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.
At a glance
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.
Revenue by year
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 |
Net income by year
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 |