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

Universal Health Services posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $184.5 million for Q1 2026, up 52.43% year-on-year from $121.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 37.14% on a QoQ basis from $293.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 52.43% year-over-year to $184.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $912.7 million (down 13.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $849.2 million, down 24.4% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $184.5 million, down from $293.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $437.9 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$175.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $184.5 million (2026), against an average of $173.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow plunged 164.89%; it then jumped 321.84% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $132.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 85.19% to $246.0 million in 2023, then surged by 67.65% to $412.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 28.85% to $293.5 million in 2025, then slumped 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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 895.00 Mn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.46 Bn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 218.81 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 150.70 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 90.18 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 184.47 Mn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn 1.65 Bn
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 149.82 Mn
10 Option Care Health 3.27 Bn 3.09 Bn 262.01 Mn -21.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 184.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 184.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 293.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 293.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 151.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 151.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 282.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 282.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 121.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 412.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 412.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 85.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 437.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 437.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 187.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 187.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -38.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -38.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 195.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 195.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 122.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 132.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 132.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 59.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 59.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -175.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -175.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 245.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 245.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 132.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 132.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 258.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 258.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -187.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -187.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -175.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -175.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -42.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -42.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 574.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 574.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 778.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 778.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 317.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 317.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 179.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 179.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 324.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 324.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 38.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 38.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 261.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 261.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 181.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 181.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 191.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 191.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 15.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 15.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 220.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 220.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -162.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -162.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 337.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 337.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 175.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 175.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 338.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 338.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -322.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -322.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 300.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 300.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 488.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 488.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 348.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 348.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 162.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 162.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 165.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 165.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 179.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 179.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 182.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 182.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 642.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 642.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -69.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -69.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 347.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 347.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 102.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 102.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 229.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 229.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 81.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 81.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 52.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 52.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 162.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 162.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 492.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 492.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 62.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 62.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 155.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 155.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 34.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 34.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -109.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -109.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 295.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 295.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 112.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 112.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 126.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 126.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 128.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 128.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 29.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 29.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 76.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 76.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -313.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -313.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 183.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 183.44 Mn