profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Universal Health Services
$193.84-1.49% today
-15.1% in 1 year
1-year low $141.171-year high $244.18
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $7.51 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Universal Health Services sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $13.4 billion in 2022 to $17.4 billion in 2025, with $1.49 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Universal Health Services handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $968M
Free cash flow 2025$825M
Bought back its own shares$968M
Paid as dividends$51M
Cash vs. debt$138M vs. $5.2B
Universal Health Services vs. similar companies
Universal Health Services grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Health Services | 7.5× · Cheap | ||
 Tenet Healthcare | 16.2× · Fair price | ||
 Solventum | 9.7× · Cheap | ||
 Encompass Health | 24.4× · Fair price | ||
 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 10.4× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Universal Health Services's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,559 | 12,642 | 13,399 | 14,282 | 15,828 | 17,365 | |
| – | – | 11,925 | 12,749 | 14,240 | 15,706 | |
| 1,358 | 1,363 | 1,004 | 1,175 | 1,682 | 1,994 | |
| 1,869 | 1,910 | 1,575 | 1,715 | 2,265 | 2,743 | |
| 944 | 992 | 676 | 718 | 1,142 | 1,489 | |
| 10.99 | 11.82 | 9.14 | 10.23 | 16.82 | 23.10 | |
| – | – | 89.0% | 89.3% | 90.0% | 90.4% | |
| 11.8% | 10.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 11.5% | |
| 8.2% | 7.8% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 7.2% | 8.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 13,477 | 13,094 | 13,494 | 13,968 | 14,470 | 15,528 |
| Cash | 1,224 | 115 | 103 | 119 | 126 | 138 |
| Total debt | 4,135 | 4,495 | 5,271 | 5,367 | 4,955 | 5,167 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 7,524 | 7,766 | 7,707 | 8,118 |
| 6,317 | 6,090 | 5,921 | 6,149 | 6,666 | 7,276 | |
| 86 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 64 | |
| 10.3% | 10.3% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 11.4% | 13.5% | |
| 14.9% | 16.3% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 20.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,360 | 884 | 996 | 1,268 | 2,067 | 1,864 | |
| 731 | 856 | 734 | 743 | 944 | 1,040 | |
| 1,629 | 28 | 262 | 525 | 1,123 | 825 | |
| Dividends paid | 17 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 51 |
| 207 | 1,221 | 833 | 547 | 671 | 968 | |
| 66 | 74 | 85 | 88 | 99 | 96 |
Valuation
- 7.5×
- 8.3×
- 0.47
- 1.4×
- 0.6×
- 13.6×
- 5.9×
- 7.4%
- 13.3%
- 0.5%
Profitability
- 90.4%
- 11.5%
- 8.6%
- 15.7%
- 11.8%
- 8.6%
- 20.9%
- 9.7%
- 16.4%
- –
Growth
- +8.5%
- +16.0%
- −24.4%
- +32.0%
- −6.3%
Financial health
- 1.8×
- 0.68
- 32.7%
- 13.4×
- 1.08
- 1.08
- 1.13
How it ranks in Healthcare
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 23%of 952
Top 44%of 883
Top 6%of 576
Bottom 40%of 870
Top 12%of 985
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $226.00
- Range
- $190.00 – $310.00
- 6 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | 5.62 | 5.29 | +6.2% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 5.88 | 5.92 | −0.7% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 5.69 | 4.66 | +22.1% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 5.35 | 4.92 | +8.7% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 4.84 | 4.35 | +11.3% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 4.92 | 4.21 | +16.9% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 3.71 | 3.65 | +1.6% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 4.31 | 3.28 | +31.4% |
0.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$5a year at today's yield, before tax
+32.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.40 in 2015 → $0.80 in 2025
How safe it looks
3.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 6.2%
News
Universal Logistics GAAP EPS of $0.69 beats by $0.37, revenue of $394.05M beats by $3.65MSeeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026Universal Display expects full-year revenue toward low end of $630M-$670M range as OLEDX and NovaJet launchSeeking Alpha · Oct 28, 2026Why Is Universal Health Services (UHS) Up 5.7% Since Last Earnings Report?Yahoo Finance · Aug 26, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
5/7Passes 5 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
62Pass
Benjamin Graham
78Pass
Philip Fisher
67Pass
Peter Lynch
71Pass
Joel Greenblatt
62Pass
Charlie Munger
47No pass
Terry Smith
36No pass
Questions about Universal Health Services
Is Universal Health Services a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 5 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Universal Health Services AI analysis
What does Universal Health Services do?
Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. The company operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. It is in Medical - Care Facilities, based in King of Prussia, PA, United States, with 101,500 employees.
Does Universal Health Services pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.5% a year, about 3% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $51.3 million in dividends.
Is Universal Health Services stock halal?
No. Universal Health Services does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 46% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Universal Health Services stock done over the past year?
Down 15.1% over the past twelve months, to $193.84. It traded between $141.17 and $244.18 and is 20.6% below its high.
Who are Universal Health Services's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Tenet Healthcare, Solventum, Encompass Health and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Universal Health Services's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.