Universal Health Services (UHS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Universal Health Services (UHS) posted Gross Margin of 71.44% for Q1 2026, down 49.85% quarter-over-quarter from 142.44% in Q4 2025, and down 1874.0% year-on-year from 4.03% in Q1 2025.

Universal Health Services (UHS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Health Services (UHS) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 71.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 71.44%, down 1874.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 93.84% (up 1237.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 90.45%, up 1767.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 71.44% for Q1 2026 at Universal Health Services, down from 142.44% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 142.44% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 71.2% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 82.16%, with a median of 73.89% recorded in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 7023 bps in 2025, down 1895 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 73.32% in 2022, then declined by 0 bps to 73.03% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 72.22% in 2024, then soared by 97 bps to 142.44% in 2025, then tumbled by 50 bps to 71.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 71.44% in Q1 2026, 142.44% in Q4 2025, and 71.2% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 85.07%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 32.82%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 82.10%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 31.42%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 84.75%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 21.12%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 71.44%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 24.35%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 74.36%
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn 95.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 71.44%
Dec 31, 2025 142.44%
Sep 30, 2025 71.20%
Jun 30, 2025 90.22%
Mar 31, 2025 90.17%
Dec 31, 2024 72.22%
Sep 30, 2024 90.15%
Jun 30, 2024 73.31%
Mar 31, 2024 89.50%
Dec 31, 2023 73.03%
Sep 30, 2023 73.58%
Jun 30, 2023 73.55%
Mar 31, 2023 74.65%
Dec 31, 2022 73.32%
Sep 30, 2022 89.02%
Jun 30, 2022 73.89%
Mar 31, 2022 75.07%
Dec 31, 2021 39.46%
Sep 30, 2021 88.34%
Jun 30, 2021 75.93%