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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

UHS •
HealthcareHealthcare FacilitiesHospitals and inpatient facilities
AboutUniversal 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. Its hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services. As of February 24, 2022, it owned and/or operated 363 inpatient facilities, and 40 outpatient and other facilities located in 39 states; Washington, D.C.; the United Kingdom; and Puerto Rico. The company also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services, which include central purchasing, information, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.Show more
  • Revenue $17.36B +9.7%
  • EBITDA $2.61B +15.3%
  • Net Income $1.49B +30.4%
  • EPS (Diluted) 23.10 +37.3%
  • Gross Margin -
  • EBITDA Margin 15.05% +5.1%
  • Operating Margin 11.48% +8.1%
  • Net Margin 8.57% +18.8%
  • ROE 21.01% +19.3%
  • ROIC 12.45% +13.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.70 -4.8%
  • Interest Coverage 12.78 +42.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 16.8%
  • ✓Share count reduced 5.1% through buybacks
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.1x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y6.74%
5Y8.48%
3Y9.03%
TTM9.71%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y8.14%
5Y9.54%
3Y30.13%
TTM30.36%

EPS CAGR

10Y13.07%
5Y16.02%
3Y36.21%
TTM36.46%

ROCE

10Y Avg12.79%
5Y Avg12.26%
3Y Avg13.38%
Latest16.25%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
UHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust605.21M43.6234.35-100%11.84%11.56%8.11%
HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.118.45B529.7018.667.08%8.97%6.49%
THCTenet Healthcare Corporation21.04B239.3915.453.12%6.6%15.68%12.03%1.47
AUNAAuna S.A.160.71M5.3410.9914.47%4.33%10.05%100%2.32
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc.2.58M206.108.929.71%8.57%20.09%100%0.70
ARDTArdent Health Partners, LLC1.34B9.395.9410.29%3.24%12.57%9.51%1.50
CYHCommunity Health Systems, Inc.484.81M3.460.92-1.18%4.08%42.9%
ACHCAcadia Healthcare Company, Inc.2.12B23.44-1.935.04%-33.29%-51.52%1.23

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+9.77B10.41B10.77B11.38B11.56B12.64B13.4B14.28B15.83B17.36B
Revenue Growth %7.99%6.59%3.48%5.63%1.59%9.37%5.99%6.59%10.82%9.71%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.03B1.11B1.17B1.25B1.29B1.43B1.47B1.53B1.59B0
COGS % of Revenue10.56%10.62%10.85%11%11.14%11.29%11%10.73%10.03%-
Gross Profit+8.73B9.3B9.6B10.13B10.27B11.21B11.93B12.75B14.24B0
Gross Margin %89.44%89.38%89.15%89%88.86%88.71%89%89.27%89.97%-
Gross Profit Growth %8.25%6.52%3.21%5.45%1.42%9.19%6.33%6.91%11.69%-100%
Operating Expenses+7.45B8.02B8.43B8.91B8.91B9.85B10.92B11.57B12.56B0
OpEx % of Revenue76.32%77.09%78.24%78.32%77.1%77.93%81.51%81.04%79.34%-
Selling, General & Admin4.68B5.08B5.36B5.7B5.73B6.28B6.89B7.25B7.67B0
SG&A % of Revenue47.95%48.84%49.76%50.07%49.56%49.7%51.45%50.75%48.43%-
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses2.77B2.94B3.07B3.21B3.18B3.57B4.03B4.33B4.89B0
Operating Income+1.28B1.28B1.18B1.22B1.36B1.36B1B1.18B1.68B1.99B
Operating Margin %13.12%12.3%10.91%10.69%11.75%10.78%7.49%8.23%10.63%11.48%
Operating Income Growth %1.75%-0.1%-8.2%3.46%11.72%0.35%-26.38%17.12%43.09%18.56%
EBITDA+1.7B1.73B1.63B1.71B1.87B1.9B1.59B1.74B2.27B2.61B
EBITDA Margin %17.39%16.6%15.12%15%16.17%15%11.83%12.21%14.32%15.05%
EBITDA Growth %2.41%1.76%-5.77%4.79%9.53%1.47%-16.39%9.97%30.01%15.27%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)416.61M447.76M453.05M490.39M510.49M533.21M581.86M568.04M584.83M618.74M
EBIT1.26B1.27B1.18B1.23B1.36B1.38B993.15M1.14B1.68B0
Net Interest Income+-116.56M-142.77M-154.96M-162.73M-106.28M-83.67M-126.89M-206.67M-186.11M0
Interest Income150K81K002.8M1.6M378K572K1.43M0
Interest Expense116.72M142.85M154.96M162.73M109.09M85.27M127.27M207.25M187.53M156.07M
Other Income/Expense-125.05M-145.17M-140.74M-149.57M-106.27M-69.78M-137.29M-234.96M-183.88M-21.87M
Pretax Income+1.16B1.14B1.03B1.07B1.25B1.29B866.26M940.43M1.5B1.97B
Pretax Margin %11.84%10.9%9.6%9.37%10.83%10.23%6.46%6.58%9.46%11.36%
Income Tax+409.19M363.7M236.64M238.79M299.29M305.68M209.28M221.12M334.83M460.96M
Effective Tax Rate %60.74%66.28%75.37%76.42%75.39%76.67%77.99%76.33%76.24%75.49%
Net Income+702.41M752.3M779.71M814.85M943.95M991.59M675.61M717.79M1.14B1.49B
Net Margin %7.19%7.23%7.24%7.16%8.17%7.84%5.04%5.03%7.22%8.57%
Net Income Growth %3.22%7.1%3.64%4.51%15.84%5.05%-31.87%6.24%59.11%30.36%
Net Income (Continuing)747.17M771.31M797.88M827.54M952.79M987.63M656.98M719.31M1.16B1.49B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest73.69M68.62M80.82M79.1M89.39M108.51M49.46M52.91M96.61M70.62M
EPS (Diluted)+7.147.818.329.1310.9911.829.1410.2316.8223.10
EPS Growth %5.62%9.38%6.53%9.74%20.37%7.55%-22.67%11.93%64.42%37.34%
EPS (Basic)7.227.868.369.1611.0611.999.2310.3517.1623.42
Diluted Shares Outstanding98.38M96.33M93.75M89.04M85.59M83.69M73.83M70.13M67.9M64.46M
Basic Shares Outstanding97.21M95.65M93.28M88.76M85.06M82.52M73.12M69.32M66.55M63.58M
Dividend Payout Ratio5.53%5.08%4.79%6.5%1.84%6.65%8.65%7.73%4.67%-

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+1.68B1.8B1.94B1.92B3.28B2.26B2.54B2.81B2.82B3.41B
Cash & Short-Term Investments33.75M74.42M105.22M61.27M1.22B115.3M102.82M119.44M125.98M137.8M
Cash Only33.75M74.42M105.22M61.27M1.22B115.3M102.82M119.44M125.98M137.8M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable1.44B1.5B1.51B1.56B1.73B1.75B2.02B2.24B2.18B2.6B
Days Sales Outstanding53.852.6351.1650.0754.650.4354.9657.250.2254.7
Inventory125.36M136.18M148.21M159.89M190.42M206.84M218.52M216.99M220.94M0
Days Inventory Outstanding44.3744.9846.2946.6453.9652.954.151.6750.79-
Other Current Assets82.71M86.5M174.47M133.93M138.03M194.78M198.28M236.66M291.61M667.68M
Total Non-Current Assets+8.64B8.96B9.33B9.75B10.2B10.83B10.96B11.16B11.65B12.12B
Property, Plant & Equipment4.33B4.57B4.85B5.34B5.71B6.24B6.37B6.56B6.99B374.24M
Fixed Asset Turnover2.25x2.28x2.22x2.13x2.02x2.03x2.10x2.18x2.26x46.40x
Goodwill3.78B3.83B3.84B3.87B3.88B3.96B3.91B3.93B3.93B3.99B
Intangible Assets0000000076.27M0
Long-Term Investments00000000318.73M0
Other Non-Current Assets520.13M563.83M629.83M523.15M579.97M579.9M605.89M579.73M216.19M7.68B
Total Assets+10.32B10.76B11.27B11.67B13.48B13.09B13.49B13.97B14.47B15.53B
Asset Turnover0.95x0.97x0.96x0.98x0.86x0.97x0.99x1.02x1.09x1.12x
Asset Growth %7.3%4.3%4.68%3.58%15.5%-2.84%3.06%3.51%3.6%7.31%
Total Current Liabilities+1.32B1.85B1.45B1.56B2.48B1.98B1.91B2.01B2.21B3.24B
Accounts Payable439.67M441.98M445.65M446.96M570.52M658.9M636.6M613.97M632M750.13M
Days Payables Outstanding155.6145.98139.19130.37161.66168.52157.6146.2145.28-
Short-Term Debt105.89M545.62M63.45M87.55M332M48.41M81.45M126.69M40.06M821.39M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000376.15M6K2.4M5.38M00
Other Current Liabilities275.29M343.22M472.53M524.63M410.17M466.35M470.86M549.47M622.63M1.67B
Current Ratio1.28x0.97x1.34x1.23x1.32x1.14x1.33x1.40x1.27x1.05x
Quick Ratio1.18x0.90x1.24x1.12x1.25x1.04x1.21x1.29x1.17x1.05x
Cash Conversion Cycle-57.43-48.38-41.74-33.66-53.11-65.19-48.54-37.33-44.27-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+4.39B3.86B4.35B4.52B4.59B4.91B5.61B5.75B5.5B4.95B
Long-Term Debt4.03B3.49B3.94B3.9B3.52B4.14B4.73B4.79B4.46B4.35B
Capital Lease Obligations000270.08M278.3M304.62M395.52M382.56M376.24M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities88.12M54.96M49.66M25.07M5.58M00005.65M
Other Non-Current Liabilities275.17M306.3M361.81M329.93M458.55M464.76M487.67M584.01M655.81M598.45M
Total Liabilities5.71B5.7B5.8B6.09B7.07B6.9B7.52B7.77B7.71B8.19B
Total Debt+4.14B4.04B4B4.31B4.19B4.56B5.27B5.37B4.96B5.17B
Net Debt4.1B3.97B3.89B4.25B2.97B4.44B5.17B5.25B4.83B5.03B
Debt / Equity0.90x0.80x0.73x0.77x0.65x0.74x0.88x0.87x0.73x0.70x
Debt / EBITDA2.44x2.34x2.46x2.53x2.24x2.40x3.32x3.08x2.19x1.98x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.42x2.29x2.39x2.49x1.59x2.34x3.26x3.01x2.13x1.92x
Interest Coverage10.98x8.96x7.58x7.47x12.45x15.99x7.89x5.67x8.97x12.78x
Total Equity+4.61B5.06B5.47B5.58B6.41B6.2B5.97B6.2B6.76B7.41B
Equity Growth %1.21%9.79%8.14%2.07%14.75%-3.25%-3.68%3.88%9.04%9.56%
Book Value per Share46.8352.5158.3562.7074.8574.0680.8688.4499.61114.94
Total Shareholders' Equity4.53B4.99B5.39B5.5B6.32B6.09B5.92B6.15B6.67B7.34B
Common Stock966K942K914K867K851K771K710K672K650K7.28B
Retained Earnings4.89B4.98B5.38B5.47B6.27B6.06B5.93B6.8B7.37B7.99B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-359.02M7.18M4.24M31.89M48.12M30.29M-9.67M-650.6M-706.5M47.78M
Minority Interest73.69M68.62M80.82M79.1M89.39M108.51M49.46M52.91M96.61M70.62M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+1.29B1.18B1.34B1.44B2.36B883.7M996.02M1.27B2.07B1.86B
Operating CF Margin %13.19%11.36%12.45%12.64%20.42%6.99%7.43%8.88%13.06%10.74%
Operating CF Growth %26.21%-8.22%13.39%7.28%64.08%-62.56%12.71%27.29%63.05%-9.81%
Net Income747.17M771.31M797.88M827.54M952.79M987.63M656.98M717.49M1.16B1.51B
Depreciation & Amortization416.61M447.88M453.08M490.39M510.49M533.21M581.86M568.04M584.83M618.74M
Stock-Based Compensation48.11M56.74M66.58M69.43M65.84M73.69M85.38M87.72M99.35M95.69M
Deferred Taxes47.36M049.52M90.09M3.32M26.05M0000
Other Non-Cash Items-129.33M-79.19M-76.15M-97.78M-109.76M0-83.85M-124.34M-198.95M-361.22M
Working Capital Changes158.55M-14.16M49.98M58.79M940.81M-736.89M-244.35M17.07M418.76M0
Change in Receivables-87.88M-24.72M-42.24M-42.06M-145.9M-8.87M-258.34M-182.44M67.36M-317.99M
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables0000000000
Cash from Investing+-1.19B-624.4M-813.4M-688.41M-802.56M-914.47M-647.3M-763.27M-911.11M-1.07B
Capital Expenditures-1.16B-609.43M-811.67M-663.52M-734.21M-855.66M-734M-743.05M-943.81M-1.02B
CapEx % of Revenue11.83%5.85%7.53%5.83%6.35%6.77%5.48%5.2%5.96%5.85%
Acquisitions-32M-15.08M-15.23M-14.58M-54.78M-105.31M-20.31M-3.73M-18.72M0
Investments----------
Other Investing-32M108K13.5M-10.31M8.07M46.51M12M-16.51M51.42M-108.71M
Cash from Financing+-125.95M-519.15M-492.2M-845.04M-384.86M-1.07B-318.4M-493.94M-1.14B-749.73M
Debt Issued (Net)711.62M-102.01M-53.04M-17.92M-160.97M217.11M615.95M99.62M-429.75M0
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid-38.88M-38.21M-37.34M-53M-17.34M-65.9M-58.45M-55.48M-53.35M-51.27M
Share Repurchases-353.38M-364.4M-397.43M-770.5M-206.72M-1.22B-832.92M-547.36M-670.75M-967.95M
Other Financing-27.31M-14.54M-4.4M-3.61M172K715K-42.99M9.28M-6.09M-698.46M
Net Change in Cash-27.48M40.68M32.39M-94.02M1.17B-1.1B21.9M13.63M10.28M46.57M
Free Cash Flow+133.26M573.15M529.22M774.95M1.63B28.04M262.02M524.74M1.12B849.25M
FCF Margin %1.36%5.51%4.91%6.81%14.07%0.22%1.96%3.67%7.1%4.89%
FCF Growth %23.48%330.11%-7.66%46.43%109.81%-98.28%834.59%100.27%114.07%-24.4%
FCF per Share1.355.955.658.7019.000.333.557.4816.5413.17
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.83x1.57x1.72x1.77x2.50x0.89x1.47x1.77x1.81x1.25x
Interest Paid107.08M135.53M150.29M157.41M112.6M75.61M120.14M200.45M168.27M0
Taxes Paid344.61M370.86M293.84M260.62M286.25M362.98M250.76M257.9M325.43M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)15.34%15.57%14.81%14.74%15.75%15.73%11.1%11.79%17.62%21.01%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.56%10.83%9.59%9.5%10.61%10.21%6.91%7.81%10.95%12.45%
Gross Margin89.44%89.38%89.15%89%88.86%88.71%89%89.27%89.97%-
Net Margin7.19%7.23%7.24%7.16%8.17%7.84%5.04%5.03%7.22%8.57%
Debt / Equity0.90x0.80x0.73x0.77x0.65x0.74x0.88x0.87x0.73x0.70x
Interest Coverage10.98x8.96x7.58x7.47x12.45x15.99x7.89x5.67x8.97x12.78x
FCF Conversion1.83x1.57x1.72x1.77x2.50x0.89x1.47x1.77x1.81x1.25x
Revenue Growth7.99%6.59%3.48%5.63%1.59%9.37%5.99%6.59%10.82%9.71%

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