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Forensic Analysis · Healthcare Providers & Services · as of Nov 8, 2026

Universal Health Services Inc (UHS)

A forensic read on Universal Health Services Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
3.5
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
21.4%
ROE
9.7%
Revenue growth

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Universal Health Services Inc earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.5, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

12.2%
FY2025
Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 12.2% in the latest fiscal year and rising across FY2023–FY2025 from 7.5%. After-tax operating profit was $899M in FY2023 and $1.5B in FY2025, with operating income at 8.2% of revenue in FY2023, 10.6% in FY2024 and 11.5% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $12.0B in FY2023 to $12.5B in FY2025 (+5%), while the revenue it carried went from $14.3B to $17.4B.
120% of FCF
FY2025
Shareholder returns. Returned $1.0B to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 120% of free cash flow, but 55% of operating cash flow. Returns run ahead of free cash flow, with the gap funded by debt or cash reserves rather than the cash the business itself throws off; the payout itself is still covered by operating cash. Counting the $96M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 131%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$17.36B
Revenue Growth YoY+9.7%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)+10.3%
Net Margin8.6%
Free Cash Flow$849.2M
Return on Equity21.4%
Debt / Equity0.65x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 8, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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