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Universal Logistics

NSQ:ULH · US91388P1057
Transportation InfrastructureLarge

360

11
EV / EBIT33
Price / Owner Earnings61
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit68
Price/Book91
Return on Capital27
Cash Return on Capital8
Return on Equity6
EBIT Margin24
Gross Profitability64
Accruals89
Owner Earnings Margin20
Sales growth12
Profit Growth20
Long-Term EPS Growth12
Reinvestment14
Price momentum10
Debt load24
Refinancing99
Debt Payback1
Liquidity23
Analyst ratings20
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside24
Market mood12
Value Creation2/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Universal Logistics doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryTransportation Infrastructure
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2001
Employees1,217
Websiteuniversallogistics.com
ISINUS91388P1057
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)Sound Pay Practices (USA)
Themes
Freight ServiceLogisticsSupply Chain ManagementTransportation

Description

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (‘Universal’) provides customized transportation and logistics solutions throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company’s operating subsidiaries offer customers an integrated portfolio of transportati…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 2/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
15
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jul 2023

All-time low

15

Jun 2026

Average rank

61

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
83
81
96
Price/Earnings
49
84
97
95
Price/Book
91
79
69
74
Dividend Yield
1
90
51
72
Value (overall)
77
100
77
94

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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