20, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $108.4M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $187.2M
- 52-week range
- $4.90 – $8.25
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $98.3M | $131.8M | $158.6M | $164.5M | $191.2M |
| Gross profit | $24.6M | $29.4M | $39.2M | $42.3M | $44.5M |
| Operating income | $35,000 | $129,000 | $9.5M | $10.0M | $9.2M |
| Net income | -$234,000 | -$119,000 | $7.2M | $6.3M | -$5.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.01 | -$0.01 | $0.44 | $0.38 | -$0.35 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $35.7M | $43.9M | $50.7M | $48.6M | $43.4M | $48.5M | $47.4M | $47.9M |
| Net income | $258,000 | $194,000 | $1.9M | $879,000 | -$1.2M | -$7.4M | -$451,000 | $2.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.11 | $0.05 | -$0.07 | -$0.45 | -$0.03 | $0.15 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.3M | -$1.3M | $1.9M | $16.6M | $11.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$2.8M | -$1.7M | -$2.6M | -$1.9M | -$3.9M |
| Free cash flow | $1.5M | -$2.9M | -$623,000 | $14.7M | $7.1M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $398,000 | $116,000 | $1.2M | $2.0M | $98,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $6.7M
- Total assets
- $216.2M
- Total liabilities
- $83.6M
- Total debt
- $47.5M
- Net debt
- $40.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $132.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 104,662
- Days to cover
- 2.60
- Change vs previous report
- -5.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.