UGI
UGI on NYSE. Gas & other services combined. Market value $7.9bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to September 2025.
Should I look at this?
Worth a closer look
Why it could be worth it
What to watch out for
Nothing big in our quick check. See what could go wrong below.
This is not advice. Check the numbers below.
For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $2.35 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 12.0 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
Each dollar kept in the business earns 8 cents a year. Above 10 is good.
Quality score: 70 of 100. Price score: 79 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$37.15 a share, 17% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $31.62 to $41.34.
Dividend: 4.0% a year
Paid every year for at least 5 years
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
Spare cash swings from quarter to quarter here: $187 million in the past 12 months, $390 million in the year to September 2025.
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $7.4bn | $10.1bn | $8.9bn | $7.2bn | $7.3bn |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | 31.6% | 16.5% | -16.2% | 10.7% | 15.2% |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.40 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.21bn | 0.21bn | 0.21bn | 0.21bn | 0.21bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive4 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Nothing unusual
- Financial strength (Piotroski)6 of 8 checks we could run
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt1.40× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 2.1% a year
- Buying back its own sharesRoughly flat
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $1.3 billion last quarter, down 5% on a year ago.
- A loss of $133 million, compared with a loss of $163 million a year ago.
- It keeps 16 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, up from 12 cents a year earlier.
- Spare cash over the past 12 months: $187 million, down from $443 million.
- About the same number of shares as a year ago.
- Debt is $6.2 billion more than cash, about the same as a year ago.
- Sales grew on a year ago in 2 of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $1.2bn |
| December 2024 | $2.0bn |
| March 2025 | $2.7bn |
| June 2025 | $1.4bn |
| September 2025 | $1.2bn |
| December 2025 | $2.1bn |
| March 2026 | $2.7bn |
| June 2026 | $1.3bn |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | -$273m |
| December 2024 | $375m |
| March 2025 | $479m |
| June 2025 | -$163m |
| September 2025 | -$13m |
| December 2025 | $297m |
| March 2026 | $520m |
| June 2026 | -$133m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 21 November 2025
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 5 November 2026
Who owns it
6 long-term investors we follow own it, unchanged from 6 last quarter. 621 funds in all.
- LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok
- Value
- $215m
- Share of fund
- 0.4%
- Miller Value PartnersBill Miller IV
- Value
- $4m
- Share of fund
- 1.0%
- GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli
- Value
- $852,965
- Share of fund
- <0.1%
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok | $215m | 0.4% | |
| Diamond Hill Capital ManagementRic Dillon (founder) | $38m | 0.3% | Cut |
| Miller Value PartnersBill Miller IV | $4m | 1.0% | |
| GMOJeremy Grantham | $1m | <0.1% | Cut |
| GAMCO InvestorsMario Gabelli | $852,965 | <0.1% | |
| First Eagle Investment ManagementMatthew McLennan | $788,962 | <0.1% | Added |
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$914mAdded
- FMR$483m
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$436mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$333m
- Neuberger Berman Group$283mCut
- State Street$240m
- LSV Asset Management$215m
- Fuller & Thaler Asset Management$203mAdded
- Snyder Capital Management L P$185m
- Geode Capital Management$157m
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
4 investors own more than 5%.
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor12.1%Since 31 December 2024
- FMR LLCPassive investorat least 6.7%+1.3 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 31 March 2026
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementPassive investor5.6%Since 31 March 2026
- Vanguard Capital ManagementPassive investor5.2%Since 31 March 2026
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 12.1% | 31 December 2024 | |
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 6.7%+1.3 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 31 March 2026 | |
Vanguard Portfolio Management Passive investor | 5.6% | 31 March 2026 | |
Vanguard Capital Management Passive investor | 5.2% | 31 March 2026 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 5 sold $4m.
- Shea-Ballay KathleenGC and Chief Legal OfficerSold
- Date
- 18 June 2026
- Shares
- 25,360
- Price
- $33.62
- Value
- $852,603
- Tematio Jean FelixVP, CAO & Corporate ControllerSold
- Date
- 11 February 2026
- Shares
- 12,840
- Price
- $38.07
- Value
- $488,819
- Hartz Joseph L.President of SubsidiarySold
- Date
- 17 December 2025
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $38.45
- Value
- $192,250
- O'Brien SeanChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 5 December 2025
- Shares
- 28,709
- Price
- $37.65
- Value
- $1m
- Bell Hans G.President of SubsidiarySold
- Date
- 26 November 2025
- Shares
- 11,300
- Price
- $38.91
- Value
- $439,683
- Hartz Joseph L.President of SubsidiarySold
- Date
- 25 November 2025
- Shares
- 15,000
- Price
- $38.68
- Value
- $580,200
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2026 | Shea-Ballay Kathleen GC and Chief Legal Officer | Sold | 25,360 | $33.62 | $852,603 |
| 11 February 2026 | Tematio Jean Felix VP, CAO & Corporate Controller | Sold | 12,840 | $38.07 | $488,819 |
| 17 December 2025 | Hartz Joseph L. President of Subsidiary | Sold | 5,000 | $38.45 | $192,250 |
| 5 December 2025 | O'Brien Sean Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 28,709 | $37.65 | $1m |
| 26 November 2025 | Bell Hans G. President of Subsidiary | Sold | 11,300 | $38.91 | $439,683 |
| 25 November 2025 | Hartz Joseph L. President of Subsidiary | Sold | 15,000 | $38.68 | $580,200 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
None of the serious warning signs we check for were found. 1 thing worth knowing.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 21 Nov 2025, plus the 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026 and 15 later 8-Ks.
Changed auditor
Worth knowingThe company changed its auditor (the firm that checks its books) in the last two years.
“As a result of this process, following the review and evaluation of proposals from participating firms, on October 23, 2024, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 and the dismissal of EY.”
From an 8-K filed 29 October 2024: Change of auditor. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
General Risks that May Impact Our Business and Our Shareholders
Could happenConversion of our convertible debt instruments could negatively affect our liquidity, dilute shareholders, or impact our financial position. We have outstanding convertible debt that noteholders may, subject to limited exceptions, seek to convert following a convertible event at a cash settlement price generally equal to the principal amount of the notes to be settled, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As of the date of this Report, no such convertible event is in effect; however, we cannot be certain that such convertible event will not happen prior to our convertible debt’s maturity in 2028. All conversions up to the aggregate principal amount will be settled in cash, and, for any excess, conversions will be settled in cash or shares of Common Stock in the discretion of the Company. A conversion could affect our business in the following ways:
Read moreGeneral Risks that May Impact Our Business and Our Shareholders
Could happen• Failure to settle notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion when required will constitute a default under the indenture, which may trigger a default on other debt agreements thereby accelerating other debt payments to be paid in full, and we may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all amounts due; and • Our decision to settle conversions in the amount of any excess of the aggregate principal amount in cash or shares of Common Stock will be influenced by competing considerations, including preserving liquidity, minimizing dilution, maintaining credit metrics, and managing accounting impacts, and may negatively affect our financial position and liquidity.
Read moreGeneral Risks that May Impact Our Business and Our Shareholders
Could happen• Cash conversions could require substantial cash outflows that may limit our operational flexibility, particularly if multiple conversions occur simultaneously, as we may not have available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to settle the notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion;
Read moreGeneral Risks that May Impact Our Business and Our Shareholders
Could happen• Third parties (such as governmental entities) and other debt agreements may restrict our ability to settle the notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion;
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.