uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored (UCL) Key Metrics
UCL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $9.1M
- Enterprise value
- −$10.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 14.4
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.1 10-yr median 1.5
- Price / book
- 0.6 10-yr median 4.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 0.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 4.04
UCL key metrics, 2017–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsUCL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+0.9 pts
25.1%
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20172025
Return on assets+2.0 pts
9.5%
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20172025
Free cash flow margin−2.8 pts
2.9%
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20172025
Cash conversion (OCF / net income)−74.4%
0.52
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20172025
Asset turnover−18.4%
1.23
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20172025
UCL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−32.2%
0.31
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20172025
Net debt−$8.4M
−$37.2M
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20172025
Net debt / EBITDA+0.73
−3.43
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20172025
Current ratio+26.5%
1.67
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20172025
Interest coverage−71.4%
6.4
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20172025
Debt / assets−13.5%
0.13
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20172025
UCL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−4 days
39 days
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20172025
Days of inventory+13 days
27 days
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20172025
Days payables outstanding+19 days
69 days
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20172025
Cash conversion cycle−11 days
-3 days
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20172025
Capex / revenue−3.2 pts
1.1%
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20172025
UCL valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday9-year median
UCL returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
UCL debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
UCL cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
UCL price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
UCL key metrics
2017–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | |||||||||
| Market capitalization | — | $79.0M | $65.1M | $104.4M | $188.5M | $273.9M | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | — | $50.2M | $41.7M | $80.6M | $171.0M | $236.2M | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | — | 17.3 | 23.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | — | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | — | 3.7 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 15.2 | 14.6 | 26.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | 8.6 | 10.0 | 23.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 7.2 | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 9.7 | 9.4 | 20.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | — | 5.8% | 4.3% | −19.0% | −24.4% | −23.2% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | — | 6.6% | 6.8% | 3.8% | −12.0% | −1.4% | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $1.64 | $2.10 | $1.75 | $3.34 | $6.59 | $10.54 | — | — | — |
| Per share | |||||||||
| Revenue per share | — | $2.43 | $2.30 | $2.29 | $2.58 | $3.45 | $5.57 | $4.83 | $5.29 |
| Earnings per share | — | $0.12 | $0.08 | −$0.64 | −$1.61 | −$2.44 | $0.18 | −$1.02 | −$1.19 |
| Operating cash flow per share | — | $0.24 | $0.18 | $0.14 | −$0.76 | −$0.08 | $0.20 | −$0.74 | −$0.44 |
| Free cash flow per share | — | $0.14 | $0.12 | $0.13 | −$0.79 | −$0.15 | $0.10 | −$0.94 | −$0.86 |
| Cash per share | — | $1.03 | $0.83 | $0.86 | $0.72 | $1.59 | $1.42 | $1.39 | $3.03 |
| Book value per share | — | $0.57 | $0.43 | $0.30 | $0.70 | $2.17 | $1.49 | $0.63 | −$1.76 |
| Tangible book value per share | — | $0.56 | $0.41 | $0.27 | $0.67 | $2.13 | $1.47 | $0.61 | −$1.77 |
| Capex per share | — | $0.11 | $0.06 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.41 |
| Debt per share | — | $0.26 | $0.21 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.14 | $0.23 | $0.20 | $4.38 |
| Shares outstanding | — | 37.6M | 37.2M | 31.2M | 28.6M | 26.0M | 28.5M | 26.1M | 16.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | — | +1.2% | +19.0% | +9.3% | +10.1% | −8.7% | +8.8% | +61.1% | — |
| Returns & profitability | |||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 25.1% | 24.2% | 22.2% | −135.1% | −120.4% | −128.3% | 17.6% | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | — | — | — | −339.8% | −363.7% | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 9.5% | 7.5% | 5.5% | −35.1% | −56.0% | −67.7% | 6.1% | −31.3% | −21.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.4% | 7.1% | 5.0% | −44.0% | −69.6% | −65.9% | 5.8% | −33.2% | −21.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.6% | −30.6% | −4.2% | 1.8% | −19.5% | −16.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.52 | 2.02 | 2.31 | — | — | — | 1.11 | — | — |
| Financial health | |||||||||
| Total debt | $8.9M | $9.9M | $7.7M | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.7M | $6.7M | $5.1M | $71.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $46.2M | $38.8M | $31.0M | $26.8M | $20.7M | $41.4M | $40.5M | $36.5M | $49.1M |
| Net debt | −$37.2M | −$28.9M | −$23.3M | −$23.7M | −$17.5M | −$37.7M | −$33.8M | −$31.3M | $21.9M |
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.31 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.80 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.43 | −4.16 | −6.17 | — | — | — | −3.87 | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.67 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 2.84 |
| Quick ratio | 1.55 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 0.92 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 2.67 |
| Interest coverage | 6.4 | 22.4 | 19.5 | -9.1 | -244.2 | -221.0 | 12.6 | -6.8 | -4.9 |
| Working capital | $24.5M | $13.4M | $9.9M | $4.9M | $2.3M | $31.4M | $36.7M | $34.0M | $54.1M |
| Invested capital | −$8.4M | −$7.2M | −$7.3M | −$14.5M | $2.6M | $18.7M | $8.6M | −$14.7M | −$6.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $28.3M | $21.1M | $15.4M | $8.5M | $19.1M | $55.4M | $41.8M | $16.0M | −$28.8M |
| Net current asset value | $22.2M | $12.2M | $8.5M | $4.7M | $2.1M | $31.1M | $36.7M | $11.8M | −$34.4M |
| Graham number | — | $1.25 | $0.86 | — | — | — | $2.48 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | — | $0.12 | −$0.02 | −$0.08 | −$0.36 | $0.39 | $0.70 | −$0.25 | −$3.36 |
| Capital allocation | |||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $8.3M |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 7.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 28.4% | 43.5% | 31.7% | 9.7% | — | — | 49.2% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.33 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.17 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 56.5% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 6.5% |
| R&D / revenue | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 11.8% | 18.6% | 29.4% | 9.5% | 16.1% | 15.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 44.8% | 17.4% | 36.7% | 26.2% | 57.1% | 48.3% | 28.2% | 39.2% | 39.4% |
| Efficiency | |||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 38.7 | 43.2 | 38.1 | 63.6 | 65.7 | 75.9 | 55.2 | 51.3 | 67.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 26.7 | 13.5 | 24.3 | 45.7 | 42.1 | 52.9 | 46.7 | 38.7 | 32.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 68.7 | 49.3 | 50.8 | 92.9 | 76.1 | 75.8 | 57.4 | 52.2 | 66.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -3.3 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 31.6 | 53.1 | 44.6 | 37.7 | 32.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 9.42 | 8.45 | 9.58 | 5.73 | 5.56 | 4.81 | 6.61 | 7.12 | 5.43 |
| Payables turnover | 5.31 | 7.41 | 7.18 | 3.93 | 4.79 | 4.82 | 6.36 | 6.99 | 5.47 |
| Inventory turnover | 13.66 | 27.05 | 15.02 | 7.98 | 8.68 | 6.90 | 7.81 | 9.44 | 11.29 |
| Asset turnover | 1.23 | 1.51 | 1.67 | 1.26 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.86 | 1.49 | 0.96 |
| Average receivables | $8.7M | $10.8M | $8.9M | $12.5M | $13.3M | $18.6M | $24.0M | $17.8M | $15.8M |
| Average payables | $7.3M | $6.4M | $6.1M | $9.9M | $10.8M | $12.7M | $14.7M | $11.5M | $10.3M |
| Average inventory | $2.8M | $1.7M | $2.9M | $4.9M | $6.0M | $8.9M | $12.0M | $8.5M | $5.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
Computed from UCL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
UCL valuation and financial ratios
uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored earned a return on equity of 25.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $8.9 million of debt and $46.2 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $37.2 million.
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UCL key metrics FAQ
What is uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored's return on equity?
uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored's return on equity (ROE) was 25.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $6.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $25.2 million.
How much debt does uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored have?
uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored had total debt of $8.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31 and more cash than debt.
What is uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored's current ratio?
uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored's current ratio was 1.67 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.67 times current liabilities.