P/E ratio for Universal Health Services (UHS)

P/E ratio history for Universal Health Services from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Tenet Healthcare THC	36.8	69.84%	🇺🇸 USA
Community Health Systems CYH	2.40	-88.93%	🇺🇸 USA
HCA Healthcare HCA	17.2	-20.81%	🇺🇸 USA
Select Medical Holdings SEM	24.1	11.27%	🇺🇸 USA
Acadia Healthcare ACHC	14.1	-35.04%	🇺🇸 USA
Petco WOOF	35.7	64.75%	🇺🇸 USA
Pediatrix Medical Group MD	14.2	-34.34%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.