Universal Health Services (UHS) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

For the quarter ended December 2025, Universal Health Services (UHS) reported revenue of $4.49 billion, up 9.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.88, compared to $4.92 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.05% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.48 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.92, the EPS surprise was -0.63%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Universal Health Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Revenues- Acute care hospital services: $2.55 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $2.51 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.8%.
• Net Revenues- Behavioral health services: $1.94 billion versus $1.97 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.1% change.
• Net Revenues- Other: $2.95 million versus $3.28 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.8% change.
• Operating Income- Behavioral Health Care Services: $382.09 million compared to the $436.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating Income- Acute Care Hospital Services: $251.68 million compared to the $245.66 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Universal Health Services have returned +13.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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