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Universal Health Services (UHS) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Universal Health Services (UHS - Free Report) reported $4.28 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.6%. EPS of $5.35 for the same period compares to $4.31 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.22 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.85, the EPS surprise was +10.31%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Universal Health Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Admissions - Behavioral health: 118,974 versus 122,616 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net Revenues- Behavioral health services: $1.88 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.86 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.6%.
  • Net Revenues- Acute care hospital services: $2.4 billion versus $2.37 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.5% change.
  • Operating Income- Behavioral Health Care Services: $396.46 million versus $368.68 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating Income- Acute Care Hospital Services: $225.22 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $226.87 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Universal Health Services here>>>

Shares of Universal Health Services have returned -12.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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