Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.14% for Q2 2026, down 0.54 percentage points from 11.68% a year earlier and down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Universal Health Services (UHS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Universal Health Services' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.36%, up 0.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.48%, up 0.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.63% in FY2024 (+2.40 pp), 8.23% in FY2023 (+0.74 pp), 7.49% in FY2022 (-3.29 pp) and 10.78% in FY2021 (-0.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.90 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.27 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 6.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.19% (Q1 2026), 11.53% (Q4 2025) and 11.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.08 Bn | 8.65 Bn | - | 11.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.97% |
Universal Health Services Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();