UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc.
UHS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 8.1x earnings, below its usual 12x. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
UHS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
UHS's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
UHS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 8.1x | $194 | — |
| Forward | 8.6x | $194 | — |
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | +19% |
| Fair | 12x | $296 | +53% |
| Expensive | 15x | $367 | +89% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UHS's PE is in its cheap range at 8.1x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.6x.
UHS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect UHS's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
UHS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.52 | -5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.86 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.50 | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.95 | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.10 | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.03 | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.97 | +39% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.80 | +51% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.82 | +64% |
UHS's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $23.86 over the past year, up 13% from the year before, and higher year over year for 12 quarters in a row.
UHS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.7B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.5B | +9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.5B | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.5B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1B | +6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1B | +11% |
UHS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.7B last quarter, up 5.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +2.6 points |
UHS's operating margin was 9.6% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
UHS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $421.6M | +178% |
| Q2 2026 | $215.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $184.5M | +52% |
| Q4 2025 | $293.5M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $151.8M | +78% |
| Q2 2025 | $283M | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $121M | -36% |
| Q4 2024 | $412.5M | +68% |
UHS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $1.1B over the past year.
UHS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -765K shares |
| 1 year | -7.1% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -10.5M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -24.5M shares |
| Available history | -34% | -29.9M shares |
UHS has 59M diluted shares, down 7.1% from a year ago, with $1.1B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $245.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $320.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $163.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $352M |
| Q3 2025 | $237.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $155.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $223.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $250.2M |
UHS spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 25% from the year before.
UHS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
UHS's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.8 years a year ago.
UHS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.1 | Neutral |
UHS's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
UHS PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UHS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.1x | 26x | 69% below |
| PE % | 9 | 29 | 20 pts below |
UHS is trading at 8.1x earnings, a 69% discount to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
UHS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $183.7 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $173.6 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $183.2 | 5.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $185.2 | 4.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $174.6 | 11% above |
UHS is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% above its 200-week average.
UHS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $143.4 | $136.9 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | $136.9 | $128.1 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | $128.1 | $140.8 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | $140.8 | $152.4 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | $152.4 | $180.5 | +18% |
| 2025 | $180.5 | $227.6 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $227.6 | $193.8 | -15% |
UHS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.