Universal Health Services
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
12.0210.469.89
Price/Sales ratio
0.890.840.84
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$15.17$17.44$18.44

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
20.1617.3414.7214.4113.9415.6212.3910.7915.2414.7211.7015.62
Price/Sales ratio
1.361.301.051.041.001.111.010.840.760.730.681.11
Price/Book Value ratio
2.942.772.282.172.012.311.851.751.731.711.812.31
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.6111.568.029.168.108.854.9512.1010.348.336.468.85
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
51.53109.3877.6018.9120.5416.437.19381.6339.3120.1311.1116.43
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
3.380.693.071.622.191.630.581.34-0.661.21-0.361.63
Dividend Yield
0.26%0.33%0.37%0.35%0.34%0.41%0.14%0.61%0.56%0.52%0.44%0.34%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
88.89%89.22%89.43%89.38%89.15%89.00%88.85%88.71%88.99%39.50%30.67%89.00%
Operating Profit Margin
13.18%13.92%13.12%12.29%10.91%10.68%11.75%10.78%7.48%8.22%9.99%10.68%
Pretax Profit Margin
11.52%12.67%11.84%10.90%9.60%9.37%10.83%10.23%6.46%6.58%8.69%9.37%
Net Profit Margin
6.76%7.52%7.19%7.22%7.23%7.16%8.16%7.84%5.04%5.02%6.65%7.16%
Effective Tax Rate
34.92%34.48%35.38%32.04%22.87%22.39%23.90%23.63%24.15%23.51%22.00%22.39%
Return on Assets
6.07%7.06%6.80%6.99%6.92%6.98%7.00%7.57%5.00%5.13%7.14%6.92%
Return On Equity
14.59%16.01%15.49%15.07%14.46%14.80%14.94%16.28%11.41%11.67%16.09%14.46%
Return on Capital Employed
13.64%14.75%14.23%14.36%11.97%12.03%12.35%12.26%8.66%9.83%12.48%11.97%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.361.561.270.971.331.221.32N/AN/AN/A1.391.33
Quick Ratio
1.271.451.180.891.231.121.241.031.211.281.281.23
Cash ratio
0.020.050.020.040.070.030.490.050.050.050.050.03
Days of Sales Outstanding
58.0552.5653.8052.6251.1650.0654.5950.4254.9657.2052.4251.16
Days of Inventory outstanding
44.0543.4844.3644.9746.2846.6353.9552.9054.099.167.5146.63
Operating Cycle
102.1096.0498.1697.6097.4496.70108.55103.32109.0666.3659.9396.70
Days of Payables Outstanding
137.10137.23155.60145.98139.18130.37161.66168.51157.6025.9364.75130.37
Cash Conversion Cycle
-34.99-41.18-57.43-48.37-41.73-33.66-53.11-65.18-48.5440.43-4.81-41.73
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.360.350.400.370.350.340.280.310.350.350.320.34
Debt Equity Ratio
0.870.800.910.800.740.730.610.680.810.790.710.73
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.460.440.470.410.420.410.350.400.440.430.410.41
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.460.440.470.440.420.420.370.400.440.440.410.42
Interest Coverage Ratio
10.7412.8911.769.557.627.5213.04N/AN/AN/A7.497.52
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.310.290.310.290.330.350.610.210.200.250.390.33
Company Equity Multiplier
2.402.262.272.152.092.112.132.152.272.272.172.09
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.110.130.110.120.120.200.060.070.080.120.12
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.200.100.100.480.390.530.680.030.260.410.510.39
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.310.290.310.290.330.350.610.210.200.250.390.33
Short Term Coverage Ratio
15.1616.2712.162.1621.139.986.027.826.676.3916.7116.71
Dividend Payout Ratio
5.43%5.80%5.53%5.07%4.78%6.50%1.83%6.64%8.65%7.72%5.24%4.78%