# Universal Health Services - Universal Health Services, Inc. Common Stock (UHS)

Stock code UHS · Yahoo ticker UHS · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 79/100 (Okay). Top 2% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 90/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 83/100 | Strong |
| Risk | 92/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

Universal Health Services (UHS): Overall score: 79/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 90/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 19% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +9%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +27%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 8% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +10% - Strong

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 0.7× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.1× - Okay
Interest Coverage 12.1× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 0% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 83/100 (Strong)
P/E Ratio 7.1× - Strong
P/B Ratio 1.4× - Okay
PEG Ratio 0.3 - Strong

Risk: 92/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) -4%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -6.2 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +12.6% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Universal Health Services's fundamentals score?

Universal Health Services (UHS) scores 79/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 2% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Universal Health Services strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (92/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (63/100).

### How does Universal Health Services rank against its sector?

Universal Health Services ranks #1 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Universal Health Services pay dividends?

Yes. Universal Health Services (UHS) has a dividend yield of 0.5%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 3% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Universal Health Services shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy UHS. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Universal Health Services (UHS), in plain English?

Universal Health Services (UHS) is a Healthcare company (Medical Care Facilities). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 79/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (92/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (63/100). Shares currently cost about 7 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 7.1×). It also pays back about 0.5% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/uhs-universal-health-services

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/uhs-universal-health-services
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.