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UHS (Universal Health Services) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.40 (As of May. 28, 2025)


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What is Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-28), Universal Health Services's current share price is $192.42. Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $80.13. Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UHS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 3.07   Max: 6.31
Current: 2.4

During the past years, Universal Health Services's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.31. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 3.07.

UHS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.7% of 339 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.94 vs UHS: 2.40

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Universal Health Services's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $104.069. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $80.13 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Universal Health Services Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.93 2.34 2.21 2.15 2.31

Universal Health Services Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.49 2.47 3.00 2.31 2.34

Competitive Comparison of Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Universal Health Services Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=192.42/80.13
=2.40

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Universal Health Services's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Universal Health Services's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=104.069/134.9266*134.9266
=104.069

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Universal Health Services Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 41.018 100.684 54.968
201509 41.972 100.392 56.411
201512 43.233 99.792 58.454
201603 44.084 100.470 59.203
201606 44.188 101.688 58.632
201609 45.329 101.861 60.043
201612 46.913 101.863 62.141
201703 48.999 102.862 64.273
201706 50.314 103.349 65.687
201709 51.260 104.136 66.417
201712 52.952 104.011 68.691
201803 55.320 105.290 70.892
201806 56.966 106.317 72.296
201809 57.979 106.507 73.450
201812 58.996 105.998 75.097
201903 60.180 107.251 75.710
201906 60.946 108.070 76.092
201909 61.533 108.329 76.641
201912 63.479 108.420 78.998
202003 63.233 108.902 78.344
202006 66.958 108.767 83.062
202009 70.165 109.815 86.210
202012 74.264 109.897 91.178
202103 76.518 111.754 92.384
202106 77.950 114.631 91.751
202109 78.057 115.734 91.001
202112 78.993 117.630 90.609
202203 78.800 121.301 87.652
202206 79.686 125.017 86.003
202209 81.996 125.227 88.347
202212 83.827 125.222 90.324
202303 85.835 127.348 90.943
202306 87.720 128.729 91.943
202309 88.852 129.860 92.319
202312 91.528 129.419 95.423
202403 92.920 131.776 95.141
202406 97.194 132.554 98.934
202409 100.138 133.029 101.567
202412 102.593 133.157 103.956
202503 104.069 134.927 104.069

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Universal Health Services  (NYSE:UHS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Universal Health Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
367 South Gulph Road, Universal Corporate Center, P.O. Box 61558, King Of Prussia, PA, USA, 19406-0958
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.
Executives
Maria Ruderman Singer director 245 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10167
Sussman Elliot J Md Mba director
Warren J. Nimetz director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nina Chen-langenmayr director 211 N. 13TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Eileen C. Mcdonnell director 600 DRESHER ROAD, HORSHAM PA 19044
Matthew Jay Peterson officer: Executive Vice President, UHS 2824 87TH TRAIL NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55443
Steve Filton officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING PRUSSIA PA 19406
Marc D Miller director, officer: President 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Lawrence S. Gibbs director 599 LEXINGTON AVE # 20, NEW YORK NY 10022
Edward H Sim officer: Executive Vice President 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Robert H Hotz director C/O MIKASA, 20633 S FORDYCE AVENUE, LONG BEACH CA 90810
Marvin G. Pember officer: Senior Vice President 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Debra K Osteen officer: Senior Vice President 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING PRUSSIA PA 19406
John H Herrell director 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING PRUSSIA PA 19406
Anthony Pantaleoni director FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP, 666 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10103