Universal Health Services (UHS) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Universal Health Services (UHS) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 51.69 million in Q2 2026, down 8.3% from 56.39 million a year earlier and down 3.0% from the prior quarter.
Universal Health Services (UHS) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Universal Health Services reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 53.82 million, down 6.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 11 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 57.73 million in FY2024 (-3.7%), 59.93 million in FY2023 (-5.4%), 63.38 million in FY2022 (-9.2%) and 69.83 million in FY2021 (-10.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 21 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from 3.7% (Q4 2024) to 13.9% (Q1 2022).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 53.29 million (Q1 2026), 53.82 million (Q4 2025) and 55.23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 217.96 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.61 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 110.37 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 80.90 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 133.61 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 80.52 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 175.20 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 98.65 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 197.51 Mn |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 9.01 Bn | 8.57 Bn | - | 51.69 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 51.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 53.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 53.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 55.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 57.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 58.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 59.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 61.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 62.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 62.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 63.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 65.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 69.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.12 Mn |
Universal Health Services Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=UHS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();