Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Universal Health Services (UHS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.52% for Q1 2026, up 236.0% on a YoY basis from 4.92% in Q1 2025, and up 1.05% quarter-over-quarter from 16.35% in Q4 2025.

Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Health Services has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 16.52% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 236.0% year-over-year to 16.52%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.52% (up 236.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.96%, up 295.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.52%, up from 16.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.52% in Q1 2026, with the low at 8.71% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.01% across 5 years, with a median of 11.85% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 421 bps — and 2024, when it soared 391 bps.
  • Universal Health Services' Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.71% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 9.87% in 2023, then jumped by 40 bps to 13.78% in 2024, then gained by 19 bps to 16.35% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 16.52% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.52% (Q1 2026), 16.35% (Q4 2025), and 16.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 12.19%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 13.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.52%
Dec 31, 2025 16.35%
Sep 30, 2025 16.24%
Jun 30, 2025 14.36%
Mar 31, 2025 14.16%
Dec 31, 2024 13.78%
Sep 30, 2024 12.63%
Jun 30, 2024 12.11%
Mar 31, 2024 10.77%
Dec 31, 2023 9.87%
Sep 30, 2023 9.36%
Jun 30, 2023 9.44%
Mar 31, 2023 9.00%
Dec 31, 2022 8.71%
Sep 30, 2022 9.26%
Jun 30, 2022 9.75%
Mar 31, 2022 11.85%
Dec 31, 2021 12.41%
Sep 30, 2021 13.47%
Jun 30, 2021 13.64%