Buyback Radar

Universal Health Services

UHS

Universal Health Services has retired 50.7% of its shares since 1999, from 128,950,652 to 63,581,000.

50.7%retired since 1999
25.3%last 5 years
4.5%last 12 months
64Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2016half gone 2024129M shares, 199964M200020052010201520202025
1999, 128,950,6522025-12-31, 63,581,000

Early years use the fiscal-year average share count from the 10-K.

A share bought in 1999
2.0× more of Universal Health Services today, without buying another share. It was one of 128,950,652 shares then. It is one of 63,581,000 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-01-31128,950,65210-Kcover page
20002000-01-31122,636,78810-K405cover page
20012001-01-31119,711,86410-Kcover page
20022002-01-31119,804,43610-Kcover page
20032003-01-31118,091,26610-Kcover page
20042004-01-31116,198,29410-Kcover page
20052005-01-31115,477,07210-Kcover page
20062006-01-31108,352,81410-Kcover page
20072007-01-31107,754,36810-Kcover page
20082008-12-31101,222,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20092009-12-3197,794,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20102010-12-3196,786,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20112011-12-3197,199,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20122012-12-3196,821,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20132013-12-3198,033,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20142014-12-3198,826,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20152015-12-3198,797,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20162016-12-3197,208,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20172017-12-3195,652,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20182018-12-3193,276,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20192019-12-3188,762,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20202020-12-3185,061,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20212021-12-3182,519,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20222022-12-3173,118,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20232023-12-3169,321,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20242024-12-3166,554,00010-Kfiscal-year average
20252025-12-3163,581,00010-Kfiscal-year average

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

What the buybacks cost, since fiscal 2008cash flow statement against share count
$7Bspent on buybacks
44Mfewer shares outstanding
$158spent per share that actually disappeared
$932Mpaid in stock compensation over the same years

Part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. That part costs money and retires nothing, so the cost per share that disappeared is higher than the average price the company paid.

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