During the past 12 months, Universal Health Services's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 121.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 266.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Universal Health Services was 266.90% per year. The lowest was -59.80% per year. And the median was 15.80% per year.
Competitive Comparison of Universal Health Services's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Universal Health Services's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Universal Health Services's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Universal Health Services's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Universal Health Services's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
Universal Health Services 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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Universal Health Services Inc owns and operates acute care hospitals, behavior health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers. The firm operates in two segments: Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Services. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Acute Care Hospital Services segment. The Acute Care Hospital Services segment includes the firm's acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, and surgery and oncology centers.
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