Universal Health Services Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (UHS)
Universal Health Services's return on equity was 21.36% for fiscal 2025.
View full Universal Health Services company overviewUniversal Health Services annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 21.36% | +3.53 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 17.82% | +5.93 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 11.89% | +0.64 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 11.25% | −4.73 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 15.98% | +0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 15.97% | +1.01 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 14.96% | −0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 15.02% | −0.78 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 15.80% | −0.19 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 15.99% | −1.05 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 17.04% | +1.43 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 15.61% | −1.52 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 17.13% | −0.57 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 17.70% | −0.92 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 18.63% | +6.28 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 12.34% | −3.27 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 15.61% | — |
Universal Health Services quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 4.79% | −0.33 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 4.73% | +0.02 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 6.17% | +1.17 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 5.25% | +1.30 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 5.11% | +0.57 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 4.71% | +0.49 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 5.01% | +1.47 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.95% | +1.20 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 4.54% | +1.71 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 4.22% | +1.49 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 3.54% | +0.57 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.75% | −0.38 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.83% | +0.02 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.73% | +0.16 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.97% | −0.90 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 3.13% | −0.29 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.81% | −2.19 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 2.57% | −0.68 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 3.87% | −1.16 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.42% | −0.72 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 5.00% | +0.46 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.26% | +0.66 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 5.03% | +0.53 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 4.14% | +2.34 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 4.54% | +0.16 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 2.60% | −1.71 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 4.50% | +1.56 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 1.80% | −1.41 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 4.38% | +0.09 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 4.31% | −0.08 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 2.94% | −1.52 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.22% | +0.30 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 4.29% | +0.41 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 4.39% | −0.06 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 4.46% | +0.55 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.92% | −0.57 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 3.88% | −0.44 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 4.45% | −0.02 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.90% | −0.24 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 3.49% | −0.18 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 4.32% | −0.25 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 4.47% | −0.09 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 4.15% | −0.56 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 3.67% | +1.35 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 4.57% | +0.20 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 4.56% | +0.40 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 4.71% | +0.79 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.32% | −1.44 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 4.37% | −0.84 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 4.16% | −0.16 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 3.92% | −1.18 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.76% | +0.96 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 5.21% | +0.88 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 4.32% | −1.13 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 5.09% | +0.87 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.79% | −1.07 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 4.33% | −0.51 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 5.45% | −0.16 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 4.22% | +2.32 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 3.86% | +0.96 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 4.84% | +1.24 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 5.61% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.90% | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 2.90% | — |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.60% | — |
Universal Health Services return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Universal Health Services's return on equity increased from 15.97% to 21.36%, a change of +5.39 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.79%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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