Universal Health Services (UHS) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)
Universal Health Services' (UHS) Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in Q2 2026, down 22.3% from 0.04 a year earlier and down 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Universal Health Services (UHS) Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q1 2020, Universal Health Services' Payout Ratio history includes 26 quarters.
- Annual Payout Ratio has declined for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 in FY2024 (-39.6%), 0.08 in FY2023 (-10.7%), 0.09 in FY2022 (+30.1%) and 0.07 in FY2021 (+262.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 30.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 304.5% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 39.6% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.03 (Q1 2026), 0.03 (Q4 2025) and 0.04 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.01 Bn | 8.57 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.05 |
API Access
Universal Health Services Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "UHS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();