Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: HCA stock price vs UHS: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at UHS's multiple
Needs UHS P/E.
Implied fair value · at HCA's multiple
Needs HCA P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$130.81
Base
$187.37
Bull
$261.03
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe HCA can sustain its superior margin profile while the market eventually rerates it closer to its DCF or historical band, then holding or accumulating HCA makes sense because its EV/EBITDA is in line with UHS and its leverage profile is stronger.
HCA trades at 14.2x P/E versus UHS at 7.1x and 1.2x P/S versus 0.6x, so HCA is valued at a clear premium on earnings and sales. However, EV/EBITDA is essentially in line at 5.3x for HCA versus 5.5x for UHS, which suggests the headline discount/premium signal depends heavily on the chosen multiple.
Supporting Metrics
