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

Universal Health Services' (UHS) quarterly Net Margin came in at 7.76% in Q1 2026, up 3.0% YoY from 7.53% in Q1 2025, and down 21.97% on a QoQ basis from 9.94% in Q4 2025.

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

Universal Health Services (UHS) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 7.76% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 3.0% year-over-year to 7.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.56% (up 112.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.57%, up 136.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin eased to 7.76% in Q1 2026, from 9.94% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 9.94% in Q4 2025 to a low of 4.59% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 6.51% and a median of 6.53% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin plunged 539 bps — and 2024, when it surged 257 bps.
  • Tracing UHS's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.07% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 5.84% in 2023, then surged by 38 bps to 8.08% in 2024, then increased by 23 bps to 9.94% in 2025, then fell by 22 bps to 7.76% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.76% (Q1 2026), 9.94% (Q4 2025), and 8.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn 9.54%
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 14.68%
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn -0.04%
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 9.66%
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 6.93%
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 7.73%
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 5.35%
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 10.06%
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 11.10%
10 Option Care Health 3.59 Bn 3.39 Bn 267.25 Mn 3.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 7.73%
Mar 31, 2026 7.76%
Dec 31, 2025 9.94%
Sep 30, 2025 8.30%
Jun 30, 2025 8.25%
Mar 31, 2025 7.72%
Dec 31, 2024 8.08%
Sep 30, 2024 6.53%
Jun 30, 2024 7.40%
Mar 31, 2024 6.81%
Dec 31, 2023 5.84%
Sep 30, 2023 4.69%
Jun 30, 2023 4.83%
Mar 31, 2023 4.70%
Dec 31, 2022 5.07%
Sep 30, 2022 5.47%
Jun 30, 2022 4.78%
Mar 31, 2022 4.59%
Dec 31, 2021 6.24%
Sep 30, 2021 6.95%