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

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

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

Universal Health Services has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.04 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 60.84% year-over-year to 0.04; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.05 (changed 0.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.06, up 26.95% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.04, roughly flat from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.25 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.36 in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.05 across 5 years, with a median of 0.06 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 287.95% — and 2023, when it plunged 245.6%.
  • Universal Health Services' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then tumbled by 48.35% to 0.05 in 2023, then tumbled by 40.37% to 0.03 in 2024, then jumped by 30.9% to 0.04 in 2025, then advanced by 0.02% to 0.04 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.04 (Q1 2026), 0.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.08 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.60
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.81

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