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Universal Health Services

UHS

Universal Health Services has retired 51.9% of its shares since 1999, from 122,636,788 to 58,936,515.

51.9%retired since 1999
26.7%last 5 years
5.7%last 12 months
59Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2017half gone 2024123M shares, 199959M200020052010201520202025
1999, 122,636,7882026-07-31, 58,936,515
A share bought in 1999
2.1× more of Universal Health Services today, without buying another share. It was one of 122,636,788 shares then. It is one of 58,936,515 now.
Every filing we read26 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19992000-01-31122,636,78810-K405cover page
20002001-01-31119,711,86410-Kcover page
20012002-01-31119,804,43610-Kcover page
20022003-01-31118,091,26610-Kcover page
20032004-01-31116,198,29410-Kcover page
20042005-01-31115,477,07210-Kcover page
20052006-01-31108,352,81410-Kcover page
20062007-01-31107,754,36810-Kcover page
20082009-01-3198,933,23210-Kcover page
20092010-01-3196,977,35710-Kcover page
20102011-01-3197,474,14010-Kcover page
20112012-01-3196,731,73310-Kcover page
20122013-01-3197,729,59910-Kcover page
20132014-01-3198,610,72910-Kcover page
20142015-01-3198,944,30110-Kcover page
20152016-01-3197,667,41010-Kcover page
20162017-01-3196,596,73710-Kcover page
20172018-01-3194,270,62310-Kcover page
20182019-01-3190,784,75610-Kcover page
20192020-01-3186,730,24110-Kcover page
20202021-01-3185,093,66510-Kcover page
20212022-01-3174,805,46010-Kcover page
20222023-01-3170,670,25210-Kcover page
20232024-01-3167,221,33710-Kcover page
20242025-01-3165,001,97610-Kcover page
20252026-01-3161,086,64010-Kcover page

Source: all 10-K filings of Universal Health Services on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Universal Health Services buybacks, answered

Is Universal Health Services buying back its stock?

Yes. Universal Health Services has 5.7% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 58,936,515 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 26.7%.

How many shares has Universal Health Services bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Universal Health Services has 63.7 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 51.9% of the company.

How many shares does Universal Health Services have outstanding?

58,936,515 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 122,636,788.

What do Universal Health Services' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Universal Health Services stock in 1999 owns 2.1 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Universal Health Services compare with other cannibal stocks?

Universal Health Services ranks No. 34 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Covista (52.3%), Dominos Pizza (52.3%), Louisiana-Pacific (51.8%), PulteGroup (51.5%).

Every answer is computed from Universal Health Services' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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