Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Stock Overview
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Universal Health Services, Inc.
Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities in the United States. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's hospitals…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Universal Health Services, Inc. operates in the Healthcare sector, within the Medical Care Facilities industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Universal Health Services, Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Universal Health Services, Inc. |
| Ticker | UHS |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $169.65 |
| Market cap | $10.00B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 6.92 |
| EPS (trailing) | $24.50 |
| 52-week high | $246.33 |
| 52-week low | $140.08 |
| Dividend yield | 0.47% |
| Ex-dividend date | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 1.06 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 20.95% |
| Debt-to-equity | 68.74% |
| Average volume | 857,857 |
| Shares outstanding | 51.69M |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Employees | 102,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- Does Universal Health Services, Inc. pay a dividend?
- Universal Health Services, Inc.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 0.47%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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