UHS
StockUniversal Health Services, Inc.
One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for UHS. Otherwise we stay quiet.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Universal Health Services, Inc. is 27.3% off its high — deeper than its 6.8% average pullback, but it has been through 204 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.5, below its typical range.
Significant
Current Drawdown
-27.3%
Days in Drawdown
254
Avg Max Drawdown
6.8%
Avg Length
69
Drawdown Severity Score™
4.9
UHS - Price & High Water Mark
UHS - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 20, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within UHS's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Universal Health Services, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 13% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Universal Health Services, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 7% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Universal Health Services, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $177.26, which represents a 27.3% decline from its all-time high of $243.98. This drawdown has persisted for 254 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Universal Health Services, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 6.8% in depth, with an average duration of 69 days. Universal Health Services, Inc. has gone through 204 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Universal Health Services, Inc. was 82.5%, beginning in 1986. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1774 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Universal Health Services, Inc. currently stands at 4.89. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Universal Health Services, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 204 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Ongoing | 254 days | -27.3% | $243.98 | $177.26 | n/a |
| 2024-09-25 | 2025-11-25 | 427 days | -35.6% | $240.29 | $154.65 | $243.54 |
| 2024-09-06 | 2024-09-23 | 18 days | -5.7% | $238.09 | $224.53 | $239.36 |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-04 | 2 days | -0.5% | $236.56 | $235.26 | $237.38 |
| 2024-08-29 | 2024-08-30 | 2 days | -0.5% | $235.42 | $234.29 | $236.56 |
| 2024-08-26 | 2024-08-27 | 2 days | -0.0% | $231.76 | $231.66 | $233.96 |
| 2024-08-09 | 2024-08-13 | 5 days | -1.5% | $217.10 | $213.94 | $219.17 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-08 | 10 days | -3.0% | $216.14 | $209.75 | $217.10 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2024-07-25 | 28 days | -6.7% | $190.42 | $177.62 | $203.77 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024-06-27 | 3 days | -1.7% | $189.88 | $186.59 | $190.42 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2024-06-24 | 5 days | -1.0% | $189.43 | $187.56 | $189.88 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-17 | 15 days | -2.6% | $188.47 | $183.54 | $188.68 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-05-30 | 60 days | -15.8% | $181.19 | $152.58 | $184.60 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-27 | 6 days | -1.9% | $179.51 | $176.07 | $180.58 |
| 2024-03-20 | 2024-03-21 | 2 days | -0.2% | $178.97 | $178.63 | $179.51 |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-03-19 | 11 days | -3.6% | $176.43 | $170.09 | $178.97 |
| 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2 days | -2.4% | $164.43 | $160.40 | $165.89 |
| 2024-02-13 | 2024-02-27 | 15 days | -2.4% | $163.20 | $159.28 | $164.43 |
| 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-12 | 11 days | -0.7% | $161.80 | $160.63 | $163.20 |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | 2 days | -0.1% | $157.64 | $157.51 | $161.80 |
| 2024-01-16 | 2024-01-30 | 15 days | -3.3% | $157.29 | $152.09 | $157.64 |
| 2021-08-04 | 2024-01-11 | 891 days | -44.9% | $156.88 | $86.45 | $157.09 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-08-03 | 63 days | -8.9% | $156.79 | $142.84 | $156.88 |
| 2021-05-18 | 2021-06-01 | 15 days | -2.3% | $156.67 | $153.09 | $156.79 |
| 2021-05-11 | 2021-05-13 | 3 days | -1.9% | $153.20 | $150.31 | $154.01 |
| 2019-09-11 | 2021-05-07 | 605 days | -56.3% | $150.88 | $65.93 | $151.39 |
| 2019-07-31 | 2019-09-10 | 42 days | -8.0% | $148.25 | $136.43 | $150.88 |
| 2015-08-05 | 2019-07-26 | 1452 days | -34.0% | $139.97 | $92.35 | $147.30 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2015-07-31 | 17 days | -2.2% | $137.24 | $134.24 | $139.01 |
| 2015-07-02 | 2015-07-14 | 13 days | -2.2% | $136.96 | $133.98 | $137.24 |
| 2015-06-29 | 2015-07-01 | 3 days | -1.0% | $136.58 | $135.26 | $136.96 |
| 2015-06-23 | 2015-06-25 | 3 days | -3.3% | $129.38 | $125.08 | $134.75 |
| 2015-06-12 | 2015-06-19 | 8 days | -1.7% | $126.66 | $124.49 | $128.95 |
| 2015-05-28 | 2015-06-11 | 15 days | -3.9% | $125.98 | $121.04 | $126.66 |
| 2015-05-20 | 2015-05-27 | 8 days | -1.0% | $122.34 | $121.16 | $125.98 |
| 2015-04-27 | 2015-05-18 | 22 days | -6.0% | $117.34 | $110.34 | $120.28 |
| 2015-03-24 | 2015-04-23 | 31 days | -6.9% | $116.04 | $108.04 | $117.26 |
| 2015-03-17 | 2015-03-18 | 2 days | -0.0% | $111.14 | $111.11 | $112.18 |
| 2015-03-05 | 2015-03-16 | 11 days | -2.4% | $110.71 | $108.06 | $111.14 |
| 2014-09-25 | 2015-03-04 | 161 days | -14.8% | $109.63 | $93.37 | $110.71 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2014-09-24 | 22 days | -6.2% | $109.46 | $102.67 | $109.63 |
| 2014-08-27 | 2014-08-28 | 2 days | -0.2% | $108.39 | $108.16 | $108.42 |
| 2014-08-15 | 2014-08-18 | 4 days | -0.3% | $104.84 | $104.55 | $106.54 |
| 2014-07-30 | 2014-08-14 | 16 days | -3.4% | $104.00 | $100.50 | $104.84 |
| 2014-06-24 | 2014-07-25 | 32 days | -7.0% | $94.19 | $87.59 | $99.41 |
| 2014-06-06 | 2014-06-17 | 12 days | -2.9% | $90.86 | $88.22 | $90.89 |
| 2014-06-04 | 2014-06-05 | 2 days | -0.1% | $88.54 | $88.43 | $90.86 |
| 2014-05-30 | 2014-06-02 | 4 days | -0.2% | $85.59 | $85.43 | $85.76 |
| 2014-05-27 | 2014-05-29 | 3 days | -0.4% | $85.25 | $84.90 | $85.59 |
| 2014-05-22 | 2014-05-23 | 2 days | -0.1% | $84.16 | $84.11 | $85.25 |
| 2014-05-14 | 2014-05-20 | 7 days | -1.4% | $81.98 | $80.86 | $83.15 |
| 2011-05-11 | 2013-01-18 | 619 days | -43.3% | $52.68 | $29.86 | $52.68 |
| 2010-06-04 | 2010-12-17 | 197 days | -28.3% | $40.33 | $28.94 | $40.40 |
| 2009-10-12 | 2010-01-14 | 95 days | -16.5% | $30.75 | $25.67 | $30.94 |
| 2008-09-15 | 2009-10-08 | 389 days | -52.5% | $29.94 | $14.22 | $30.06 |
| 2007-06-05 | 2008-04-28 | 329 days | -25.6% | $28.78 | $21.41 | $28.87 |
| 2005-06-15 | 2007-06-01 | 717 days | -28.1% | $28.53 | $20.50 | $28.60 |
| 2004-02-13 | 2005-04-29 | 441 days | -29.1% | $25.25 | $17.91 | $25.58 |
| 2002-10-17 | 2004-02-12 | 484 days | -38.1% | $25.08 | $15.51 | $25.25 |
| 2001-01-02 | 2002-10-16 | 652 days | -32.3% | $24.93 | $16.87 | $25.08 |
| 1998-04-13 | 2000-06-15 | 795 days | -60.3% | $13.30 | $5.28 | $14.53 |
| 1996-06-17 | 1997-01-10 | 208 days | -24.5% | $6.72 | $5.08 | $6.94 |
| 1994-09-09 | 1995-06-14 | 279 days | -27.5% | $3.29 | $2.38 | $3.29 |
| 1991-07-23 | 1993-10-04 | 805 days | -38.3% | $1.97 | $1.21 | $1.99 |
| 1986-09-10 | 1991-07-19 | 1774 days | -82.5% | $1.88 | $0.33 | $1.88 |
| 1986-03-17 | 1986-06-18 | 93 days | -21.3% | $1.74 | $1.37 | $1.78 |
| 1985-12-17 | 1986-03-14 | 88 days | -20.0% | $1.71 | $1.37 | $1.74 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is trading at $177.26 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 27.3% below its high of $243.98. The drawdown has lasted 254 days. Severity score: 4.9 (Significant).
UHS Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$177.26
High-water mark
$243.98
Current drawdown
-27.3%
Days in drawdown
254
This UHS page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Universal Health Services, Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. has dropped 27%+ from its high 15 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 702 days with an average max drop of -42.1%.
The current drawdown of -27.3% has lasted 254 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1986 to Jul 1991 | -82.5% | 1774 days |
| Apr 1998 to Jun 2000 | -60.3% | 795 days |
| Sep 2019 to May 2021 | -56.3% | 605 days |
| Sep 2008 to Oct 2009 | -52.5% | 389 days |
| Aug 2021 to Jan 2024 | -44.9% | 891 days |
| May 2011 to Jan 2013 | -43.3% | 619 days |
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