Q1 profit drops at Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED) as EPS hits $0.76
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Universal Display Corporation reported weaker results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Total revenue was $142.2 million, down from $166.3 million a year earlier, as both material sales and royalty and license fees declined.
Net income fell to $35.9 million from $64.4 million, with diluted EPS decreasing to $0.76 from $1.35, reflecting lower gross margin dollars and higher operating expenses. Despite this, cash generation was strong: operating cash flow rose to $108.9 million, helping lift cash and cash equivalents to $159.4 million alongside $776.7 million of investments.
The company continued returning capital, declaring a $0.50 per-share dividend and repurchasing 632,673 shares for $66.4 million, completing a $100 million program and authorizing a new $400 million buyback. It also closed a $50 million OLED patent acquisition from Merck KGaA and extended key OLED license and supply agreements with LG Display through at least 2030, reinforcing its long-term materials and IP position.
Positive
- Strong cash generation and balance sheet: Operating cash flow rose to $108.9 million, supporting $159.4 million of cash plus large U.S. government bond holdings and $1.70 billion of shareholders’ equity with no financial debt.
- Long-term OLED IP and supply visibility: New and extended multi-year agreements, including LG Display contracts running at least through 2030 and a $50 million Merck KGaA patent acquisition, reinforce Universal Display’s OLED materials and licensing position.
- Shareholder returns: The company completed a $100 million buyback, repurchasing 923,883 shares in total including 632,673 in Q1 2026, and declared a $0.50 per-share dividend, up from $0.45 a year earlier.
Negative
- Meaningful revenue decline: Q1 2026 revenue fell to $142.2 million from $166.3 million, driven by lower material sales and reduced royalty and license fees.
- Profitability under pressure: Net income dropped to $35.9 million from $64.4 million and diluted EPS decreased to $0.76 from $1.35, as gross profit contracted and operating expenses, including amortization of acquired technology, increased.
- High customer concentration: Three major customers accounted for 87% of revenue in Q1 2026, with the largest contributing 49%, exposing results to changes in a small number of partners.
Insights
Revenue and earnings fell sharply, but cash flow, balance sheet and OLED contracts remain strong.
Universal Display saw Q1 2026 revenue decline to $142.2M from $166.3M, as material sales and royalty/license fees both softened. Net income dropped to $35.9M with diluted EPS of $0.76, versus $1.35 a year ago, reflecting lower gross profit and higher amortization tied to acquired technology.
Despite weaker earnings, cash generation was robust: operating cash flow jumped to $108.9M, supporting $159.4M in cash plus substantial U.S. government bond holdings. The balance sheet carries $1.70B of shareholders’ equity and no financial debt, giving flexibility to absorb volatility.
Strategically, the company closed a $50M OLED patent purchase from Merck KGaA and extended patent license and supply agreements with LG Display through at least 2030. It also completed a $100M buyback and declared a $0.50 dividend, signaling ongoing capital returns even as near-term results soften.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. BUSINESS:
Universal Display Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company) is a leader in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications. OLEDs are thin, lightweight and power-efficient solid-state devices that emit light and can be manufactured on both flexible and rigid substrates, making them highly suitable for use in full-color displays and as lighting products. OLED displays are capturing a growing share of the display market, especially in the mobile phone, television, monitor, wearable, tablet, notebook and personal computer, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and automotive markets. The Company believes this is because OLEDs offer potential advantages over competing display technologies with respect to power efficiency, contrast ratio, viewing angle, video response time, form factor and manufacturing cost. The Company also believes that OLED lighting products have the potential to replace many existing light sources in the future because of their high-power efficiency, excellent color rendering index, low operating temperature and novel form factor. The Company’s technology leadership, intellectual property position, and more than 20 years of experience working closely with leading OLED display manufacturers are some of the competitive advantages that should enable the Company to continue to share in the revenues from OLED displays and lighting products as they continue to gain wider adoption.
The Company’s primary business strategy is to (1) develop new OLED materials and sell existing and new materials to product manufacturers of products for display applications, such as mobile phones, televisions, monitors, wearables, tablets, portable media devices, notebook computers, personal computers, automotive applications, and specialty lighting products; and (2) further develop and either license or otherwise commercialize the Company’s proprietary OLED material, device design and manufacturing technologies to those manufacturers. The Company has established a significant portfolio of proprietary OLED technologies and materials, primarily through internal research and development efforts and acquisitions of patents and patent applications, as well as maintaining long-standing, and establishing new relationships with world-class universities, research institutions and strategic manufacturing partnerships. The Company currently owns, exclusively licenses or has the sole right to sublicense more than
The Company manufactures and sells its proprietary OLED materials to customers for evaluation and use in commercial OLED products. The Company also enters into agreements with manufacturers of OLED display and lighting products under which it grants them licenses to practice under the Company’s patents and to use the Company's proprietary know-how. At the same time, the Company works with these and other companies that are evaluating the Company's OLED material, device design and manufacturing technologies for possible use in commercial OLED display and lighting products.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Interim Financial Information
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial reporting and contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2026 and results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. While management believes that the disclosures presented are adequate to make the information not misleading, these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto in the Company’s latest year-end Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for the full year.
Principles of Consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Universal Display Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, UDC, Inc., UDC Ireland Limited (UDC Ireland), Universal Display Corporation Hong Kong, Limited, Universal Display Corporation Korea, Y.H. (UDC Korea), Universal Display Corporation Japan GK, Universal Display Corporation China, Ltd., Adesis, Inc. (Adesis), UDC Ventures LLC, OVJP Corporation (OVJP Corp), OLED Material Manufacturing Limited (OMM), Universal Vapor Jet Corporation Pte. Ltd. (UVJC) and UDC Chengdu OLED Technology, Ltd. (UDC Chengdu). All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
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Segment Information
The Company has
The Company’s CODM is its President and Chief Executive Officer. The President and Chief Executive Officer is the highest level of management responsible for the allocation of the Company’s resources and acts as the “assessor of the financial performance” of the Company. In a review of the financial decision making process, it was determined that the CODM primarily utilizes information consistent with that already incorporated in the existing consolidated financial statements. These measures include revenue, operating expenses, net income and assets. As such, the Consolidated Financial Statements presentation is consistent with how the Company's CODM evaluates the results of operations and formulates strategic decisions about the business.
Management’s Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates made are principally in the areas of revenue recognition including estimates of material unit sales and royalties, the useful life of property and equipment and acquired intangibles, lease liabilities, right-of-use assets, the use and recoverability of inventories, intangibles, investments and income taxes including realization of deferred tax assets, stock-based compensation and retirement benefit plan liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Inventories
Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, and are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or net realizable value. Inventory valuation and firm committed purchase order assessments are performed on a quarterly basis and those items that are identified to be obsolete or in excess of forecasted usage are written down to their estimated realizable value. Estimates of realizable value are based upon management’s analyses and assumptions, including, but not limited to, forecasted sales levels by product, expected product lifecycle, product development plans and future demand requirements. A 12-month rolling forecast based on factors, including, but not limited to, production cycles, anticipated product orders, marketing forecasts, backlog, and shipment activities is used in the inventory analysis. If market conditions are less favorable than forecasts or actual demand from customers is lower than estimates, additional inventory write-downs may be required. If demand is higher than expected, inventories that had previously been written down may be sold.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair value in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements due to the short-term nature of those instruments. The Company’s other financial instruments, which include cash equivalents and investments (excluding minority equity investments) are carried at fair value.
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Minority Equity Investments
The Company accounts for minority equity investments in companies that are not accounted for under the equity method as equity securities without readily determinable fair values. The value of these securities is based on original cost less impairments, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment in the same issuer. Under this method, the share of income or loss of such companies is not included in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The carrying value of these investments is included in investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company’s policy is to recognize an impairment in the value of its minority equity investments when evidence of an impairment exists. Factors considered in the assessment include a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment, the completion of new equity financing that may indicate a decrease in value, the failure to complete new equity financing arrangements after seeking to raise additional funds, or the commencement of proceedings under which the assets of the business may be placed in receivership or liquidated to satisfy the claims of debt and equity stakeholders. The impairment in the value of minority equity investments is included in the other (loss) income, net line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Leases
The Company is a lessee in operating leases primarily incurred to facilitate manufacturing, research and development, and selling, general and administrative activities. At contract inception, the Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease, and if so recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability at the lease commencement date. For operating leases, the lease liability is measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments at the lease commencement date, whereas for finance leases, the lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the interest method. Operating lease right-of-use assets are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The short-term portion of operating lease liabilities is included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the long-term portion is included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had no leases that qualified as financing arrangements.
Key estimates and judgments include how the Company determines the discount rate used to discount the unpaid lease payments to present value and the lease term. The Company monitors for events or changes in circumstances that could potentially require recognizing an impairment loss.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
Material sales relate to the Company’s sale of its OLED materials for incorporation into its customers’ commercial OLED products or for their OLED development and evaluation activities. Revenue associated with material sales is generally recognized at the time title passes, which is typically at the time of shipment or at the time of delivery, depending upon the contractual agreement between the parties. Revenue may be recognized after control of the material passes in the event the transaction price includes variable consideration. For example, a customer may be provided an extended opportunity to stock materials prior to use in mass production and given a general right of return not conditioned on breaches of warranties associated with the specific product. In such circumstances, revenue will be recognized at the earlier of the expiration of the customer’s general right of return or once it becomes unlikely that the customer will exercise its right of return.
The vast majority of revenue attributed to material sales is determined through technology license agreements and material supply agreements, the terms of which are jointly agreed upon with the Company’s customers. The remaining revenue recognized is in the form of contract research services revenue earned by the Company’s subsidiary, Adesis, and the Company’s occasional material sales to smaller customers. None of the revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 resulted solely from royalty or license fee arrangements as to which there were not associated material sales.
The rights and benefits to the Company’s OLED technologies are conveyed to the customer through technology license agreements and material supply agreements. The Company believes that the licenses and materials sold under these combined agreements are not distinct from each other for financial reporting purposes and as such, they are accounted for as a single performance obligation. Accordingly, total contract consideration is estimated and recognized over the contract term based on material units sold at the estimated per unit fee over the life of the contract. Total contract consideration is allocated to material sales and royalty and licensing fees on the Consolidated Statements of Income based on contract pricing.
Various estimates are relied upon to recognize revenue. The Company estimates total material units to be purchased by its customers over the contract term based on historical trends, industry estimates and its forecast process. Management uses the expected value method to estimate the material per unit fee. Additionally, management estimates the sales-based portion of royalty revenue based on the estimated net sales revenue of its customers over the contract term.
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Contract research services revenue is revenue earned by Adesis by providing chemical materials synthesis research, development and commercialization for non-OLED applications on a contractual basis. These services range from intermediates for structure-activity relationship studies, reference agents and building blocks for combinatorial synthesis, re-synthesis of key intermediates, specialty organic chemistry needs, and selective toll manufacturing. These services are provided to third-party pharmaceutical and life sciences firms and other technology firms at fixed costs or predetermined rates on a contract basis. Revenue is recognized as services are performed with billing schedules and payment terms negotiated on a contract-by-contract basis. Payments received in excess of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenue. In other cases, services may be provided and revenue is recognized before the customer is invoiced. In these cases, revenue recognized will exceed amounts billed and the difference, representing amounts which are currently unbillable to the customer pursuant to contractual terms, is recorded as an unbilled receivable.
Technology development and support revenue is revenue earned from development and technology evaluation agreements and commercialization assistance fees. Technology development and support revenue is included in contract research services on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
On December 2, 2022, the Company entered into a commercial patent license agreement with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (SDC), replacing a previous license agreement that had been in place since 2018. This agreement, which covers the manufacture and sale of specified OLED display materials, was effective as of January 1, 2023 and lasts through the end of 2027 with an additional two-year extension option for SDC. Under this agreement, the Company is being paid a license fee, which includes quarterly and annual payments over the agreement term. The agreement conveys to SDC the non-exclusive right to use certain of the Company's intellectual property assets for a limited period of time that is less than the estimated life of the assets.
At the same time the Company entered into the current commercial license agreement with SDC, the Company also entered into a new supplemental material purchase agreement with SDC, which lasts for the same term as the license agreement and is subject to the same extension option. This new material purchase agreement replaced a previous purchase agreement that had been in place since 2018. Under the supplemental material purchase agreement, SDC agrees to purchase red and green phosphorescent emitter materials from the Company for use in the manufacture of licensed products. This amount purchased is subject to SDC’s requirements for phosphorescent emitter materials and the Company’s ability to meet these requirements over the term of the supplemental agreement.
In 2015, the Company entered into an OLED patent license agreement and an OLED commercial supply agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd. (LG Display). In 2026, the Company and LG Display entered into new agreements that extended the terms of these agreements at least through the end of 2030. The patent license agreement provides LG Display a non-exclusive, royalty bearing portfolio license to make and sell OLED displays under their patent portfolio. The patent license calls for minimum annual license fees and additional incremental license fees based on LG Display’s volume of sale of licensed products. The OLED commercial supply agreement provides for the sale of dopant and host materials for use by LG Display.
In 2023, the Company entered into new long-term, multi-year agreements with BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (BOE). Under these agreements, the Company has granted BOE non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by the Company to manufacture and sell OLED display products. The Company supplies phosphorescent OLED materials to BOE for use in its licensed products.
In 2019, the Company entered into an evaluation and commercial supply relationship with Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (CSOT). In 2020, the Company entered into long-term, multi-year agreements with CSOT. Under these agreements, the Company has granted CSOT non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by the Company to manufacture and sell OLED display products. The Company also supplies phosphorescent OLED materials to CSOT for use in its licensed products.
In 2024, the Company entered into new long-term, multi-year agreements with Visionox Technology, Inc. (Visionox). Under these agreements, the Company has granted Visionox non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by the Company to manufacture and sell OLED display products. Additionally, the Company supplies phosphorescent OLED materials to Visionox for use in its licensed products.
In 2025, the Company entered into long-term, multi-year OLED patent license and material purchase agreements with Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd. (Tianma). Under the agreements, the Company has granted Tianma non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by the Company to manufacture and sell OLED display products. Additionally, the Company supplies phosphorescent OLED materials to Tianma for use in its licensed products.
All material sales transactions that are not variable consideration transactions are generally billed and due within 90 days and substantially all are transacted in U.S. dollars.
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Cost of Sales
Cost of sales consists of labor and material costs associated with the production of materials processed at the facilities of the Company's manufacturing partner, PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) and at the Company's internal facilities. The Company’s portion of cost of sales also includes depreciation of manufacturing equipment, as well as manufacturing overhead costs and inventory adjustments for excess and obsolete inventory.
Research and Development
Expenditures for research and development are charged to expense as incurred.
Patent Costs
Costs associated with patent applications, patent prosecution, patent defense and the maintenance of patents are charged to expense as incurred. Costs to successfully defend a challenge to a patent are capitalized to the extent of an evident increase in the value of the patent. Costs that relate to an unsuccessful outcome are charged to expense.
Amortization of Acquired Technology
Amortization costs primarily relate to technology acquired from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (Merck KGaA) and BASF SE (BASF). The Merck KGaA acquisitions were completed on April 28, 2023 and January 15, 2026, and the BASF acquisition was completed during the year ended December 31, 2016. Acquisition costs are being amortized over a period of
Amortization of Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets from the Adesis acquisition are being amortized over a period of
Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements and Foreign Currency Transactions
The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The functional currency for the UDC Ireland, UDC Korea and UDC Chengdu subsidiaries are also the U.S. dollar and the functional currency for the OMM subsidiary and each of the Company's other Asia-Pacific foreign subsidiaries is its respective local currency. The Company translates the amounts included in the Consolidated Statements of Income from OMM and its other Asia-Pacific foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at weighted-average exchange rates, which the Company believes are representative of the actual exchange rates on the dates of the transactions. The Company's OMM subsidiary and each of the Company's other Asia-Pacific foreign subsidiaries' assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars from the local currency at the actual exchange rates as of the end of each reporting date, and the Company records the resulting foreign exchange translation adjustments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. With the exception of the Korean withholding tax receivable denominated in Korean Won (see Note 20), the overall effect of the translation of foreign currency and foreign currency transactions to date has been insignificant.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained.
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On July 4, 2025, the U.S. enacted H.R. 1 "A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14." The bill includes several changes to federal tax law that generally allow for more favorable treatment of certain business expenses beginning in 2025, including the restoration of immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenditures. H.R.1 also includes certain changes to the international tax framework and permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company evaluated H.R 1 and estimated its impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements to be immaterial. The Company will continue to evaluate the full impact of the legislative changes as additional guidance becomes available.
Share-Based Payment Awards
The Company recognizes in the Consolidated Statements of Income the grant-date fair value of equity-based awards such as shares issued under employee stock purchase plans, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance unit awards issued to employees and directors.
The grant-date fair value of stock awards is based on the closing price of the stock on the date of grant. The fair value of share-based awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, net of forfeitures. The Company issues new shares upon the respective grant, exercise or vesting of the share-based payment awards, as applicable.
Performance unit awards are subject to either a performance-based or market-based vesting requirement. For performance-based vesting, the grant-date fair value of the award, based on fair value of the Company's common stock, is recognized over the service period based on an assessment of the likelihood that the applicable performance goals will be achieved, and compensation expense is periodically adjusted based on actual and expected performance. Compensation expense for performance unit awards with market-based vesting is calculated based on the estimated fair value as of the grant date utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model and is recognized over the service period on a straight-line basis.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE). The standard requires new financial statement disclosures disaggregating information about prescribed categories underlying any relevant income statement expense caption. ASU 2024-03 becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The standard updates the accounting for internal-use software by eliminating the concept of development stages. Under this updated guidance, software costs are capitalized once management has authorized and committed funding to the project, and it is probable the project will be completed and the software used as intended. ASU 2025-06 becomes effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
3. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS:
The Company’s portfolio of marketable fixed income securities consists of U.S. Government bonds. The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity (maturity at the purchase date) of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company classifies its remaining debt security investments as available-for-sale. These debt securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains or losses on securities sold are based on the specific identification method.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
The following table provides details regarding the Company’s portfolio of cash and cash equivalents (in thousands):
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Minority Equity Investments
The Company’s portfolio of minority equity investments consists of investments in privately held early-stage companies primarily motivated for the Company to gain early access to new technology and are passive in nature in that the Company typically does not seek to obtain representation on the boards of directors of the companies in which it invests. Minority equity investments are included in investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had minority equity investments in six entities for both periods, with a total carrying value of $
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
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Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on management’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset’s or liability’s classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Changes in fair value of the debt investments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and any credit losses on debt investments are recorded as an allowance for credit losses with an offset recognized in other (loss) income, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income. There were
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5. INVENTORY:
Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, 2026 |
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December 31, 2025 |
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Raw materials |
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$ |
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$ |
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Work-in-process |
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Finished goods |
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Inventory |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Company recorded no increase in its inventory reserves for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Property and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, 2026 |
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December 31, 2025 |
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Land |
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$ |
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$ |
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Building and improvements |
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Office and lab equipment |
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Furniture, fixtures and computer related assets |
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Construction-in-progress |
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Less: Accumulated depreciation |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Property and equipment, net |
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$ |
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$ |
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Depreciation expense was $
7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
The Company monitors the recoverability of goodwill annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Purchased intangible assets subject to amortization consist of acquired technology and other intangible assets that include trade names, customer relationships and developed intellectual property (IP) processes.
Acquired Technology
Acquired technology primarily consists of acquired license rights for patents and know-how obtained from Merck KGaA, BASF and Fujifilm. These intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, 2026 |
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December 31, 2025 |
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Merck KGaA |
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$ |
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$ |
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BASF |
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Fujifilm |
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Other |
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Less: Accumulated amortization |
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( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
Acquired technology, net |
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$ |
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$ |
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||
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Amortization expense related to acquired technology was $
Merck KGaA Patent Acquisitions
In April 2023, UDC Ireland entered into a Patent Sale and License Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, Merck KGaA sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to over
In October 2025, UDC Ireland entered into an Intellectual Property Sales Agreement with Merck KGaA. Under this agreement, UDC Ireland agreed to acquire from Merck KGaA all of its rights, title and interest to more than
BASF Patent Acquisition
On June 28, 2016, UDC Ireland entered into and consummated an IP Transfer Agreement with BASF. Under the IP Transfer Agreement, BASF sold to UDC Ireland all of its rights, title and interest to certain of its owned and co-owned intellectual property rights relating to the composition, development, manufacture and use of OLED materials, including OLED lighting and display stack technology, as well as certain tangible assets. The intellectual property includes knowhow and more than
Other Intangible Assets
As a result of the Adesis acquisition in June 2016, the Company recorded $
At March 31, 2026, these other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31, 2026 |
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Gross Carrying |
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Accumulated |
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Net Carrying |
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Customer relationships |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
|
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Developed IP, processes and recipes |
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( |
) |
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Trade name/Trademarks |
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( |
) |
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Other |
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( |
) |
|
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|
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Total identifiable other intangible assets |
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$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
15
At December 31, 2025, these other intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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December 31, 2025 |
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Gross Carrying |
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Accumulated |
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Net Carrying |
|
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Customer relationships |
|
$ |
|
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
Developed IP, processes and recipes |
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( |
) |
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Trade name/Trademarks |
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( |
) |
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Other |
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|
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( |
) |
|
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|
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Total identifiable other intangible assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||
Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $
8. OTHER ASSETS:
Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|
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March 31, 2026 |
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
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Long-term taxes receivable |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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Long-term unbilled receivables |
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Long-term contract assets |
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Other long-term assets |
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|
|
|
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|
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Other assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
See Notes 9, 20 and 21 for further explanation on right-of-use assets, long-term taxes receivable and long-term unbilled receivables, respectively.
9. LEASES:
The Company has entered into operating leases to facilitate the expansion of its manufacturing, research and development, and selling, general and administrative activities. For purposes of calculating operating lease liabilities, lease terms may be deemed to include options to extend or terminate the lease when those events are reasonably certain to occur. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable and as such the Company uses the appropriate incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of the lease payments. Current lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The following table presents the Company’s operating lease cost and supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases (in thousands):
|
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
||
Operating lease cost |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Non-cash activity: |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
The following table presents the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities (in thousands):
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
||
Right-of-use assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
|
|
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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16
The following table presents weighted average assumptions used to compute the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities:
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) |
|
|
||
Weighted average discount rate |
|
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% |
|
As of March 31, 2026, current operating leases had remaining terms between and
Undiscounted future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2026, by year and in the aggregate, having non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Maturities of |
|
|
2026(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
2027 |
|
|
|
|
2028 |
|
|
|
|
2029 |
|
|
|
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2030 |
|
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Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
Total lease payments |
|
|
|
|
Less: Imputed interest |
|
|
( |
) |
Present value of lease payments |
|
$ |
|
|
10. ACCRUED EXPENSES:
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
||
Compensation |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
PPG Industries, Inc. agreement |
|
|
|
|
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|
||
Professional fees |
|
|
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|
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|
||
Consulting |
|
|
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|
||
Research and development agreements |
|
|
|
|
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|
||
Royalties |
|
|
|
|
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|
||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued expenses |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
11. RESEARCH AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH ACADEMIC PARTNERS:
The Company has long-standing relationships with a number of academic institutions that undertake funded research projects, including Princeton University (Princeton) and the University of Southern California (USC).
Under the current license agreement among the Company, Princeton and USC, the universities have granted the Company worldwide, exclusive license rights, with rights to sublicense, to make, have made, use, lease and/or sell products and to practice processes based on patent applications and issued patents arising out of research performed by the universities for the Company. The Company recorded royalty expense in connection with this agreement of $
The Company also makes payments under the current research agreement with USC on a quarterly basis as actual expenses are incurred. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was obligated to pay USC up to $
17
12. OTHER LIABILITIES:
Other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Long-term taxes payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
See Notes 9 and 20 for further explanation on long-term lease liabilities and long-term taxes payable, respectively.
13. EQUITY AND CASH COMPENSATION UNDER THE PPG AGREEMENTS:
On September 22, 2011, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated OLED Materials Supply and Service Agreement with PPG (the New OLED Materials Agreement), which, effective as of October 1, 2011, replaced the original OLED Materials Agreement with PPG. The term of the New OLED Materials Agreement, as amended in February 2021 (the February 2021 amendment), runs through December 31, 2026, and thereafter is automatically renewed for additional one-year terms, unless terminated by the Company by providing prior notice of one year or terminated by PPG by providing prior notice of two years. The New OLED Materials Agreement contains provisions that are substantially similar to those of the original OLED Materials Agreement. Under the New OLED Materials Agreement, PPG continues to assist the Company in developing its proprietary OLED materials and supplying the Company with those materials for evaluation purposes and for resale to its customers.
Under the New OLED Materials Agreement, the Company compensates PPG on a cost-plus basis for the services provided during each calendar quarter. The Company is required to pay for some of these services in all cash. Up to
The Company is also required to reimburse PPG for raw materials used for research and development. The Company records the purchases of these raw materials as a current asset until such materials are used for research and development efforts.
The February 2021 amendment extended the term of the agreement and specified operation and maintenance services to be provided by PPG affiliate, PPG SCM Ireland Limited (PPG SCM), to UDC Ireland, at the Company’s manufacturing site in Shannon, Ireland that UDC Ireland’s wholly-owned subsidiary, OLED Material Manufacturing Limited (OMM), began leasing at such time for the production of OLED materials. OMM purchased the site in September 2023 and the Company amended and restated the February 2021 amendment to reflect OMM’s ownership and PPG SCM’s updated operation and maintenance services after such purchase. Facility improvements have been completed and operations commenced in June 2022. As with the initial New OLED Materials Agreement, the Company compensates PPG on a cost-plus basis for the services provided at the Shannon manufacturing facility.
The Company recorded research and development expense of $
14. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred Stock
The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize it to issue up to
18
In 1995, the Company issued
Common Stock
The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize it to issue up to
On April 29, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to purchase up to $
On April 28, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase up to an additional $
Dividends
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company declared cash dividends of $
On April 28, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a second quarter dividend of $
15. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME:
Amounts related to the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on |
|
|
Net Unrealized (Loss) Gain on |
|
|
Change in Cumulative |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Affected Line Items in the |
||||
Balance December 31, 2025, net of tax |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
Reclassification to net income (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative, |
||||
Change during period |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
Balance March 31, 2026, net of tax |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
|
19
|
|
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on |
|
|
Net Unrealized (Loss) Gain on |
|
|
Change in Cumulative |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Affected Line Items in the |
||||
Balance December 31, 2024, net of tax |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||
Reclassification to net income (1) |
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
Selling, general and administrative, |
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Change during period |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Balance March 31, 2025, net of tax |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
||
16. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:
Equity Compensation Plan
On June 15, 2023, the shareholders of the Company voted to approve the Universal Display Corporation 2023 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Equity Compensation Plan”), which replaced the Universal Display Corporation 2014 Equity Compensation Plan. The Equity Compensation Plan provides for the granting of incentive and nonqualified stock options, shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights and performance units to employees, directors and consultants of the Company. Stock options are exercisable over periods determined by the Company’s Human Capital Committee, but for no longer than
Restricted Stock Awards and Units
The Company has issued restricted stock awards and units to employees and non-employees with vesting terms of one to five years. The fair value is equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant for awards granted to employees. Consistent with the accounting for equity-classified awards issued to employees, our equity-classified non-employee share-based awards are measured at the grant date fair value. Expense for restricted stock awards and units is amortized ratably over the vesting period for the awards issued to employees and using a graded vesting method for the awards issued to non-employees.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company granted
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded, as compensation charges related to all restricted stock awards and units granted to employees and non-employees, selling, general and administrative expense of $
In connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and units during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025,
20
The Company has granted restricted stock units to non-employee members of the Board of Directors with quarterly vesting over a period of approximately
Performance Unit Awards
Each performance unit award is subject to both a performance-vesting requirement (either performance-based or market-based)and a service-vesting requirement. The performance-based vesting requirement is tied to EBITDA and cash flow achievement, as measured over a specific performance period. The market-based vesting requirement is tied to the Company's total shareholder return (TSR) relative to the TSR of companies comprising the Nasdaq US Benchmark Components Index, as measured over a three-year performance period. The maximum number of performance units that may vest based on performance is three times the shares granted. Further, if the Company's performance falls below certain thresholds, the performance units will not vest at all.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company granted
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded selling, general and administrative expense of $
In connection with the vesting of performance units during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025,
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On April 7, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The ESPP was approved by the Company’s shareholders and became effective on June 25, 2009. The Company has reserved
Eligible employees may elect to contribute to the ESPP through payroll deductions during consecutive
Employees may allocate up to
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company issued
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded charges of $
21
Scientific Advisory Board Awards
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company granted a total of
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded as compensation charges related to all restricted stock units granted to non-employee members of the Scientific Advisory Board, whose unvested shares are marked to market each reporting period, research and development expense of $
17. RETIREMENT PLAN BENEFIT LIABILITY:
On March 18, 2010, the Human Capital Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted the Universal Display Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The SERP is currently unfunded and includes salary and bonus as part of the plan. The purpose of the SERP is to provide certain of the Company’s key employees with supplemental pension benefits following a cessation of their employment and to encourage their continued employment with the Company. As of March 31, 2026, there were
The Company records amounts relating to the SERP based on calculations that incorporate various actuarial and other assumptions, including discount rates, rate of compensation increases, retirement dates and life expectancies. The net periodic costs are recognized as employees render the services necessary to earn the SERP benefits.
The components of net periodic pension cost were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
||
Service cost |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Interest cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Amortization of prior service cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
Commitments
Under the current research agreement with USC, the Company is obligated to make certain payments to USC based on work performed by it under that agreement, and by the University of Michigan (Michigan) under a subcontractor agreement that Michigan has with USC.
Under the terms of the current license agreement among the Company, Princeton and USC, the Company makes royalty payments to Princeton. See Note 11 for further explanation.
The Company has agreements with five executive officers and nine senior level employees which provide for certain cash and other benefits upon termination of employment of the officer or employee in connection with a change in control of the Company. If a covered person’s employment is terminated in connection with the change in control, the person is entitled to a lump-sum cash payment equal to two times (in the case of the executive officers) or either one or two times (in the case of the senior level employees)the sum of the average annual base salary and bonus of the person and immediate vesting of all stock options and other equity awards that may be outstanding at the date of the change in control, among other items.
In order to manage manufacturing lead times and help ensure adequate material supply, the Company entered into the New OLED Materials Agreement (see Note 13) that allows PPG to procure and produce inventory based upon criteria as defined by the Company. These purchase commitments consist of firm, noncancelable and unconditional commitments. In certain instances, this agreement allows the Company the option to reschedule and adjust the Company’s requirements based on its business needs prior to firm orders being placed. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had contractual purchase commitments for inventory of $
22
Patent Related Challenges and Oppositions
Each major jurisdiction in the world that issues patents provides both third parties and applicants an opportunity to seek a further review of an issued patent. The process for requesting and considering such reviews is specific to the jurisdiction that issued the patent in question, and generally does not provide for claims of monetary damages or a review of specific claims of infringement. The conclusions made by the reviewing administrative bodies tend to be appealable and generally are limited in scope and applicability to the specific claims and jurisdiction in question.
The Company believes that opposition proceedings are frequently commenced in the ordinary course of business by third parties who may believe that one or more claims in a patent do not comply with the technical or legal requirements of the specific jurisdiction in which the patent was issued. The Company views these proceedings as reflective of its goal of obtaining the broadest legally permissible patent coverage permitted in each jurisdiction. Once a proceeding is initiated, as a general matter, the issued patent continues to be presumed valid until the jurisdiction’s applicable administrative body issues a final non-appealable decision. Depending on the jurisdiction, the outcome of these proceedings could include affirmation, denial or modification of some or all of the originally issued claims. The Company believes that as OLED technology becomes more established and its patent portfolio increases in size, so will the number of these proceedings.
19. CONCENTRATION OF RISK:
Revenues and accounts receivable from the Company's largest customers were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
% of Total Revenue for the |
|
Accounts Receivable as of |
|
|||
Customer |
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
A |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|||
B |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|||
C |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Revenues from outside of North America represented approximately
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
Country |
|
2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
||
South Korea |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
China |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Japan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other non-U.S. locations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total non-U.S. locations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
The Company attributes revenue to different geographic areas on the basis of the location of the customer.
Property and equipment, net by geographic area are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
March 31, 2026 |
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
||
United States |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
23
Substantially all finished goods were purchased from
20. INCOME TAXES:
The Company is subject to income taxes in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions. The effective income tax rate was
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the Company's ability to generate future taxable income to obtain benefit from the reversal of temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits. As part of its assessment, management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies. As of March 31, 2026, there is not sufficient evidence to release the valuation allowance that has been recorded for the New Jersey research and development credits and unrealized loss on investments. There are no indicators against the realizability of the remaining net deferred tax asset.
On December 27, 2018, the Korean Supreme Court, citing prior cases, held that only royalties paid with respect to Korean registered patents are considered Korean source income and subject to Korean withholding tax under the applicable law and interpretation of the Korea-U.S. Tax Treaty. The Company has incurred Korean withholding tax of $
On September 18, 2025, the Korean Supreme Court issued a decision, changing its long-standing position on the taxation of royalties for patents not registered in Korea. The court held that royalties paid for licensing of a patent constitute Korean source income if the patented technology is actually used in the territory of the Republic of Korea. Based on discussions with a prominent Korean law firm, the Company has been advised that there is still a more likely-than-not chance of success, as the manufacturing and sales process occurs within and without the Republic of Korea. During the latest court appearance in March 2026, the judge requested additional information. The next court date is scheduled for July 9, 2026.
The Company has recorded a long-term receivable of $
The Company is not subject to examinations by the federal tax authority for the years prior to 2022. The Company is presently undergoing a federal tax audit for the 2023 tax year and a state of California tax audit for the 2021 and 2022 tax years. Both audits are currently in the information-gathering phase.
The above estimates may change in the future and upon settlement.
21. REVENUE RECOGNITION:
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The standard establishes the principles that an entity shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from a contract with a customer.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about assets and liabilities associated with our contracts from customers (in thousands):
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Short-term and long-term unbilled receivables and contract assets are classified as other current assets and other assets, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Contract assets represent consideration related to the renewal of customer contracts which is recognized over the contract term based on material units sold. The deferred revenue balance as of March 31, 2026 will be recognized as materials are shipped to customers over the remaining contract periods. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $
Significant changes in unbilled receivables, contract assets and deferred revenue balances associated with the Company's contracts from customers for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
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The cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded to revenue arising from changes in estimates of transaction price, net was a reduction of $
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22. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires earnings per share (EPS) for each class of stock to be calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an allocation of income between the holders of common stock and the Company's participating security holders. Under the two-class method, income for the reporting period is allocated between common shareholders and other security holders based on their respective participation rights in undistributed income. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method.
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period excluding unvested restricted stock units and performance units. Net income allocated to the holders of the Company's unvested restricted stock awards is calculated based on the shareholders proportionate share of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding on an if-converted basis.
For purposes of determining diluted net income per common share, basic net income per share is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive common shares outstanding, including restricted stock units, performance units and the impact of shares to be issued under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The following table is a reconciliation of net income and the shares used in calculating basic and diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes above.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis contains some “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements concern possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategies and customer relationships. These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “will,” “may” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate in these circumstances.
As you read and consider this discussion and analysis, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should understand that these statements involve substantial risk and uncertainty and are not guarantees of future performance or results. They depend on many factors that are discussed further in the sections entitled (Risk Factors) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as supplemented by disclosures in Item 1A of Part II below. Changes or developments in any of these areas could affect our financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or the documents incorporated by reference, as the case may be. We do not undertake any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
OVERVIEW
We are a leader in the research, development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display applications, such as mobile phones, televisions, monitors, wearables, tablets, portable media devices,notebook computers, personal computers, automotive applications and specialty lighting products. Since 1994, we have been engaged and expect to continue to be primarily engaged, in funding and performing research and development activities relating to OLED technologies and materials, and commercializing these technologies and materials. We derive our revenue primarily from the following:
Material sales relate to our sale of OLED materials for incorporation into our customers’ commercial OLED products or for their OLED development and evaluation activities. Material sales are generally recognized at the time title passes, which is typically at the time of shipment or at the time of delivery, depending upon the contractual agreement between the parties.
We receive license and royalty payments under certain commercial, development and technology evaluation agreements, some of which are non-refundable advances. These payments may include royalty and license fees made pursuant to license agreements and also license fees included as part of certain commercial supply agreements. These payments are included in the estimate of total contract consideration by customer and recognized as revenue over the contract term based on material units sold at the estimated per unit fee over the life of the contract.
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On December 2, 2022, we entered into a commercial patent license agreement with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (SDC), replacing a previous license agreement that had been in place since 2018. This agreement, which covers the manufacture and sale of specified OLED display materials, was effective as of January 1, 2023 and lasts through the end of 2027 with an additional two-year extension option for SDC. Under this agreement, we are being paid a license fee, which includes quarterly and annual payments over the agreement term. The agreement conveys to SDC the non-exclusive right to use certain of our intellectual property assets for a limited period of time that is less than the estimated life of the assets.
At the same time that we entered into the current commercial license agreement with SDC, we also entered into a material purchase agreement with SDC, which lasts for the same term as the license agreement and is subject to the same extension option. This new material purchase agreement replaced a previous purchase agreement that had been in place since 2018. Under the material purchase agreement, SDC agrees to purchase from us a minimum amount of red and green phosphorescent emitter materials for use in the manufacture of licensed products. This minimum commitment is subject to SDC’s requirements for phosphorescent emitter materials and our ability to meet these requirements over the term of the supplemental agreement.
In 2015, we entered into an OLED patent license agreement and an OLED commercial supply agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd. (LG Display). In 2026, we and LG Display entered into new agreements that extended the terms of these agreements at least through the end of 2030. The patent license agreement provides LG Display a non-exclusive, royalty bearing portfolio license to make and sell OLED displays under their patent portfolio. The patent license calls for minimum annual license fees and additional incremental license fees based on LG Display’s volume of sale of licensed products. The OLED commercial supply agreement provides for the sale of dopant and host materials for use by LG Display.
In 2023, we entered into new long-term, multi-year agreements with BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (BOE). Under these agreements, we have granted BOE non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by us to manufacture and sell OLED display products. We also supply phosphorescent OLED materials to BOE for use in its licensed products.
In 2019, we entered into an evaluation and commercial supply relationship with Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. (CSOT). In 2020, we entered into long-term, multi-year agreements with CSOT. Under these agreements, we have granted CSOT non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by us to manufacture and sell OLED display products. We also supply phosphorescent OLED materials to CSOT for use in its licensed products.
In 2024, we entered into new long-term, multi-year agreements with Visionox Technology, Inc. (Visionox). Under these agreements, we have granted Visionox non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by us to manufacture and sell OLED display products. Additionally, we supply phosphorescent OLED materials to Visionox for use in its licensed products.
In 2025, we entered into long-term, multi-year OLED patent license and material purchase agreements with Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Tianma). Under the agreements, we have granted Tianma non-exclusive license rights under various patents owned or controlled by us to manufacture and sell OLED display products. Additionally, we supply phosphorescent OLED materials to Tianma for use in its licensed products.
In 2016, we acquired Adesis, Inc. (Adesis) which has operations in New Castle and Wilmington, Delaware. Adesis is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides support services on a contractual basis to third-party customers in the OLED, pharma, biotech, catalysis and other industries. As of March 31, 2026, Adesis employed a team of 137 research scientists, chemists, engineers and laboratory technicians. Prior to our acquisition of Adesis, we utilized more than 50% of Adesis’ technology service and production output. We continue to utilize a significant portion of its technology research capacity for the benefit of our OLED technology development, and Adesis uses the remaining capacity to operate as a CDMO by providing contract research services for non-OLED applications to third-party customers in the above-mentioned industries. Contract research services revenue is earned by providing chemical materials synthesis research, development and commercialization for non-OLED applications on a contractual basis for those third-party customers.
In June 2020, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, OVJP Corporation (OVJP Corp), operating in California, in order to advance the commercialization of our proprietary Organic Vapor Jet Printing (OVJP) technology, which we now refer to as Universal Vapor Jet Printing (UVJP). In December 2024, we announced that the OVJP Corp facility in California would be closing and UVJP operations would be relocated to our newly formed Singapore subsidiary, Universal Vapor Jet Corporation Pte. Ltd. (UVJC), as well as continued operations in our Tech and Innovation Center in New Jersey. While we continue to focus on the long-term opportunity in the large-area display market for UVJP, the industry’s current focus is on the growing demand for IT capacity. Our UVJC subsidiary continues to assess additional market opportunities where this technology may be transformative.
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In February 2021, we announced the establishment of a new manufacturing site in Shannon, Ireland and an agreement between UDC Ireland Limited and PPG for the production of our OLED materials. The Shannon manufacturing facility became operational in June 2022 and we purchased the site during September 2023. The Shannon manufacturing facility provides incremental manufacturing capacity to meet our expanding production needs, and allows for the geographical diversification of our manufacturing base for the world-wide distribution of our materials.
We also generate technology development and support revenue earned from development and technology evaluation agreements and commercialization assistance fees.
We anticipate fluctuations in our annual and quarterly results of operations due to uncertainty regarding, among other factors:
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2025 |
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REVENUE: |
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Material sales |
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$ |
83,749 |
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$ |
86,155 |
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|
$ |
(2,406 |
) |
Royalty and license fees |
|
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54,210 |
|
|
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73,569 |
|
|
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(19,359 |
) |
Contract research services |
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4,252 |
|
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6,553 |
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(2,301 |
) |
Total revenue |
|
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142,211 |
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|
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166,277 |
|
|
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(24,066 |
) |
COST OF SALES |
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36,121 |
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|
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38,134 |
|
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(2,013 |
) |
Gross margin |
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106,090 |
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|
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128,143 |
|
|
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(22,053 |
) |
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
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|
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Research and development |
|
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35,246 |
|
|
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34,900 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
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20,032 |
|
|
|
17,014 |
|
|
|
3,018 |
|
Amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets |
|
|
5,588 |
|
|
|
4,545 |
|
|
|
1,043 |
|
Patent costs |
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
1,906 |
|
|
|
463 |
|
Royalty and license expense |
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
|
|
63,339 |
|
|
|
58,479 |
|
|
|
4,860 |
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
42,751 |
|
|
|
69,664 |
|
|
|
(26,913 |
) |
Interest income, net |
|
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8,715 |
|
|
|
10,074 |
|
|
|
(1,359 |
) |
Other (loss) income, net |
|
|
(6,173 |
) |
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
(6,551 |
) |
Interest and other income, net |
|
|
2,542 |
|
|
|
10,452 |
|
|
|
(7,910 |
) |
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
45,293 |
|
|
|
80,116 |
|
|
|
(34,823 |
) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
|
|
(9,397 |
) |
|
|
(15,672 |
) |
|
|
6,275 |
|
NET INCOME |
|
$ |
35,896 |
|
|
$ |
64,444 |
|
|
$ |
(28,548 |
) |
Revenue
Our total material sales were $83.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $86.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 3% with a commensurate decrease in unit material volume of 4%. The decrease in material sales was primarily due to changes in customer mix and lower unit material volume.
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Revenue from royalty and license fees was $54.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $73.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 26%. The decrease in royalty and license fees for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily the result of changes in customer mix and lower unit material volume. While customer mix can vary quarter to quarter, we expect the customer mix in subsequent periods of 2026 to have a more favorable impact on royalty and license fees as compared to the first quarter of the year.
The cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded to revenue arising from changes in estimates of transaction price, net was a reduction of $12,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to a net increase of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the adjustment resulted from an increase in the average price per gram that was primarily due to the decrease in anticipated demand by several of our customers over the remaining lives of their contracts.
Contract research services revenue was $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 35%. The decrease in contract research services revenue was primarily due to decreased specialty manufacturing customer demand at our subsidiary, Adesis, during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Revenue from contract research services consists of revenue earned by Adesis, which provides support services on a contractual basis to third-party customers in the pharma, biotech, catalysis and other industries.
Cost of sales
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased by $2.0 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to Adesis' cost of sales and lower sales volume, partially offset by product mix. As a result of the decrease in revenue from royalty and license fees, gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased by $22.1 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, with gross margin as a percentage of revenue decreasing to 75% from 77%.
Research and development
Research and development expenses increased to $35.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $34.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $20.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $17.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in employee-related expenses.
Amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets
Amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets increased to $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in amortization of acquired technology and other intangible assets was primarily due to the acquisition of the Merck KGaA patent portfolio in January 2026. See Note 7 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Patent costs
Patent costs increased to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Royalty and license expense
Royalty and license expense decreased to $104,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $114,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Interest and other income, net
Interest income, net was $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in interest income, net was primarily due to a decrease in bond yields on available-for-sale investments held in the current quarter over bond yields on available-for-sale investments held in the comparable quarter in 2025. Other (loss) income, net primarily consisted of net exchange gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, net investment gains and losses, and rental income. We recorded other loss, net of $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to other income, net of $378,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in other (loss) income, net was primarily due to a $3.0 million foreign exchange loss, a $2.7 million investment loss on our marketable equity securities portfolio and a $415,000 impairment loss on our minority equity investment portfolio during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to a $14,000 investment loss on our marketable equity securities portfolio and no foreign exchange loss during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Net exchange gains and losses on foreign currency are primarily caused by the fluctuation in the Korean Won to the U.S. Dollar exchange rate and resulting remeasurement of a Korean Won-denominated withholding tax receivable.
Income tax expense
We are subject to income taxes in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. The effective income tax rate was 20.7% and 19.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and we recorded income tax expense of $9.4 million and $15.7 million, respectively, for those periods. The increase in the effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to a decrease in research and development tax credits.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $159.4 million, short-term investments of $357.1 million, and long-term U.S. Government bonds investments of $395.0 million for a total of $911.5 million. This compares to cash and cash equivalents of $138.4 million, short-term investments of $464.0 million, and long-term U.S. Government bond investments of $353.0 million for a total of $955.4 million as of December 31, 2025.
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $108.9 million resulting from $35.9 million of net income, $23.6 million from non-cash items including depreciation, stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles and a $49.4 million increase due to changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities related to a decrease in other assets of $39.3 million, a decrease in accounts receivable of $26.3 million, an increase in other liabilities of $6.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $15.3 million, an increase in inventory of $7.3 million and a decrease in deferred revenue of $188,000. The decrease in other current assets during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due a receipt of $39.0 million of taxes receivable from the United States Treasury during January 2026. The decrease in accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to the timing of material shipments as well as license fee payments from certain customers.
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $30.6 million resulting from $64.4 million of net income and $14.1 million from non-cash items including stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization of intangibles, partially offset by a $47.9 million reduction due to changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities related to an increase in accounts receivable of $25.9 million, an increase in inventory of $14.4 million, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $13.4 million, a decrease in deferred revenue of $8.5 million and an increase in other assets of $2.2 million, partially offset by an increase in other liabilities of $16.5 million.
Cash provided by investing activities was $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $58.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities was due to timing of maturities and purchases of investments resulting in net sales and maturities of $58.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $71.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by an increase in purchases of intangibles and property and equipment of $35.6 million. The increase in the purchases of intangibles during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to the acquisition of the Merck KGaA patent portfolio in January 2026.
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Cash used in financing activities was $97.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $30.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was due to an increase in the repurchases of common stock of $67.1 million, an increase in the cash payment of dividends in the current year of $2.0 million and a decrease in the proceeds from issuance of common stock of $1,000, partially offset by a decrease in the payment of withholding taxes related to stock-based compensation to employees of $1.6 million.
Working capital was $834.5 million as of March 31, 2026, as compared to $979.0 million as of December 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in short-term investments, other current assets, and accounts receivable, partially offset by an increase in cash and cash equivalents.
We anticipate, based on our internal forecasts and assumptions relating to our operations (including, among others, assumptions regarding our working capital requirements, the progress of our research and development efforts, the availability of sources of funding for our research and development work, and the timing and costs associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, defense and enforcement of our patents and patent applications), that we have sufficient cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to meet our obligations for at least the next twelve months.
Additional funding may be required in the future for research, development and commercialization of our OLED technologies and materials, to obtain, maintain and enforce patents respecting these technologies and materials, and for working capital and other purposes, the timing and amount of which are difficult to ascertain. We believe that potential additional financing sources for us include long-term and short-term borrowings and public and private sales of our equity and debt securities. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available to us when needed, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, particularly in the current economic environment.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and other financial information. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates under other assumptions and conditions.
We believe that our accounting policies related to revenue recognition and deferred revenue, inventories, and income taxes are our “critical accounting policies” as contemplated by the SEC.
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, for additional discussion of our critical accounting policies.
Contractual Obligations
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for a discussion of our contractual obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2026, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements in the nature of guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities (or similar arrangements serving as credit, liquidity or market risk support to unconsolidated entities for any such assets), or obligations (including contingent obligations) arising out of variable interests in unconsolidated entities providing financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to us, or that engage in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We do not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes and hold no derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments that could expose us to significant market risk other than our investments disclosed in “Fair Value Measurements” in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We generally invest in investment grade financial instruments to reduce our exposure related to investments. Our primary market risk exposure with regard to such financial instruments is to changes in interest rates, which would impact interest income earned on investments. However, based upon the conservative nature of our investment portfolio and current experience, we do not believe a decrease in investment yields would have a material negative effect on our interest income.
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Substantially all our revenue is derived from outside of North America and primarily denominated in U.S. dollars and therefore we bear no significant foreign exchange risk from routine customer sales transactions. However, due to a withholding tax receivable denominated in Korean Won, we do bear foreign exchange risk from fluctuations in the Korean Won to U.S. dollar exchange rate and resulting remeasurement.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. However, a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Patent Related Challenges and Oppositions
Each major jurisdiction in the world that issues patents provides both third parties and applicants an opportunity to seek a further review of an issued patent. The process for requesting and considering such reviews is specific to the jurisdiction that issued the patent in question, and generally does not provide for claims of monetary damages or a review of specific claims of infringement. The conclusions made by the reviewing administrative bodies tend to be appealable and generally are limited in scope and applicability to the specific claims and jurisdiction in question.
We believe that opposition proceedings are frequently commenced in the ordinary course of business by third parties who may believe that one or more claims in a patent do not comply with the technical or legal requirements of the specific jurisdiction in which the patent was issued. We view these proceedings as reflective of its goal of obtaining the broadest legally permissible patent coverage permitted in each jurisdiction. Once a proceeding is initiated, as a general matter, the issued patent continues to be presumed valid until the jurisdiction’s applicable administrative body issues a final non-appealable decision. Depending on the jurisdiction, the outcome of these proceedings could include affirmation, denial or modification of some or all of the originally issued claims. We believe that as OLED technology becomes more established and its patent portfolio increases in size, so will the number of these proceedings.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
On April 29, 2025, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing us to purchase up to $100.0 million of our common stock. The repurchase authorization was effective immediately and permitted shares of our common stock to be repurchased from time to time at management's discretion, through a variety of methods, including a 10b5-1 trading plan, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or transactions otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The repurchase program had no time limit, did not obligate us to acquire a specified number of shares and was able to be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, and inclusive of such purchases in the same period, we completed the share repurchase program, through which we repurchased a total of 923,883 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $100.0 million.
On April 28, 2026, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $400.0 million of our common stock.
Share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026, was as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):
Period |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased |
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Average Price Paid Per Share |
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Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part |
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Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that |
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January 1 - 31, 2026 |
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120,003 |
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$ |
117.44 |
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120,003 |
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$ |
51,846 |
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February 1 - 28, 2026 |
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153,754 |
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110.79 |
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153,754 |
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34,811 |
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March 1 - 31, 2026 |
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358,916 |
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96.99 |
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358,916 |
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— |
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Total |
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632,673 |
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$ |
104.19 |
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632,673 |
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$ |
— |
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Trading Arrangements
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, none of our directors or executive officers
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following is a list of the exhibits filed as part of this report. Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits that were previously filed are incorporated by reference. For exhibits incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous filing is indicated parenthetically, together with a reference to the filing indicated by footnote.
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Description |
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31.1* |
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Certifications of Steven V. Abramson, Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) |
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31.2* |
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Certifications of Brian Millard, Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) |
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32.1** |
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Certifications of Steven V. Abramson, Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b), and by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.) |
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32.2** |
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Certifications of Brian Millard, Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b), and by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.) |
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101.INS* |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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101.SCH* |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents. |
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104 |
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The cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Item 101.INS) |
Explanation of footnotes to listing of exhibits:
* |
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Filed herewith. |
** |
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Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION |
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Date: April 30, 2026 |
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By: /s/ Brian Millard |
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Brian Millard |
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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