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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC UHS

NYSE · stock · Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC · website · IPO 1981-07-10 · LEI

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$8.8B
P / E5.9×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.2×
P / FCF10.4×
Dividend yield0.58%
Net margin8.6%
Return on equity20.3%
FCF margin4.9%
Net debt$4.7B
Net debt / EBITDA1.8×
Enterprise value USD$13.5B
EV / EBITDA5.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV14.8%
Return on capital16.2%
Graham number +41.1%$243.25

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($243.25); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
7.20% 7.20% 7.20% 7.20% 8.20% 7.80% 5.00% 5.00% 7.20% 8.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.10% 12.30% 10.90% 10.70% 11.80% 10.80% 7.50% 8.20% 10.60% 11.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
15.30% 14.90% 14.30% 14.60% 14.70% 16.00% 11.30% 11.60% 16.90% 20.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
98.4M 96.3M 93.8M 89.0M 85.6M 83.7M 73.8M 70.1M 67.9M 64.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$4.10B $3.97B $3.89B $3.92B $2.63B $4.07B $4.71B $4.79B $4.38B $4.66B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.80% 7.00% 6.90% 7.00% 7.00% 7.60% 5.00% 5.10% 7.90% 9.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.30% 6.60% 5.70% 7.10% 14.10% 0.20% 2.00% 3.70% 7.10% 4.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.90× 0.80× 0.73× 0.71× 0.60× 0.68× 0.81× 0.79× 0.67× 0.65× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$7.14 $7.81 $8.31 $9.13 $10.99 $11.82 $9.14 $10.23 $16.82 $23.10 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC trades at about 7.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.7×–16.2×, median 15.5×).

7.5× 16.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.7×–16.2×); dot = today's 7.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin11.5%10.6%8.2%7.5%10.8%11.8%10.7%10.9%12.3%13.1%
Net margin8.6%7.2%5.0%5.0%7.8%8.2%7.2%7.2%7.2%7.2%
FCF margin4.9%7.1%3.7%2.0%0.2%14.1%7.1%5.7%6.6%8.3%
Return on assets9.6%7.9%5.1%5.0%7.6%7.0%7.0%6.9%7.0%6.8%
Return on equity20.3%16.9%11.6%11.3%16.0%14.7%14.6%14.3%14.9%15.3%
Debt / equity0.65×0.67×0.79×0.81×0.68×0.60×0.71×0.73×0.80×0.90×
Current ratio1.051.271.401.331.141.321.231.340.971.28

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.