For the quarter ended March 2025, Universal Health Services (UHS) reported revenue of $4.1 billion, up 6.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.84, compared to $3.70 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.36, the EPS surprise was +11.01%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Universal Health Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Admissions - Behavioral health: 117,788 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 122,821.
• Net Revenues- Behavioral health services: $1.75 billion compared to the $1.79 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.5% year over year.
• Net Revenues- Acute care hospital services: $2.35 billion versus $2.35 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.5% change.
• Operating Income- Behavioral Health Care Services: $337.68 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $346.29 million.
• Operating Income- Acute Care Hospital Services: $254.79 million compared to the $206.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Universal Health Services have returned -7.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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