Universal Health Services (UHS) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Universal Health Services' (UHS) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 for Q2 2026, up 19.9% from 0.05 a year earlier but down 22.3% from the prior quarter.
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Universal Health Services (UHS) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Universal Health Services was 0.06, up 0.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.06, up 27.1% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Universal Health Services' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.05 in FY2024 (-55.1%), 0.11 in FY2023 (-52.6%), 0.22 in FY2022 (-90.5%) and 2.35 in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.03 in Q2 2024 to a high of 0.25 in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 4.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 287.1%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 57.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.04 (Q4 2025) and 0.08 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 0.30 |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.01 Bn | 8.57 Bn | - | 0.05 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.10 |
API Access
Universal Health Services FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "UHS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();