Analysis updated on Oct. 14, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
On Oct. 14, 2026, UHS is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
Universal Health Services Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $10.55B. It ranks number 3 by market capitalization among the 6 Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for UHS is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.3%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.6% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-14 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $10.55B | 3/6 |
| P/E Ratio | 6.91x | 4/5 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.40x | – |
| Dividend Yield | 0.47% | – |
| EPS | $24.50 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $127.49 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $307.36 | – |
| FCF/Share | $14.34 | – |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 20.3% | – |
| ROA | 9.6% | 2/6 |
| ROIC | 16.3% | – |
| Operating Margin | 11.4% | – |
| Net Margin | 8.4% | 2/6 |
| EBT Margin | 11.2% | 4/6 |
| Tax Rate | 23.5% | – |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.12x | 5/6 |
| D/E Ratio | 1.11x | – |
| Financial Leverage | 2.12x | – |
| Interest Coverage | 12.9x | – |
| Working Capital | $382M | 5/6 |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.80B | 3/6 |
| Free Cash Flow | $845M | 3/5 |
| Capital Spending | -$955M | 3/5 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -5.3% | 5/6 |
| FCF Growth YoY | -6.2% | 4/5 |
| FCF/Sales | 4.7% | 4/5 |
| CapEx/Sales | 5.3% | 2/5 |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 1.14x | 3/6 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.5x | 4/6 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 2.5x | 5/6 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 56 days | 3/6 |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $18.11B | 3/6 |
| Operating Income | $2.06B | – |
| Net Income | $1.53B | 2/6 |
| Metric | UHS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.84 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 3.4% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 59M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $3.68B | 23.1% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $139M | 0.9% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $2.80B | 17.6% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $8.35B | 52.4% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $846M | 5.3% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Universal Health Services Inc (Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC): 6 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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On Oct. 14, 2026, UHS is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for UHS is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Universal Health Services Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.
6 issuers in our coverage, UHS included, share the SEC industry code Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC. The largest are: Hca Healthcare, Inc. (HCA), Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC), Surgery Partners, Inc. (SGRY), Ardent Health, Inc. (ARDT), Community Health Systems Inc (CYH).
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