HCA vs UHS
HCA Healthcare, Inc. and Universal Health Services, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | HCA | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $75.6B | $17.4B |
| Net income | $6.8B | $1.5B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | 134.4% | 21.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $28.33 | — |
| Dividend / share | $2.88 | $0.80 |
| Payout ratio | 10.0% | 3.4% |
| Free cash flow | $7.7B | $849.2M |
| Equity | $-6.0B | $7.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 51.07× | 0.63× |
| Current ratio | 0.97× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.0% | 8.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.6% | 9.5% |
HCA bills 4.4× the revenue of UHS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.0% 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.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | HCA | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $75.6B | $17.4B |
| FY2024 | $70.6B | $15.8B |
| FY2023 | $65.0B | $14.3B |
| FY2022 | $60.2B | $13.4B |
| FY2021 | $58.8B | $12.6B |
| FY2020 | $51.5B | $11.6B |
| FY2019 | $51.3B | $11.4B |
| FY2018 | $46.7B | $10.8B |
| FY2017 | $43.6B | $10.4B |
| FY2016 | $41.5B | $9.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | HCA | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.8B | $1.5B |
| FY2024 | $5.8B | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $5.2B | $717.8M |
| FY2022 | $5.6B | $675.6M |
| FY2021 | $7.0B | $991.6M |
| FY2020 | $3.8B | $944.0M |
| FY2019 | $3.5B | $814.9M |
| FY2018 | $3.8B | $779.7M |
| FY2017 | $2.2B | $752.3M |
| FY2016 | $2.9B | $702.4M |
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