Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE) Key Metrics
UVE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.31B
- Enterprise value
- $747.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.2 10-yr median 10.5
- Forward P/E
- 10.0
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.8 10-yr median 0.5
- Price / book
- 1.9 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- — 10-yr median 6.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.36% $0.64 a year
- Beta
- 0.70
UVE key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsUVE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
UVE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
UVE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
UVE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
UVE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
UVE valuation history
UVE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
UVE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
UVE cash returned to shareholders
UVE price vs earnings per share
UVE key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $973.7M | $616.5M | $481.7M | $325.7M | $532.2M | $483.1M | $958.2M | $1.36B | $979.4M | $1.01B |
| Enterprise value | $502.4M | $298.3M | −$863.3M | −$974.9M | $410.7M | $383.8M | $876.4M | $1.30B | $805.5M | $916.8M |
| P/E ratio | 5.3 | 10.5 | 7.2 | — | 26.1 | 25.3 | 20.6 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Price / book | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| EV / sales | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.0 | 3.1 | — | — | 11.4 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 1.3 | 2.3 | — | — | 1.8 | 31.6 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 8.1 |
| Earnings yield | 18.8% | 9.6% | 13.9% | −6.8% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 9.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 38.7% | 21.1% | 13.9% | 98.1% | 42.7% | 2.5% | 7.6% | 16.5% | 24.5% | 11.2% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.6% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 4.8% | 11.1% | 9.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $33.80 | $21.06 | $15.98 | $10.59 | $17.00 | $15.11 | $27.99 | $37.92 | $27.35 | $28.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $55.39 | $51.94 | $46.16 | $39.76 | $35.83 | $33.55 | $27.44 | $23.02 | $21.00 | $19.22 |
| Earnings per share | $6.35 | $2.01 | $2.22 | −$0.72 | $0.65 | $0.60 | $1.36 | $3.27 | $2.99 | $2.79 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.24 | $4.69 | $2.35 | $10.55 | $7.49 | $0.92 | $2.47 | $6.43 | $6.84 | $3.41 |
| Free cash flow per share | $13.09 | $4.44 | $2.22 | $10.39 | $7.26 | $0.38 | $2.14 | $6.24 | $6.71 | $3.17 |
| Cash per share | $19.85 | $14.33 | $48.48 | $45.64 | $8.00 | $5.23 | $5.32 | $4.65 | $6.24 | $3.11 |
| Book value per share | $19.13 | $12.75 | $11.32 | $9.36 | $13.73 | $14.05 | $14.43 | $14.02 | $12.29 | $10.41 |
| Tangible book value per share | $14.58 | $8.61 | −$23.53 | $5.92 | $10.18 | $10.52 | $11.68 | $11.59 | $10.18 | $10.71 |
| Dividends per share | $0.77 | $0.76 | $0.77 | $0.77 | $0.77 | $0.77 | $0.76 | $0.71 | $0.67 | $0.68 |
| Capex per share | $0.15 | $0.25 | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.23 | $0.54 | $0.33 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.23 |
| Debt per share | $3.49 | $3.46 | $3.87 | $3.34 | $4.12 | $2.12 | $2.93 | $3.19 | $1.38 | $0.42 |
| Shares outstanding | 28.8M | 29.3M | 30.1M | 30.8M | 31.3M | 32.0M | 34.2M | 35.8M | 35.8M | 35.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.6% | −2.9% | −2.0% | −1.8% | −2.1% | −6.6% | −4.3% | −0.1% | +0.4% | −0.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 39.6% | 16.5% | 21.2% | −6.2% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 29.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 271.5% | — | — | — | 6.2% | 5.0% | 10.8% | 32.7% | 39.5% | 53.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | −0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.8% | 2.2% | 5.3% | −0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.6% | 8.5% | 4.8% | 26.1% | 20.2% | 1.1% | 7.8% | 27.1% | 32.0% | 16.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.09 | 2.33 | 1.06 | — | 11.49 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 1.97 | 2.29 | 1.22 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $100.5M | $101.2M | $116.6M | $102.8M | $129.0M | $67.9M | $100.3M | $114.2M | $49.6M | $15.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $571.8M | $419.4M | $1.46B | $1.40B | $250.5M | $167.2M | $182.1M | $166.4M | $223.5M | $110.7M |
| Net debt | −$471.3M | −$318.2M | −$1.35B | −$1.30B | −$121.5M | −$99.3M | −$81.8M | −$52.2M | −$173.9M | −$95.7M |
| Debt / equity | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Debt / assets | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.84 | −3.30 | −13.25 | — | −3.38 | −3.37 | −1.19 | −0.33 | −1.00 | −0.58 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 2.54 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 2.33 | 5.66 | 2.06 | 7.41 | 3.15 | 2.07 |
| Quick ratio | 0.58 | 2.54 | 1.55 | 0.64 | 4.04 | 10.14 | 3.89 | 5.06 | 5.38 | 4.75 |
| Interest coverage | 50.3 | 14.7 | 15.2 | -4.6 | 48.8 | 255.1 | 256.1 | 441.8 | 489.9 | — |
| Working capital | −$906.2M | $974.6M | $199.4M | $127.7M | $285.6M | $324.7M | $226.2M | $1.28B | $321.9M | $89.7M |
| Invested capital | $79.7M | $55.1M | −$1.00B | −$1.01B | $308.2M | $350.0M | $412.1M | $449.4M | $266.1M | $275.5M |
| Tangible asset value | $420.2M | $252.1M | −$709.5M | $181.9M | $318.6M | $336.3M | $399.7M | $414.6M | $364.6M | $381.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.05B | −$859.5M | $21.4M | −$33.9M | −$1.13B | −$915.0M | −$786.7M | $119.7M | −$543.1M | −$515.1M |
| Graham number | $52.28 | $24.03 | $23.76 | — | $14.19 | $13.75 | $21.00 | $32.12 | $28.73 | $25.56 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$51.56 | −$51.92 | −$22.73 | −$1.03 | −$43.86 | −$35.28 | −$30.56 | −$16.68 | −$21.77 | −$18.05 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $22.2M | $22.3M | $23.3M | $23.8M | $24.2M | $24.6M | $26.1M | $25.5M | $24.0M | $24.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $22.4M | $21.9M | $22.0M | $11.6M | $1.6M | $28.9M | $66.2M | $25.3M | $18.1M | $8.5M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 12.1% | 37.9% | 34.9% | — | 118.6% | 128.5% | 56.1% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 24.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 11.8% | 34.0% | 67.7% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 440.8% | 126.0% | 22.7% | 17.5% | 28.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1.2% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 58.7% | 13.4% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 6.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.63 | 1.20 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 1.05 | 3.37 | 2.28 | 1.40 | 1.14 | 2.54 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 13.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 116.0 | 120.2 | 154.2 | 168.7 | 77.7 | 82.4 | 142.9 | 158.9 | 73.3 | 39.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 34.5 | 102.1 | -123.9 | -133.9 | 18.5 | 43.0 | -208.7 | -242.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 88.4 | 57.0 | 87.6 | 90.7 | 36.1 | 25.3 | 50.5 | 65.0 | 72.5 | 67.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 27.6 | 63.3 | 101.1 | 180.0 | -82.3 | -76.8 | 110.9 | 136.9 | -208.0 | -271.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.15 | 3.04 | 2.37 | 2.16 | 4.70 | 4.43 | 2.55 | 2.30 | 4.98 | 9.31 |
| Payables turnover | 4.13 | 6.41 | 4.17 | 4.02 | 10.11 | 14.42 | 7.23 | 5.61 | 5.03 | 5.41 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 3.58 | — | — | — | 8.49 | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.67 |
| Average receivables | $507.1M | $500.9M | $588.1M | $565.2M | $238.9M | $242.2M | $367.8M | $358.7M | $151.0M | $73.6M |
| Average payables | $238.8M | $206.1M | $288.2M | $286.6M | $99.5M | $66.4M | $107.9M | $101.8M | $97.2M | $79.0M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $113.4M | $322.3M | −$341.3M | −$351.3M | $39.5M | $67.4M | −$279.8M | −$284.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 4.6% | 4.3% | 45.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% | −1.0% |
Computed from UVE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 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.
UVE valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Universal Insurance traded at 5.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 6.2 and the forward P/E is 10.0. Universal Insurance earned a return on equity of 39.6% and a return on invested capital of 271.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $100.5 million of debt and $571.8 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $471.3 million. It returned $44.5 million to shareholders: $22.2 million in dividends and $22.4 million in share buybacks, 12% of free cash flow. The share count fell 19.2% from 35.6M to 28.8M over 9 years.
See the UVE income statement, the UVE chart for price history, or the UVE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
UVE key metrics FAQ
What is Universal Insurance's P/E ratio?
Universal Insurance's trailing P/E ratio is 6.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 5.3, compared with a 10-year median of 10.5.
What is Universal Insurance's EV/EBITDA?
Universal Insurance's enterprise value was 2.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $502.4 million, EBITDA $256.6 million).
What is Universal Insurance's return on equity?
Universal Insurance's return on equity (ROE) was 39.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $183.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $462.1 million.
What is Universal Insurance's ROIC?
Universal Insurance's return on invested capital was 271.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Universal Insurance have?
Universal Insurance had total debt of $100.5 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18 and more cash than debt.
What is Universal Insurance's dividend yield?
Universal Insurance's forward dividend yield is 1.36%. Universal Insurance paid $22.2 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.77 per share), a payout ratio of 12.1%.
Does Universal Insurance buy back its shares?
Yes. Universal Insurance spent $22.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.6% over the year, to 28.8M..
What is Universal Insurance's free cash flow yield?
Universal Insurance generated $377.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 38.7% on its market value at year-end ($973.7 million).
What is Universal Insurance's current ratio?
Universal Insurance's current ratio was 0.58 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.58 times current liabilities.