Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.45% in Q2 2026, up 2.09 percentage points from 14.36% a year earlier but down 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Universal Health Services reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.96%, up 2.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +3.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.01% in FY2024 (+3.97 pp), 10.03% in FY2023 (+1.21 pp), 8.82% in FY2022 (-3.24 pp) and 12.06% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 8.71% in Q4 2022 to 16.52% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 3.91 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 4.21 percentage points in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.52% (Q1 2026), 16.35% (Q4 2025) and 16.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 27.06% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -13.91% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.97% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -29.86% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -15.22% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 9.85% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 17.71% |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.08 Bn | 8.65 Bn | - | 16.45% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.45% |
| 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% |
API Access
Universal Health Services Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();