Universal Health Services Dividend

Q: What is the Universal Health Services Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Universal Health Services dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.51% and the average over the last 10 years is 0.43%. The payout ratio of Universal Health Services in relation to the last financial year is 3.46%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 4.79%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Universal Health Services dividend safe?

Universal Health Services has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 5 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average Universal Health Services Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 31.95% . The average for the last 10 years is 7.18% .

$176.99

2.43%

NYSE, Sep 24, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US9139031002

Symbol

UHS

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Health Care Equipment & Services

Industry

Health Care Providers & Services

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Universal Health Services Dividend history 23 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Universal Health Services Stock

Current dividend yield	6.14 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	3.17 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.82 %
Payout 3Y	5.32 %

When does Universal Health Services pay a dividend?

The Universal Health Services stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Universal Health Services stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Universal Health Services are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.2 $0.2	Sep 01 2026 Sep 01 2026 Sep 15 2026 Sep 01 26 Sep 15 26	Sep 15 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.2 $0.2	Jun 08 2026 Jun 08 2026 Jun 18 2026 Jun 08 26 Jun 18 26	Jun 18 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.2 $0.2	Mar 02 2026 Mar 02 2026 Mar 16 2026 Mar 02 26 Mar 16 26	Mar 16 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2 $0.2	Dec 01 2025 Dec 01 2025 Dec 15 2025 Dec 01 25 Dec 15 25	Dec 15 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2 $0.2	Sep 02 2025 Sep 02 2025 Sep 16 2025 Sep 02 25 Sep 16 25	Sep 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2 $0.2	Jun 02 2025 Jun 02 2025 Jun 16 2025 Jun 02 25 Jun 16 25	Jun 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2 $0.2	Mar 03 2025 Mar 03 2025 Mar 17 2025 Mar 03 25 Mar 17 25	Mar 17 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2 $0.2	Dec 03 2024 Dec 03 2024 Dec 17 2024 Dec 03 24 Dec 17 24	Dec 17 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2 $0.2	Sep 03 2024 Sep 03 2024 Sep 17 2024 Sep 03 24 Sep 17 24	Sep 17 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2 $0.2	Jun 03 2024 Jun 03 2024 Jun 17 2024 Jun 03 24 Jun 17 24	Jun 17 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2 $0.2	Feb 29 2024 Feb 29 2024 Mar 15 2024 Feb 29 24 Mar 15 24	Mar 15 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2 $0.2	Nov 30 2023 Nov 30 2023 Dec 15 2023 Nov 30 23 Dec 15 23	Dec 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2 $0.2	Aug 31 2023 Aug 31 2023 Sep 15 2023 Aug 31 23 Sep 15 23	Sep 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2 $0.2	May 31 2023 May 31 2023 Jun 15 2023 May 31 23 Jun 15 23	Jun 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2 $0.2	Feb 28 2023 Feb 28 2023 Mar 15 2023 Feb 28 23 Mar 15 23	Mar 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.2 $0.2	Nov 30 2022 Nov 30 2022 Dec 15 2022 Nov 30 22 Dec 15 22	Dec 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.2 $0.2	Aug 31 2022 Aug 31 2022 Sep 15 2022 Aug 31 22 Sep 15 22	Sep 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.2 $0.2	May 31 2022 May 31 2022 Jun 15 2022 May 31 22 Jun 15 22	Jun 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.2 $0.2	Feb 28 2022 Feb 28 2022 Mar 15 2022 Feb 28 22 Mar 15 22	Mar 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.2 $0.2	Nov 30 2021 Nov 30 2021 Dec 15 2021 Nov 30 21 Dec 15 21	Dec 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.2 $0.2	Aug 31 2021 Aug 31 2021 Sep 15 2021 Aug 31 21 Sep 15 21	Sep 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.2 $0.2	Jun 01 2021 Jun 01 2021 Jun 17 2021 Jun 01 21 Jun 17 21	Jun 17 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.2 $0.2	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 12 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	- -
2020	$0.2 $0.2	Feb 28 2020 Feb 28 2020 Mar 16 2020 Feb 28 20 Mar 16 20	Mar 16 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.2 $0.2	Dec 04 2019 Dec 04 2019 Dec 19 2019 Dec 04 19 Dec 19 19	Dec 19 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.2 $0.2	Aug 30 2019 Aug 30 2019 Sep 16 2019 Aug 30 19 Sep 16 19	Sep 16 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1 $0.1	May 31 2019 May 31 2019 Jun 17 2019 May 31 19 Jun 17 19	Jun 17 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 28 2019 Feb 28 2019 Mar 15 2019 Feb 28 19 Mar 15 19	Mar 15 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 30 2018 Nov 30 2018 Dec 17 2018 Nov 30 18 Dec 17 18	Dec 17 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 31 2018 Aug 31 2018 Sep 17 2018 Aug 31 18 Sep 17 18	Sep 17 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1 $0.1	May 31 2018 May 31 2018 Jun 15 2018 May 31 18 Jun 15 18	Jun 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 28 2018 Feb 28 2018 Mar 15 2018 Feb 28 18 Mar 15 18	Mar 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 15 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 15 17	Dec 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 15 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 15 17	Sep 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1 $0.1	May 30 2017 May 30 2017 Jun 15 2017 May 30 17 Jun 15 17	Jun 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 27 2017 Feb 27 2017 Mar 15 2017 Feb 27 17 Mar 15 17	Mar 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 29 2016 Nov 29 2016 Dec 15 2016 Nov 29 16 Dec 15 16	Dec 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 30 2016 Aug 30 2016 Sep 15 2016 Aug 30 16 Sep 15 16	Sep 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1 $0.1	May 27 2016 May 27 2016 Jun 15 2016 May 27 16 Jun 15 16	Jun 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 26 2016 Feb 26 2016 Mar 15 2016 Feb 26 16 Mar 15 16	Mar 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 27 2015 Nov 27 2015 Dec 15 2015 Nov 27 15 Dec 15 15	Dec 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 28 2015 Aug 28 2015 Sep 15 2015 Aug 28 15 Sep 15 15	Sep 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1 $0.1	May 28 2015 May 28 2015 Jun 15 2015 May 28 15 Jun 15 15	Jun 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1 $0.1	Feb 26 2015 Feb 26 2015 Mar 16 2015 Feb 26 15 Mar 16 15	Mar 16 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Nov 28 2014 Nov 28 2014 Dec 16 2014 Nov 28 14 Dec 16 14	Dec 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Aug 28 2014 Aug 28 2014 Sep 16 2014 Aug 28 14 Sep 16 14	Sep 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.05 $0.05	May 29 2014 May 29 2014 Jun 16 2014 May 29 14 Jun 16 14	Jun 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.05 $0.05	Feb 27 2014 Feb 27 2014 Mar 17 2014 Feb 27 14 Mar 17 14	Mar 17 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.05 $0.05	Nov 27 2013 Nov 27 2013 Dec 16 2013 Nov 27 13 Dec 16 13	Dec 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.05 $0.05	Aug 29 2013 Aug 29 2013 Sep 17 2013 Aug 29 13 Sep 17 13	Sep 17 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.05 $0.05	May 30 2013 May 30 2013 Jun 17 2013 May 30 13 Jun 17 13	Jun 17 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.05 $0.05	Feb 27 2013 Feb 27 2013 Mar 15 2013 Feb 27 13 Mar 15 13	Mar 15 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.4 $0.4	Dec 13 2012 Dec 13 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 13 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	Special dividend Special div.
2012	$0.0496 $0.05	Nov 29 2012 Nov 29 2012 Dec 17 2012 Nov 29 12 Dec 17 12	Dec 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0496 $0.05	Aug 30 2012 Aug 30 2012 Sep 18 2012 Aug 30 12 Sep 18 12	Sep 18 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0496 $0.05	May 30 2012 May 30 2012 Jun 15 2012 May 30 12 Jun 15 12	Jun 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0496 $0.05	Feb 28 2012 Feb 28 2012 Mar 15 2012 Feb 28 12 Mar 15 12	Mar 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0496 $0.05	Nov 29 2011 Nov 29 2011 Dec 15 2011 Nov 29 11 Dec 15 11	Dec 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0496 $0.05	Aug 30 2011 Aug 30 2011 Sep 15 2011 Aug 30 11 Sep 15 11	Sep 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0496 $0.05	May 27 2011 May 27 2011 Jun 15 2011 May 27 11 Jun 15 11	Jun 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0496 $0.05	Feb 25 2011 Feb 25 2011 Mar 15 2011 Feb 25 11 Mar 15 11	Mar 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0496 $0.05	Nov 29 2010 Nov 29 2010 Dec 15 2010 Nov 29 10 Dec 15 10	Dec 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0496 $0.05	Aug 30 2010 Aug 30 2010 Sep 15 2010 Aug 30 10 Sep 15 10	Sep 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0496 $0.05	May 27 2010 May 27 2010 Jun 15 2010 May 27 10 Jun 15 10	Jun 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0496 $0.05	Feb 25 2010 Feb 25 2010 Mar 15 2010 Feb 25 10 Mar 15 10	Mar 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0248 $0.02	Nov 27 2009 Nov 27 2009 Dec 15 2009 Nov 27 09 Dec 15 09	Dec 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 28 2009 Aug 28 2009 Sep 15 2009 Aug 28 09 Sep 15 09	Sep 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0397 $0.04	May 28 2009 May 28 2009 Jun 15 2009 May 28 09 Jun 15 09	Jun 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 26 2009 Feb 26 2009 Mar 16 2009 Feb 26 09 Mar 16 09	Mar 16 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 26 2008 Nov 26 2008 Dec 15 2008 Nov 26 08 Dec 15 08	Dec 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 28 2008 Aug 28 2008 Sep 15 2008 Aug 28 08 Sep 15 08	Sep 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0397 $0.04	May 29 2008 May 29 2008 Jun 16 2008 May 29 08 Jun 16 08	Jun 16 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 28 2008 Feb 28 2008 Mar 17 2008 Feb 28 08 Mar 17 08	Mar 17 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 29 2007 Nov 29 2007 Dec 17 2007 Nov 29 07 Dec 17 07	Dec 17 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 29 2007 Aug 29 2007 Sep 17 2007 Aug 29 07 Sep 17 07	Sep 17 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0397 $0.04	May 30 2007 May 30 2007 Jun 15 2007 May 30 07 Jun 15 07	Jun 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 27 2007 Feb 27 2007 Mar 15 2007 Feb 27 07 Mar 15 07	Mar 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 29 2006 Nov 29 2006 Dec 15 2006 Nov 29 06 Dec 15 06	Dec 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 30 2006 Aug 30 2006 Sep 15 2006 Aug 30 06 Sep 15 06	Sep 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0397 $0.04	May 30 2006 May 30 2006 Jun 15 2006 May 30 06 Jun 15 06	Jun 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 27 2006 Feb 27 2006 Mar 15 2006 Feb 27 06 Mar 15 06	Mar 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 29 2005 Nov 29 2005 Dec 15 2005 Nov 29 05 Dec 15 05	Dec 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 30 2005 Aug 30 2005 Sep 15 2005 Aug 30 05 Sep 15 05	Sep 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0397 $0.04	May 27 2005 May 27 2005 Jun 15 2005 May 27 05 Jun 15 05	Jun 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 25 2005 Feb 25 2005 Mar 15 2005 Feb 25 05 Mar 15 05	Mar 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 29 2004 Nov 29 2004 Dec 15 2004 Nov 29 04 Dec 15 04	Dec 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0397 $0.04	Aug 30 2004 Aug 30 2004 Sep 15 2004 Aug 30 04 Sep 15 04	Sep 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0397 $0.04	May 27 2004 May 27 2004 Jun 15 2004 May 27 04 Jun 15 04	Jun 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0397 $0.04	Feb 26 2004 Feb 26 2004 Mar 15 2004 Feb 26 04 Mar 15 04	Mar 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0397 $0.04	Nov 26 2003 Nov 26 2003 Dec 15 2003 Nov 26 03 Dec 15 03	Dec 15 2003	- -

How much dividend does Universal Health Services pay?

Universal Health Services most recently paid a dividend of $0.20. Universal Health Services paid a Dividend of $0.80 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $181.39 at Sep 23 2026, the current dividend yield is 0.44% (calculation: $0.80 / $181.39 = 0.44%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Universal Health Services Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Universal Health Services dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.51% and the average over the last 10 years is 0.43%.

The payout ratio of Universal Health Services in relation to the last financial year is 3.46%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 4.79%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Universal Health Services
Current dividend yield	0.44%
Dividend Yield 5Y	0.51%
Dividend Yield 10Y	0.43%
Payout 1Y	3.46%
Payout 3Y	4.79%

Is the Universal Health Services dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Universal Health Services dividend safe?

Universal Health Services has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 5 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Universal Health Services Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 31.95%. The average for the last 10 years is 7.18%.

Metric	Universal Health Services
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	5 Years
Paid	23 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	31.95%
Growth 10Y	7.18%

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Universal Health Services Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Universal Health Services stock (ISIN: US9139031002) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Universal Health Services -18.82% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Universal Health Services stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Universal Health Services (symbol: UHS) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 7.12 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.59 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Universal Health Services stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 7.97 according to P/E ratio and 0.57 according to P/S.

Metric	Universal Health Services
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	18.82%
P/E TTM	7.12
P/S TTM	0.59
P/E forward	7.97
P/S forward	0.57

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