Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 20.52% for Q2 2026, up 2.07 percentage points from 18.44% a year earlier but down 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Universal Health Services' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 21.45%, up 3.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Universal Health Services' Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.97% in FY2024 (+6.14 pp), 11.83% in FY2023 (+1.02 pp), 10.81% in FY2022 (-4.88 pp) and 15.68% in FY2021 (-0.22 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 10.95% in Q3 2023 to a high of 20.82% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 5.63 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 4.66 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 20.82% (Q1 2026), 20.74% (Q4 2025) and 19.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.70% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 14.38% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 11.58% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 47.84% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -57.32% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 24.83% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 18.16% |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.01 Bn | 8.57 Bn | - | 20.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.41% |
API Access
Universal Health Services Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();