---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101984-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UEIC"
cik: "0000101984"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:07:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T22:36:57.009450+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Electronics Q1 2026 net sales down 14% to $79M; net loss $0.58 per share

## Summary
- Net sales $79.0M, down 14% YoY from $92.3M; Connected Home $28.3M, Home Entertainment $50.7M.
- GAAP operating loss $3.9M (similar to $3.8M loss in Q1 2025); Adjusted non-GAAP operating loss $1.7M.
- GAAP net loss $7.3M ($0.58 per share) vs $6.3M ($0.48 per share) a year ago; Adjusted net loss $1.3M ($0.10 per diluted share).
- Operating expenses reduced by $5.3M YoY; inventory reduced by ~$9.8M.
- Cash and equivalents $29.8M at quarter end; management focuses on cost structure and cash flow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101984-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UEIC
- cik: 0000101984
- company_name: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:07:29+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198426000057/0000101984-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198426000057/ueic-20260511.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $79.0 million, net income $7.3 million, EPS $0.58 per share.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $79.0 million
  - Net income: $7.3 million
  - EPS: $0.58 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: GAAP net sales were $79.0 million, compared to $92.3 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101984/000010198426000057/0000101984-26-000057-index.htm

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