UHS Stock — Universal Health Services Inc.

Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

UHS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.43%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 16648.1% over the past 45.3 years.

Universal Health Services operates acute care hospitals and behavioral health care facilities across the United States, generating revenue through inpatient and outpatient services as well as commercial health insurance offerings. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current rate. The stock appeals to investors seeking income combined with exposure to the healthcare services sector.

UHS performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 16648.1% over the past 45.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -9.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 42.0%.

UHS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.35%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/09/1981

Distribution rate

0.43%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.43%

5-year average yield

0.49

Last close

$185.10 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$9,567,406,227

Average volume

585537.0

Dividend

$0.20

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

1.029

Payout ratio

3.5%

P/E ratio

7.55

Forward P/E

7.2569

EPS

$24.52

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.43%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.43%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

UHS risks and drawbacks

UHS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 42.0%.

Who may consider UHS — and who may not

UHS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UHS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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