Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 12.76% for Q2 2026, up 0.75 percentage points from 12.02% a year earlier but down 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Universal Health Services' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.09%, up 1.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +2.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Universal Health Services' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.68% in FY2024 (+3.46 pp), 8.22% in FY2023 (+1.02 pp), 7.19% in FY2022 (-2.89 pp) and 10.09% in FY2021 (-0.34 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 7.12% in Q4 2022 to a high of 12.86% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 3.44 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 3.47 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 12.86% (Q1 2026), 12.73% (Q4 2025) and 12.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 22.01% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -11.74% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 9.40% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.25% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 18.77% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -51.95% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 8.62% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 15.40% |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.08 Bn | 8.65 Bn | - | 12.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.02% |
API Access
Universal Health Services Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();