Universal Health Services UHS
NYSE UHS
$169.05 +1.56 (+0.93%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Universal Health Services (UHS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Universal Health Services' (UHS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $184.5 million in Q1 2026, up 52.43% YoY from $121.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 37.14% on a QoQ basis from $293.5 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Universal Health Services (UHS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Health Services (UHS) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $184.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 52.43% year-over-year to $184.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $912.7 million (down 13.61% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $849.2 million, down 24.4% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $184.5 million in Q1 2026, from $293.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $437.9 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$175.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $173.2 million and a median of $184.5 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow slumped 164.89% — and 2024, when it jumped 321.84%.
  • Tracing UHS's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $132.9 million in 2022, then soared by 85.19% to $246.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 67.65% to $412.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 28.85% to $293.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 37.14% to $184.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $184.5 million (Q1 2026), $293.5 million (Q4 2025), and $151.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 90.36 Bn 89.35 Bn 15.19 Bn 1.10 Bn
2 Tenet Healthcare 22.02 Bn 19.85 Bn 4.45 Bn 417.00 Mn
3 Encompass Health 12.13 Bn 11.99 Bn 1.34 Bn 62.30 Mn
4 Davita 11.78 Bn 11.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 320.25 Mn
5 Universal Health Services 10.09 Bn 9.95 Bn 3.29 Bn 215.67 Mn
6 Ensign 9.97 Bn 9.65 Bn 306.24 Mn 119.13 Mn
7 Chemed 6.93 Bn 6.89 Bn 221.47 Mn 69.29 Mn
8 Pacs 6.81 Bn 6.64 Bn 338.46 Mn 31.23 Mn
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.32 Bn 4.16 Bn 192.10 Mn 119.55 Mn
10 Option Care Health 3.74 Bn 3.55 Bn 267.25 Mn 172.52 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 215.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 184.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 293.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 151.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 282.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 412.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 437.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 187.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -38.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 195.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 132.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 59.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -175.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 245.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 132.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 258.41 Mn