Universal Health Services (UHS): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Universal Health Services, an S&P 500 component in the Health Care sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $163.26 |
| Sector (GICS) | Health Care |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +6.03% |
| Total return over period | +19.09% |
| Annualized volatility | 30.88% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.08 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.10 |
| Max drawdown | -42.00% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -4.79% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.28 |
| Period range | $120.74 – $243.41 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Universal Health Services (UHS) has posted an annualized return of +6.03% with annual volatility of 30.88%, a Sharpe ratio of 0.08. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -42.00%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.28, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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