FMS vs UHS
Fresenius Medical Care AG and Universal Health Services Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FMS | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.6B | $17.4B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.5B |
| Gross margin | 32.4% | · |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 21.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.65 | $23.10 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.80 |
| Payout ratio | 26.7% | 3.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $849.2M |
| Equity | $9.2B | $7.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.78× | 0.63× |
| Current ratio | 1.77× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.6% | 8.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.3% | 9.5% |
UHS bills 1.2× the revenue of FMS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.7% against 8.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FMS | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | $14.6B | $7.4B |
| FY2012 | $13.8B | $7.0B |
| FY2011 | $12.6B | $6.8B |
| FY2010 | $11.8B | $4.9B |
| FY2009 | $11.2B | $5.2B |
| FY2008 | $10.6B | $5.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FMS | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | $1.1B | $510.7M |
| FY2012 | $1.2B | $443.4M |
| FY2011 | $1.1B | $398.2M |
| FY2010 | $978.5M | $230.2M |
| FY2009 | $891.1M | $260.4M |
| FY2008 | $817.6M | $199.4M |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | +$7,241,854,000 | FMS |
| FY2012 | +$6,838,882,000 | FMS |
| FY2011 | +$5,810,293,000 | FMS |
| FY2010 | +$6,944,047,000 | FMS |
| FY2009 | +$6,045,098,000 | FMS |
| FY2008 | +$5,589,906,000 | FMS |
FMS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | +1.1 pp | FMS |
| FY2012 | +2.6 pp | FMS |
| FY2011 | +2.7 pp | FMS |
| FY2010 | +3.4 pp | FMS |
| FY2009 | +2.7 pp | FMS |
| FY2008 | +3.3 pp | FMS |
FMS has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 6 fiscal years.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UHS's net margin has been more volatile than FMS's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 0.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FMS led in net margin in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UHS's return on equity has been more volatile than FMS's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 2.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between FMS and UHS over these 6 fiscal years — FMS led in 2 and UHS in 4.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.