Universal Health Services (UHS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Universal Health Services (UHS) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.04 for Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q4 2025, and down 60.84% year-on-year from 0.11 in Q1 2025.

Universal Health Services (UHS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Health Services (UHS) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.04 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.04, down 60.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.05 (changed 0.4% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.06, up 26.95% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.04 for Q1 2026 at Universal Health Services, roughly flat from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.25 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.36 in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.05, with a median of 0.06 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 287.95% in 2022 and slumped 245.6% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then slumped by 48.35% to 0.05 in 2023, then slumped by 40.37% to 0.03 in 2024, then jumped by 30.9% to 0.04 in 2025, then increased by 0.02% to 0.04 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.04 in Q1 2026, 0.04 in Q4 2025, and 0.08 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.04
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 0.08
Jun 30, 2025 0.05
Mar 31, 2025 0.11
Dec 31, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 0.16
Jun 30, 2024 0.03
Mar 31, 2024 0.07
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 -0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.07
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.25
Jun 30, 2022 -0.08
Mar 31, 2022 0.06
Dec 31, 2021 0.45
Sep 30, 2021 0.06
Jun 30, 2021 -0.09