Universal Health Services (UHS)
S&P 500 · Health Care · data since 1981-07-09 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+2.96%
7d
+3.04%
30d
+7.11%
YTD
-28.39%
1y
+0.62%
Universal Health Services (UHS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -7.7 | 2.4 | -13.1 | -6.0 | -13.2 | 1.9 | 4.8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -7.1 | 7.3 | -5.8 | 7.5 | -4.7 | -8.1 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 12.3 | -10.4 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 9.2 | -6.6 | 11.4 | -2.5 | 15.6 | 11.3 | -3.7 | -10.8 | 0.3 | -12.4 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -9.8 | -4.8 | 18.3 | -12.0 | 19.4 | -11.9 | -2.9 | -6.7 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 0.7 | -15.5 | 1.9 | -19.2 | 11.7 | -12.8 | -9.9 | 31.4 | 13.1 | 7.7 |
| 2021 | -9.3 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 7.6 | -8.2 | 9.6 | -2.8 | -11.2 | -10.3 | -4.2 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | -4.4 | -9.6 | -19.9 | 6.7 | -0.2 | -11.9 | 18.3 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 2.4 | 19.2 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 4.8 | -3.6 | -5.2 | -5.7 | 9.1 | 15.7 | -4.0 | 2.9 | -7.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -5.9 | 3.7 | -3.6 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 9.6 | 6.7 | -1.8 | -4.9 | 13.6 | -15.5 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 11.6 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -5.8 | 7.4 | -9.2 | -2.3 | 2.6 | -7.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | -5.7 | -1.9 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -6.9 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 2.0 | -13.5 |
| 2015 | -7.8 | 10.7 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 2.2 | -5.5 | -9.0 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 7.5 | -8.7 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -3.1 | 4.5 | -3.1 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 8.2 | -6.0 | 1.9 | -9.2 | 11.4 | -9.4 | 2.4 | 14.5 | -9.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| 2011 | -3.0 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 10.9 | -0.4 | -5.4 | -3.7 | -16.1 | -18.3 | 17.6 | 0.8 | -3.4 |
| 2010 | -4.4 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 14.3 | -10.0 | -5.7 | -12.6 | 23.8 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 0.8 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 31.5 | 9.2 | -11.1 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | -10.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| 2008 | -8.0 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 3.9 | -2.7 | -4.1 | 2.0 | -9.3 | -25.0 | -11.4 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -14.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -10.4 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 5.8 | -11.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | -3.3 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | -16.3 | -1.6 | -6.8 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -2.5 |
| 2004 | 2.2 | -1.7 | -14.6 | -4.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -3.4 | -4.5 | 9.7 | -2.2 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | -16.6 | 5.0 | -5.2 | 17.4 | -12.8 | 29.4 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -4.8 | 14.5 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | -2.2 | -8.0 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 6.6 | -1.3 | -3.5 | -3.3 | 11.9 | -5.2 | -7.7 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | -26.7 | 9.6 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -10.9 | 13.8 | 8.8 | -4.4 | 3.2 | -17.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 24.1 | -13.0 | 26.0 | 11.7 | -3.0 | 23.3 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 21.0 | -2.0 | 22.1 | 9.1 |
| 1999 | -13.7 | -9.2 | 6.5 | 19.8 | -3.7 | -4.3 | -10.9 | -21.6 | -22.5 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 |
| 1998 | -7.4 | 12.1 | 10.5 | -0.3 | -4.5 | 6.1 | -12.2 | -24.4 | 7.7 | 22.9 | 4.5 | -3.3 |
| 1997 | 1.3 | 17.7 | -3.7 | 15.2 | 6.9 | -4.9 | 5.5 | 7.8 | -1.3 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 15.3 |
| 1996 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -6.3 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 6.9 | -8.3 | 13.0 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | -4.1 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 8.3 | -0.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.6 |
| 1994 | 8.6 | 13.1 | -5.5 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 4.0 | -2.2 | -5.8 | -6.1 | -2.0 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | -3.3 | -8.6 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 5.7 | 25.9 | -5.5 | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 11.8 | -3.3 | -9.2 | -4.6 | 0.0 | -12.6 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 0.9 | -7.5 | 14.3 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 9.6 | 36.3 | 2.8 | -3.6 | 11.1 | -4.2 | 14.8 | -3.8 | -0.8 | -17.5 | -15.4 | 25.0 |
| 1990 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -5.6 | -10.3 | 24.6 | -1.3 | 2.7 | -19.5 | -14.5 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 28.1 |
| 1989 | 14.0 | 19.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | -1.3 | 4.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -21.6 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 1988 | 2.9 | -5.6 | 32.4 | 2.2 | -6.5 | 25.6 | -1.9 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -5.3 | -7.4 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 19.4 | 1.4 | -13.3 | -3.1 | 12.7 | 5.6 | -16.0 | -42.9 | -13.9 | 12.9 |
| 1986 | -10.3 | 10.6 | 1.7 | -4.3 | -2.7 | 19.3 | -6.9 | 7.4 | 1.5 | -39.4 | -10.0 | -22.2 |
| 1985 | 35.0 | 7.4 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 19.3 | 11.8 | -5.9 | -11.2 | -5.5 | -18.3 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| 1984 | -6.5 | -2.3 | 14.3 | 10.4 | -5.7 | -6.0 | -2.1 | 27.2 | -14.5 | -8.0 | -8.7 | -4.8 |
| 1983 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 19.3 | -1.5 | 8.5 | -11.0 | -35.0 | -1.6 | -16.9 | 1.0 | -11.5 |
| 1982 | -5.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | -11.5 | -7.1 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 1.6 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 11.0 |
| 1981 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -6.8 | -20.5 | -10.0 | 57.4 | -3.5 | -3.0 |
| Avg | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% | +4.0% | +1.7% | +1.4% | +2.1% | -1.8% | -0.7% | -2.6% | +3.1% | +2.2% |
| Win rate | 60%/45 | 60%/45 | 69%/45 | 60%/45 | 56%/45 | 47%/45 | 51%/45 | 44%/45 | 44%/45 | 33%/45 | 67%/45 | 62%/45 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-89.7%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±10.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
54%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+57.41%
1981-10
Worst month
-42.86%
1987-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Universal Health Services
Universal Health Services turns lab coats into cash flows — with price receipts on this site going back to 1981. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1981) would be about $14,434 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 1981 at +57.41%; its worst, October 1987 at -42.86%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.