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    Universal Health Services Inc (UHS)

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    HEALTHCARE • MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES • NYSE

    $187.41
    +1.52 (+0.82%)

    Market Cap: $10.96B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +15.07%
    Streak
    17 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.18
    Range$4.35 - $5.65
    15 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    12
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$5.56-6.8%
    60d ago$5.19-0.1%
    30d ago$5.19-0.2%
    7d ago$5.19-0.1%
    Current$5.18
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.7B
    Range$4.6B - $4.8B
    15 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.94
    Range$4.81 - $6.85
    16 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.9B
    Range$4.7B - $5.2B
    17 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$5.94---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$5.18---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 27
    		$5.98$5.66+5.65%Beat+11.8%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 27
    		$5.62$5.46+2.93%Beat+16.1%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 25
    		$5.88$5.88+0.00%Beat+19.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 27
    		$5.69$4.95+14.95%Beat+53.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 28
    		$5.35$4.96+7.86%Beat+24.1%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 28
    		$4.84$4.36+11.01%Beat+30.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 26
    		$4.92$4.18+17.84%Beat+57.2%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$3.71$3.70+0.27%Beat+45.5%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 24
    		$4.31$3.32+29.82%Beat+70.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 24
    		$3.70$3.14+17.83%Beat+58.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 27
    		$3.13$2.88+8.68%Beat+3.6%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.55$2.36+8.05%Beat+0.4%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.53$2.42+4.55%Beat+15.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.34$2.19+6.85%Beat+8.8%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 27
    		$3.02$2.96+2.03%Beat+2.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.54$2.42+4.96%Beat-4.9%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.20$2.09+5.26%Beat-41.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.15$2.47-12.96%Miss-11.9%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 24
    		$2.95$2.87+2.79%Beat-17.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.67$2.76-3.26%Miss-7.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 26
    		$3.76$2.69+39.78%Beat+28.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 26
    		$2.44$2.24+8.93%Beat+41.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$3.59$2.78+29.14%Beat+28.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$2.88$1.86+54.84%Beat+44.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 27
    		$2.93$0.65+350.77%Beat+6.2%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 27
    		$1.73$2.55-32.16%Miss-29.4%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 26
    		$2.79$2.57+8.56%Beat+17.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.99$2.30-13.48%Miss-10.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.76$2.50+10.40%Beat+11.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.45$2.60-5.77%Miss+0.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 27
    		$2.37$2.34+1.28%Beat+18.5%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.23$2.01+10.95%Beat+49.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.47$2.40+2.92%Beat+27.3%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.45$2.59-5.41%Miss+16.7%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 28
    		$2.00$1.84+8.70%Beat+11.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.49$1.69-11.83%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.94$2.06-5.83%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.10$2.07+1.45%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 28
    		$1.80$1.81-0.55%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.43%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.80
    Payout Ratio2.65%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.00%
    5Y CAGR+31.95%
    UHS dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun UHS in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio8.09EV/EBITDA5.75x
    Price/FCF13.22xFCF Yield7.56%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin8.42%Operating Margin11.10%
    ROE20.90%ROIC13.15%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.69xInterest Coverage13.85x
    Current Ratio1.12xQuick Ratio1.04x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.03Avg Volume721.15K
    52-Week High$245.2652-Week Low$139.92

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$178.77
    SMA 20$177.91
    SMA 50$174.98
    SMA 200$178.43
    EMA 10$180.30
    EMA 20$178.29
    EMA 50$174.08
    EMA 200$176.25

    MACD

    Line: 2.37Signal: 1.55Hist: 0.82

    ADX

    ADX: 16.7+DI: 33.4-DI: 11.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down12.0
    PSAR$174.23

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$184.94
    Lower Band$170.88
    %B Position790%(Upper)
    Band Width1.18

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    68.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K74.4
    Stoch %D59.0
    Williams %R-18.3
    ROC (10d)7.0%
    Momentum12.34
    CCI (20d)274.4
    MFI (14d)51.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.69(2.5%)
    StdDev (20d)3.51
    Hist Vol23.9%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$188.41
    OBV7.1M
    AD Line-42.2M
    CMF (20d)-0.348

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)696.7K
    Vol Ratio0.7x
    VWMA (20d)$177.81

    Pivot Points

    R3$195.47
    R2$191.18
    R1$188.54
    Pivot Point$184.25
    S1$181.61
    S2$177.32
    S3$174.68

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI16.06
    Ultimate Osc51.1
    KST22.20

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$4.64B$4.50B$4.49B$4.50B$4.28B$4.10B$4.11B$3.96B$3.91B$3.84B$3.70B$3.56B
    Cost of Revenue$2.14B$2.09B$2.05B$2.07B$2.01B$1.95B$1.91B$1.91B$1.86B$1.84B$1.80B$1.78B
    Gross Profit$2.50B$2.41B$2.44B$2.42B$2.27B$2.15B$2.21B$2.05B$2.05B$2.00B$1.90B$1.78B
    Operating Expenses$1.98B$1.90B$1.92B$1.90B$1.77B$1.69B$1.73B$1.67B$1.61B$1.61B$1.57B$1.49B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.78B$1.71B$1.72B$1.71B$1.58B$1.51B$1.55B$1.48B$1.43B$1.44B$1.39B$1.32B
    Operating Income$516.67M$502.86M$517.23M$521.69M$500.27M$454.82M$472.49M$384.17M$436.40M$388.76M$331.20M$285.36M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$39.91M$37.13M$42.22M$38.43M$35.36M$40.06M$39.72M$44.66M$48.90M$52.83M$53.59M$53.38M
    Income Before Tax$479.13M$469.12M$581.44M$496.89M$473.38M$420.43M$438.31M$341.53M$382.01M$336.09M$281.12M$220.51M
    Income Tax Expense$114.54M$110.44M$133.60M$117.78M$110.77M$98.80M$101.26M$75.62M$87.68M$70.26M$61.50M$52.50M
    Net Income$364.59M$358.68M$447.84M$379.11M$362.61M$321.63M$337.05M$265.91M$294.33M$265.82M$219.62M$168.01M
    EBITDA$686.38M$661.67M$786.99M$690.38M$660.75M$608.83M$624.82M$535.76M$578.38M$529.91M$480.19M$411.08M
    EBIT$519.04M$506.25M$623.66M$535.32M$508.75M$460.48M$478.04M$386.19M$430.90M$388.91M$334.71M$273.88M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    UHS Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    8.1x
    Forward P/E
    7.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    5.7x
    P/FCF
    13.2x
    PEG
    1.2x
    P/B
    1.5x
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    UHS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    53.9%
    Operating margin
    11.1%
    Net margin
    8.4%
    ROIC
    13.2%
    ROE
    20.9%
    FCF margin
    4.7%
    FCF yield
    7.6%

    UHS Competitors

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    Sector: Healthcare

    UHS Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    20
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    6
    Hold
    12
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    UHS Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • UHS beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    UHS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    7.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $5.18
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 12 down

    UHS Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.4%
    Payout ratio
    2.7%
    3Y DPS growth
    0.0%
    5Y DPS growth
    32.0%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    UHS dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About UHS

    What is UHS's current dividend yield?

    Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) has a forward dividend yield of 0.43%.

    Does UHS pay dividends?

    Yes, Universal Health Services Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.43%.

    What is UHS's P/E ratio?

    Universal Health Services Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.09.

    What is UHS's market cap?

    Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) has a market capitalization of $10.96B with a current stock price of $187.41.

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