Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Universal Health Services posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.52% for Q1 2026, up 236.0% year-on-year from 4.92% in Q1 2025, and up 1.05% on a QoQ basis from 16.35% in Q4 2025.
Universal Health Services (UHS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.52% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 8.71% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.85% (2022), against an average of 12.01%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 421 bps; it then soared 391 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.71% in 2022, then gained by 13 bps to 9.87% in 2023, then surged by 40 bps to 13.78% in 2024, then advanced by 19 bps to 16.35% in 2025, then gained 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 | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -18.08% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 15.90% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | -2.33% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 9.57% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 16.52% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 12.19% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 26.99% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.27 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 262.01 Mn | 12.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 12.83% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.95% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.17% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.08% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.29% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.80% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.97% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.35% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.53% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.46% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.65% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 14.43% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.77% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.48% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 15.53% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.30% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.17% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 15.89% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 14.76% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.44% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.68% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 12.96% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.99% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 14.36% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 13.96% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 14.33% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 12.58% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.65% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 13.12% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 13.26% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 10.70% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.85% |