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Universal Health Services UHS Free cash flow margin

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1.1%+1.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.5B+9.6%
Operating income$502.9M+10.6%
Net income$348.7M+10.1%
EPS (diluted)$5.65+17.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$119.0M-6.1%
Total debt$5.1B+0.6%
Total equity$7.5B+10.0%
Total assets$15.7B+5.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$401.6M+11.5%
CapEx$217.2M-9.1%
Free cash flow$184.5M+52.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.55B-10.5%
Enterprise value$13.55B-7.2%
P/E5.6×-2.4×
P/S0.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.5%+0.6pp
Net margin8.6%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.3%+3.0pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×
Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Universal Health Services’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Universal Health Services’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Universal Health Services's free cash flow margin?
Universal Health Services (UHS) reported free cash flow margin of 5.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Universal Health Services's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Universal Health Services's free cash flow margin decreased by 21.8% year-over-year, from 6.6% to 5.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Universal Health Services's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Universal Health Services's free cash flow margin has grown at a -23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 14.5% to 4.9%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.