Universal Health Services (UHS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) posted Share-based Compensation of $26.36 million for Q3 2026, up 60.7% from $16.41 million a year earlier and up 41.9% from the prior quarter.
Universal Health Services (UHS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Universal Health Services was $92.55 million, up 15.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $95.7 million, down 3.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Universal Health Services' Share-based Compensation was $99.35 million in FY2024 (+13.3%), $87.72 million in FY2023 (+2.7%), $85.4 million in FY2022 (+15.9%) and $73.7 million in FY2021 (+11.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 19.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was Q2 2024, with growth of 121.5%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 6.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $18.58 million (Q2 2026), $22.5 million (Q1 2026) and $25.1 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.20 Bn | 104.30 Bn | - | 133.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 46.17 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 106.11 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.69 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 30.80 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.14 Bn | 25.91 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 20.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.04 Bn | 12.35 Bn | - | 35.00 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.32 Bn | 16.94 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 62.44 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.79 Bn | 11.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 48.07 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.35 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 17.87 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 15.00 Mn |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 11.68 Bn | 11.18 Bn | - | 18.58 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.48 Mn |
Universal Health Services Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();