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United-Guardian

Develops specialty ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and medical lubricants through Guardian Laboratories.

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United-Guardian, Inc.UGConsumer Staples

Develops and markets specialty cosmetic, personal-care, and sexual-wellness ingredients alongside pharmaceuticals and medical lubricants. Guardian Laboratories' Lubrajel and Renacidin lines account for nearly all sales, making those product families central to the business.

Through Guardian Laboratories, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty cosmetic, personal-care, and sexual-wellness ingredients, as well as healthcare products including pharmaceuticals and medical lubricants. Its R&D work develops new ingredients and refines or expands uses for existing products.

Lubrajel and Renacidin are the two central product lines, together accounting for nearly all sales. Product innovation is the company's stated operating focus, supported by a collaborative R&D environment and efforts to retain technical talent.

Operations are based in Hauppauge, New York. The business is structurally dependent on the continued performance of the Lubrajel and Renacidin product families.

Company facts

CEODonna Vigilante
ListedMar 17, 1980
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersHauppauge, NY
CountryUnited States
Employees25
CIK0000101295
ISINUS9105711082

Key statistics

Market cap$32.8M
EPS (ttm)$0.5400
P/E (ttm)13.24
ROE22.2%
P/B2.82
P/S2.93
Dividend yield7.69%
Beta0.22vs XLP −0.05

Year to date +15.8% · Average volume (30d) 10.6K

Analysts

No analyst consensus on record.

Earnings

EPS

Estimate
Reported$0.16

Revenue

Estimate
Reported$3.1M

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 7, 2026Q2 FY26$0.16$3.1M+0.69%
May 8, 2026Q1 FY26$0.18$2.9M+1.89%
Mar 27, 2026Q4 FY25$0.14$3.0M+1.22%
Nov 6, 2025Q3 FY25$0.06$2.3M−3.20%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$2.5M$2.8M$2.3M$3.0M$2.9M$3.1M
Gross profit$1.4M$1.5M$925.8K$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M
Operating income$610.9K$695.5K$215.1K$721.9K$642.4K$754.1K
Net income$560.9K$626.8K$268.4K$649.6K$818.9K$728.6K
Diluted EPS$0.12$0.14$0.06$0.14$0.18$0.16
Gross margin54.7%52.8%40.9%42.3%49.6%49.7%
Operating margin24.6%24.5%9.5%24.4%22.4%24.3%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $13.9M · FY22 $12.7M · FY23 $10.9M · FY24 $12.2M · FY25 $10.5M

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $8.9M · Total debt $0 · Total assets $13.6M · Shareholders' equity $11.6M

Dividends

Next ex-date
Jan 28, 2027
estimated · in 152 days
Annual dividend
$0.55
per share
Dividend yield
7.69%
Schedule
Semi-annual
2 payments a year

Raised for 2 straight years — most recently to $0.30 from $0.25 in Jul 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.

History

Ex-dateRecordPaidAmountNote
Jul 28, 2026Jul 28Aug 4$0.30raised from $0.25
Feb 9, 2026Feb 9Feb 17$0.25
Jul 25, 2025Jul 25Aug 1$0.25cut from $0.35
Feb 10, 2025Feb 10Feb 18$0.35
Jul 23, 2024Jul 23Jul 31$0.35raised from $0.25
Feb 9, 2024Feb 12Feb 20$0.25raised from $0.10
Jul 25, 2023Jul 26Aug 2$0.10cut from $0.31
Nov 25, 2022Nov 28Dec 7$0.31cut from $0.37
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Ownership

Institutions 19.67%903.9K sharesInsiders 22.45%1.03M sharesOther 57.88%2.66M shares

Shares outstanding 4.59M · Float 2.96M · 64.4% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Kenneth H. Globus · director1.03M22.45%Form 4Jan 23, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLC175.8K3.83%13FMay 14, 2026
Gamco Investors, Inc. et al164.4K3.58%13FMay 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC128.3K2.79%13FMay 15, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP68.5K1.49%13FMay 7, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

No open-market trades in the last 12 months.

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Peers

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