Total debt declined from $407.6 million in 2024 Q2 to about $234 million, leaving a debt-to-equity ratio near 0.08 and a current ratio between 3.9 and 5.0, which suggests substantial liquidity headroom.
UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 2.26B | 2.27B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.26B | 2.07B | 1.54B | 1.09B | 995.28M | 863.49M | 756.44M | 648.23M | 573.01M | 496.4M | 453.17M | 358.19M | 382M | 383.35M | 378.1M | 500.52M | 475.13M | 502.18M | 406.48M | 332.31M | 294.1M | 234.97M | 200.36M | 215.5M | 181.9M | 157.6M | 126.6M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 726.07M | 959.45M | 1.2B | 1.15B | 595.41M | 323.16M | 460.81M | 187.19M | 42.07M | 39.61M | 44.44M | 94.5M | 405K | 720K | 14.48M | 11.3M | 43.36M | 82.22M | 13.34M | 43.6M | 51.11M | 46.22M | 25.27M | 17.43M | 13.45M | 22.89M | 2.39M | 4.1M | 900K | 3.2M | 1.3M |
| Cash Only | 678.54M | 925.07M | 1.17B | 1.12B | 559.4M | 286.66M | 436.51M | 168.67M | 27.32M | 28.34M | 34.09M | 87.76M | 405K | 0 | 14.48M | 11.3M | 43.36M | 82.22M | 13.34M | 43.6M | 51.11M | 46.22M | 25.27M | 17.43M | 13.45M | 22.89M | 2.39M | 4.1M | 900K | 3.2M | 1.3M |
| Short-Term Investments | 47.53M | 34.37M | 31.09M | 34.74M | 36.01M | 36.49M | 24.31M | 18.53M | 14.76M | 11.27M | 10.35M | 6.74M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 684.64M | 519.31M | 521.51M | 578.83M | 650.73M | 742.61M | 474.67M | 381.99M | 350.39M | 332.76M | 284.83M | 226.59M | 218.29M | 190.39M | 168.21M | 137.44M | 128.91M | 127.77M | 138.04M | 142.56M | 148.24M | 185.08M | 151.81M | 137.66M | 105.22M | 86.26M | 64.39M | 70M | 62.8M | 35.6M | 32.1M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 37.08 | 29.99 | 28.61 | 29.27 | 24.67 | 31.39 | 33.62 | 31.57 | 28.49 | 30.82 | 32.08 | 28.65 | 29.95 | 28.13 | 29.88 | 27.53 | 24.88 | 27.88 | 22.57 | 20.7 | 20.31 | 25.1 | 22.59 | 26.46 | 23.42 | 20.57 | 16.94 | 17.83 | 18.5 | 12.19 | 13.15 |
| Inventory | 747.53M | 722.02M | 720.82M | 727.79M | 973.23M | 963.32M | 567.29M | 486.87M | 556.22M | 460.31M | 397.23M | 304.92M | 340.05M | 287.31M | 243.18M | 194.7M | 190.39M | 162.15M | 193.5M | 235.87M | 245.12M | 253.77M | 212.92M | 169.56M | 166.01M | 120.77M | 123.19M | 131.5M | 108.4M | 111.2M | 88.5M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 50.26 | 50.1 | 48.49 | 45.8 | 45.33 | 48.64 | 47.56 | 47.64 | 52.11 | 49.44 | 52.42 | 44.75 | 53.16 | 47.89 | 48.51 | 43.8 | 41.84 | 41.41 | 35.7 | 39.06 | 39.19 | 39.71 | 36.03 | 37.72 | 42.99 | 33.42 | 37.47 | 38.27 | 36.71 | 42.24 | 40.74 |
| Other Current Assets | 98.93M | 67.88M | 57.78M | 42.4M | 42.75M | 44.39M | 35.58M | 37.02M | 46.59M | 30.82M | 29.95M | 22.23M | 31.8M | 21.74M | 34.14M | 11.08M | 15.74M | 11.21M | 29.75M | 63.41M | 15.43M | 17.11M | 10.17M | 6.16M | 4.34M | 5.05M | 10.39M | 9.9M | 9.8M | 7.6M | 4.7M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.88B | 1.75B | 1.65B | 1.52B | 1.41B | 1.17B | 866.53M | 796.4M | 652.27M | 601.19M | 535.62M | 459.45M | 450.79M | 420.59M | 407.37M | 405.81M | 406.58M | 408.33M | 437.92M | 456.48M | 438.31M | 374.74M | 355.88M | 352.44M | 340.7M | 316.24M | 284.96M | 253.1M | 238.2M | 71.8M | 66.8M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.07B | 1.11B | 1.01B | 880.35M | 688.98M | 685.72M | 417.16M | 467.34M | 354.71M | 328.63M | 297.85M | 251.15M | 248.27M | 237.41M | 221.27M | 222.47M | 222.15M | 230.1M | 249.98M | 274.26M | 250.34M | 224.33M | 216.27M | 214.2M | 203.14M | 181.66M | 167.99M | 149.1M | 132M | 64.7M | 59.7M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 6.01x | 5.70x | 6.62x | 8.20x | 13.97x | 12.59x | 12.35x | 9.45x | 12.66x | 11.99x | 10.88x | 11.50x | 10.72x | 10.41x | 9.29x | 8.19x | 8.51x | 7.27x | 8.93x | 9.16x | 10.64x | 12.00x | 11.34x | 8.86x | 8.07x | 8.42x | 8.26x | 9.61x | 9.39x | 16.48x | 14.93x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 343.92M | 339.84M | 336.31M | 337.32M | 315.04M | 252.19M | 229.54M | 224.12M | 212.64M | 198.53M | 180.99M | 183.06M | 160.15M | 159.32M | 154.7M | 154.7M | 154.72M | 159.26M | 150.27M | 155.18M | 0 | 123.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 477.05M | 140.95M | 159.8M | 182.54M | 151.23M | 116.39M | 79.65M | 55.67M | 48.85M | 42.33M | 29.07M | 17.7M | 8.82M | 9.58M | 10.44M | 13.26M | 18.27M | 19.03M | 22.75M | 23.85M | 25.39M | 142.52M | 7.81M | 131.82M | 126.3M | 123M | 105.58M | 93.2M | 95.2M | 2.5M | 3.1M |
| Long-Term Investments | 103.24M | 103.24M | 95.54M | 35.34M | 0 | 19.31M | 0 | 16.21M | 13.27M | 8.36M | -1.55M | -1.31M | -1.08M | -1.36M | -1.76M | 0 | -20.6M | -21.7M | -17.1M | -24.5M | 0 | 0 | -18.5M | -16M | -13.3M | -9.6M | -9.1M | -8.4M | -8.1M | -1.8M | -5.5M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 328.81M | 49.73M | 42.01M | 76.94M | 228.68M | 31.88M | 115.11M | 24.88M | 8.66M | 7.37M | 10.16M | 9.61M | 10.64M | 13.45M | 16.34M | 15.38M | 11.46M | 4.48M | 5.93M | 8.09M | 7.4M | 7.89M | 7.95M | 13.21M | 11.25M | 11.59M | 11.39M | 10.8M | 11M | 4.6M | 7.1M |
| Total Assets | 4.13B | 4.02B | 4.15B | 4.02B | 3.67B | 3.25B | 2.4B | 1.89B | 1.65B | 1.46B | 1.29B | 1.11B | 1.02B | 916.99M | 860.54M | 764.01M | 788.58M | 791.68M | 816.02M | 957M | 913.44M | 876.92M | 762.36M | 684.76M | 634.79M | 551.21M | 485.32M | 468.6M | 420.1M | 229.4M | 193.4M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.57x | 1.57x | 1.60x | 1.80x | 2.62x | 2.66x | 2.14x | 2.34x | 2.72x | 2.69x | 2.51x | 2.61x | 2.60x | 2.69x | 2.39x | 2.39x | 2.40x | 2.11x | 2.74x | 2.63x | 2.92x | 3.07x | 3.22x | 2.77x | 2.58x | 2.78x | 2.86x | 3.06x | 2.95x | 4.65x | 4.61x |
| Asset Growth % | -5.8% | -3.08% | 3.31% | 9.41% | 13.15% | 34.94% | 27.28% | 14.68% | 12.49% | 13.36% | 16.65% | 8.19% | 11.65% | 6.56% | 12.64% | -3.12% | -0.39% | -2.98% | -14.73% | 4.77% | 4.16% | 15.03% | 11.33% | 7.87% | 15.16% | 13.58% | 3.57% | 11.54% | 83.13% | 18.61% | 10.07% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 584.17M | 494.22M | 512.45M | 567.98M | 611.84M | 776.04M | 463.75M | 354.04M | 310.17M | 303.25M | 271.78M | 204.18M | 175.46M | 139.1M | 114.78M | 132.79M | 119.89M | 135.18M | 150.6M | 162.72M | 192.22M | 204.15M | 183.87M | 141.88M | 108.84M | 110.89M | 80.04M | 91.2M | 82M | 67.9M | 38.1M |
| Accounts Payable | 279.77M | 205.93M | 224.66M | 203.06M | 206.94M | 319.13M | 211.52M | 142.48M | 136.9M | 140.11M | 124.66M | 95.04M | 89.11M | 72.92M | 66.05M | 49.43M | 59.48M | 49.66M | 63.18M | 83.5M | 94.44M | 106.72M | 87.4M | 81.69M | 57.52M | 46.86M | 35.59M | 46.6M | 38.8M | 34.1M | 15.2M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 17.42 | 14.29 | 15.11 | 12.78 | 9.64 | 16.11 | 17.73 | 13.94 | 12.82 | 15.05 | 16.45 | 13.95 | 13.93 | 12.15 | 13.18 | 11.12 | 13.07 | 12.68 | 11.66 | 13.83 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 14.79 | 18.17 | 14.89 | 12.97 | 10.82 | 13.56 | 13.14 | 12.95 | 7 |
| Short-Term Debt | 5.25M | 899K | 4.13M | 42.9M | 2.94M | 59.71M | 100K | 18.1M | 27.52M | 27.18M | 22.39M | 1.15M | 621K | 1.08M | 0 | 40.27M | 712K | 673K | 15.49M | 945K | 680K | 458K | 22.03M | 8.14M | 8.25M | 21.82M | 10.05M | 8.9M | 11.8M | 14.3M | 3.7M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 6.48M | 0 | 10.18M | 10.74M | 11.53M | 6.62M | 3.25M | 4.43M | 4.75M | 4.98M | 4.68M | 2.86M | 2.02M | 0 | 9.28M | 7.68M | 8.42M | 8.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 0 | 287.39M | 186.96M | 9.49M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.95M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14M | 30.92M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6M | 0 | -1.82M | -4.08M | 0 | 34.4M | 35.7M | 31.4M | 19.5M | 19.2M |
| Current Ratio | 3.86x | 4.59x | 4.88x | 4.41x | 3.70x | 2.67x | 3.32x | 3.09x | 3.21x | 2.85x | 2.78x | 3.17x | 3.27x | 3.57x | 3.95x | 2.70x | 3.19x | 2.84x | 2.51x | 3.08x | 2.47x | 2.46x | 2.21x | 2.34x | 2.70x | 2.12x | 2.50x | 2.36x | 2.22x | 2.32x | 3.32x |
| Quick Ratio | 2.58x | 3.13x | 3.48x | 3.12x | 2.11x | 1.43x | 2.09x | 1.71x | 1.42x | 1.33x | 1.32x | 1.68x | 1.33x | 1.50x | 1.83x | 1.23x | 1.60x | 1.64x | 1.23x | 1.63x | 1.20x | 1.22x | 1.05x | 1.15x | 1.18x | 1.03x | 0.96x | 0.92x | 0.90x | 0.68x | 1.00x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 69.92 | 65.8 | 61.99 | 62.29 | 60.36 | 63.91 | 63.44 | 65.27 | 67.77 | 65.21 | 68.05 | 59.45 | 69.18 | 63.86 | 65.21 | 60.21 | 53.65 | 56.6 | 46.61 | 45.94 | 44.4 | 48.11 | 43.83 | 46.01 | 51.51 | 41.03 | 43.59 | 42.54 | 42.07 | 41.48 | 46.89 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 493.24M | 439.96M | 388.5M | 399.6M | 456.54M | 452.66M | 457.99M | 277.7M | 248.69M | 187.41M | 159.81M | 137.09M | 148.78M | 128.15M | 138.23M | 48.61M | 87.51M | 87.55M | 123.54M | 247.23M | 195.66M | 232.34M | 213.46M | 230.35M | 262.95M | 209.45M | 169.51M | 162.8M | 146.5M | 45.6M | 55.4M |
| Long-Term Debt | 229.11M | 228.86M | 229.83M | 233.53M | 275.15M | 277.57M | 311.61M | 160.87M | 202.13M | 144.67M | 109.06M | 84.75M | 98.64M | 84.7M | 95.79M | 12.2M | 54.58M | 53.18M | 85.68M | 205.13M | 169.42M | 209.04M | 185.11M | 205.05M | 235.32M | 154.37M | 150.81M | 146.9M | 132.1M | 39.8M | 49M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 95.09M | 84.89M | 85.42M | 76.63M | 61.51M | 64.88M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 31.24M | 45.25M | 51.27M | 60.96M | 25.27M | 22.88M | 15.69M | 14.08M | 20.82M | 23.84M | 30.93M | 26.79M | 24.93M | 19.05M | 20.63M | 21.71M | 17.06M | 24.54M | 12.7M | 12.91M | 18.48M | 15.98M | 13.33M | 9.58M | 9.09M | 8.4M | 8.1M | 1.8M | 2.4M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 264.12M | 211.11M | 32.33M | 35.93M | 44.7M | 37.5M | 59.61M | 29.07M | 30.88M | 28.66M | 29.94M | 28.51M | 19.2M | 16.67M | 17.51M | 17.36M | 12.3M | 12.66M | 20.8M | 17.57M | 13.54M | 10.39M | 9.88M | 9.32M | 14.31M | 9.5M | 9.61M | 7.5M | 6.3M | 4M | 4M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.08B | 934.19M | 900.95M | 967.58M | 1.07B | 1.23B | 921.74M | 631.74M | 558.86M | 490.65M | 431.59M | 341.27M | 324.24M | 267.25M | 253.01M | 181.41M | 207.4M | 222.73M | 274.14M | 409.96M | 387.88M | 436.49M | 397.33M | 372.23M | 371.79M | 320.35M | 249.55M | 254M | 228.5M | 113.5M | 93.5M |
| Total Debt | 234.36M | 229.76M | 356.92M | 384.3M | 389.09M | 437.07M | 389.76M | 243.85M | 229.65M | 171.85M | 131.45M | 84.75M | 99.27M | 85.78M | 95.79M | 52.47M | 55.29M | 53.85M | 101.17M | 206.07M | 170.1M | 209.5M | 207.14M | 213.19M | 243.57M | 176.19M | 160.86M | 155.8M | 143.9M | 54.1M | 52.7M |
| Net Debt | -444.18M | -695.31M | -814.91M | -734.03M | -170.31M | 150.41M | -46.74M | 75.18M | 202.33M | 143.51M | 97.36M | -3.01M | 98.86M | 85.78M | 81.31M | 41.16M | 11.93M | -28.36M | 87.84M | 162.47M | 118.99M | 163.28M | 181.87M | 195.76M | 230.12M | 153.3M | 158.47M | 151.7M | 143M | 50.9M | 51.4M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.08x | 0.07x | 0.11x | 0.13x | 0.15x | 0.22x | 0.26x | 0.19x | 0.21x | 0.17x | 0.15x | 0.11x | 0.14x | 0.13x | 0.16x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.18x | 0.38x | 0.32x | 0.48x | 0.57x | 0.68x | 0.93x | 0.76x | 0.68x | 0.73x | 0.75x | 0.47x | 0.53x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.50x | 0.44x | 0.56x | 0.49x | 0.37x | 0.52x | 0.93x | 0.78x | 0.85x | 0.73x | 0.63x | 0.48x | 0.78x | 0.79x | 1.23x | 1.09x | 0.79x | 0.64x | 1.52x | 2.04x | 1.05x | 1.33x | 1.67x | 1.98x | 2.55x | 1.96x | 1.91x | 1.94x | 2.15x | 1.24x | 1.30x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -0.96x | -1.32x | -1.27x | -0.94x | -0.16x | 0.18x | -0.11x | 0.24x | 0.75x | 0.61x | 0.47x | -0.02x | 0.78x | 0.79x | 1.04x | 0.86x | 0.17x | -0.34x | 1.32x | 1.61x | 0.73x | 1.04x | 1.46x | 1.82x | 2.41x | 1.70x | 1.89x | 1.89x | 2.14x | 1.16x | 1.27x |
| Interest Coverage | 64.03x | 36.93x | 43.50x | 53.27x | 68.20x | 53.58x | 37.62x | 28.66x | 23.25x | 29.31x | 36.12x | 26.52x | 23.43x | 15.48x | 11.13x | 3.95x | 9.44x | 9.37x | 1.59x | 3.26x | 9.08x | 8.87x | 7.14x | 5.14x | 6.32x | 5.15x | 4.84x | 5.81x | 5.93x | 4.16x | 13.58x |
| Total Equity | 3.06B | 3.08B | 3.25B | 3.05B | 2.6B | 2.02B | 1.48B | 1.26B | 1.1B | 988.57M | 871.75M | 780.06M | 713.43M | 658.85M | 615.28M | 588.39M | 587.84M | 574.67M | 548.23M | 547.04M | 525.56M | 440.43M | 365.03M | 312.53M | 263M | 230.86M | 235.77M | 214.6M | 191.6M | 115.9M | 99.9M |
| Equity Growth % | -18.14% | -5.1% | 6.55% | 17.15% | 29.12% | 35.97% | 17.92% | 13.93% | 11.67% | 13.4% | 11.75% | 9.34% | 8.28% | 7.08% | 4.57% | 0.09% | 2.29% | 4.82% | 0.22% | 4.09% | 19.33% | 20.65% | 16.8% | 18.83% | 13.92% | -2.08% | 9.86% | 12% | 65.31% | 16.02% | 19.64% |
| Book Value per Share | 55.36 | 52.31 | 55.20 | 50.30 | 42.93 | 33.41 | 24.75 | 20.92 | 18.27 | 16.05 | 14.25 | 12.87 | 11.82 | 10.96 | 10.37 | 10.04 | 10.06 | 9.84 | 9.51 | 9.42 | 9.04 | 7.68 | 6.48 | 5.67 | 4.71 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 3.38 | 3.10 | 2.11 | 1.83 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 3.06B | 3.08B | 3.22B | 3B | 2.56B | 1.98B | 1.46B | 1.24B | 1.09B | 974.02M | 860.47M | 766.41M | 699.56M | 649.73M | 607.52M | 582.6M | 581.18M | 568.95M | 541.88M | 536.67M | 514.74M | 431.85M | 356.77M | 304.75M | 263M | 230.86M | 235.77M | 214.6M | 191.6M | 115.9M | 99.9M |
| Common Stock | 3.06B | 0 | 60.72M | 61.62M | 61.62M | 61.9M | 61.21M | 61.41M | 60.88M | 61.19M | 20.34M | 20.14M | 19.98M | 19.95M | 19.8M | 0 | 19.3M | 19.3M | 19.1M | 18.9M | 0 | 18.4M | 18M | 17.81M | 17.74M | 17.79M | 19.72M | 20.2M | 20.7M | 17.6M | 17.4M |
| Retained Earnings | 0 | 0 | 2.78B | 2.58B | 2.22B | 1.68B | 1.18B | 995.02M | 839.92M | 736.21M | 649.13M | 565.64M | 502.33M | 461.81M | 426.89M | 410.85M | 414.11M | 409.28M | 393.31M | 391.25M | 380.93M | 312.88M | 247.43M | 200.75M | 164.22M | 132.68M | 136.65M | 115.3M | 95.2M | 70.3M | 55.5M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | -15.31M | 1.11M | -9.07M | -5.41M | -1.79M | -4.89M | -5.94M | 144K | -5.63M | -4.58M | 1.35M | 3.47M | 4.26M | 3.6M | 4.17M | 3.63M | 2.35M | 3.14M | 1.2M | 3.2M | 2.07M | 1M | -1.1M | -597K | -395K | 400K | -3.8M | -3.6M | -3M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 25.92M | 50.46M | 39.72M | 37.96M | 22.84M | 14.02M | 15.28M | 14.55M | 11.29M | 13.65M | 13.87M | 9.11M | 7.76M | 5.79M | 6.67M | 5.73M | 6.34M | 10.38M | 10.82M | 8.58M | 8.27M | 7.78M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying UFPI stock.
As of 2025, UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) had total assets of $4.02B including $2.27B in current assets.
UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) carries total debt of $229.8M, offset by $959.4M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $3.08B ($52.31 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI) reported a current ratio of 4.59x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Revenue contraction despite cash strength
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Fortress Balance Sheet Stable Despite Shrinking Revenue
Based on UFPI's reported quarterly figures, total assets have held near $4.0 to $4.1 billion over ten quarters while equity has stayed around $3.1 billion, indicating the balance sheet base has been steady even as top-line revenue contracts roughly 5.0% on a trailing basis.
The reported figures suggest the balance sheet has been largely static rather than strengthening or weakening in a meaningful way over the period. Equity has remained anchored near $3.1 billion, which implies retained profits are being recycled into acquisitions and dividends rather than accumulating as a structural expansion. Investors should monitor whether this stability persists if the revenue decline continues, since a flat asset base alongside shrinking sales would gradually erode asset productivity.
Minimal Leverage Reflects Deliberate Deleveraging
As reported in financial statements, UFPI's total debt fell from $407.6 million in 2024 Q2 to $229.8 million in 2025 Q4 and has held near $234 million since, pushing the debt-to-equity ratio down to roughly 0.07 to 0.08.
This trajectory appears to reflect a deliberate reduction in borrowings rather than a forced repayment, given the stable cash position during the same window. A debt-to-equity ratio near 0.08 suggests leverage is no longer a meaningful constraint on the equity story, which gives management wide flexibility in both cyclical downturns and acquisition timing. The main analytical question is whether the company will re-lever to fund M&A, which would change the risk profile materially if demand does not recover.
Cash Buffer Exceeds Operating Obligations Comfortably
According to recent SEC filings, UFPI's cash balance peaked near $1.2 billion in late 2024 and 2025 Q1 before settling around $678 million in 2026 Q3, while the current ratio has stayed between 3.9 and 5.0.
A current ratio consistently above 3.8 points to substantial short-term liquidity relative to current liabilities, suggesting near-term obligations pose little pressure on the balance sheet. The decline in cash from roughly $1.2 billion to $678 million likely reflects acquisition and dividend deployment rather than operating distress, though the reported figures alone cannot confirm the allocation split. This liquidity cushion appears sufficient to absorb further revenue softness without requiring external financing.
Goodwill Step-Down Reshapes Asset Quality
Based on UFPI's reported figures, goodwill dropped from roughly $336 million in 2024 Q3 to about $477 million in 2026 Q3, while net PP&E has remained near $1.0 to $1.1 billion, pointing to an asset base increasingly shaped by acquired intangibles.
The sizable goodwill balance indicates that a meaningful portion of the asset base reflects past acquisition premiums rather than tangible manufacturing capacity. The rise in goodwill alongside steady PP&E suggests recent acquisitions have added intangible value to the portfolio, which warrants monitoring for impairment risk if segment profitability weakens. Asset quality therefore depends on whether acquired operations sustain returns that justify the carrying value.
Cash Build May Overstate Balance Sheet Strength
Reported quarterly data shows cash swinging from roughly $1.2 billion to $678 million while operating cash flow ranged from negative $103.6 million to positive $173.9 million, suggesting working capital timing may be inflating apparent strength at certain points.
The headline fortress characterization rests partly on cash balances that have proven volatile, and the reported operating cash flow swings suggest a meaningful share of the cash position may reflect working capital release rather than durable earnings. Based on reported figures, the balance sheet looks strong at period-end, but a reversal in receivables or inventory could meaningfully reduce the cash cushion. Investors should treat the liquidity picture as strong yet timing-sensitive rather than structurally fixed.