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U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Houston, United States | NYSE
78.63 USD -0.47 (-0.594%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 78.63

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT

The turnaround narrative is the core driver here. While the trailing earnings picture looks broken with a 460 multiple, the forward estimate suggests a massive reset to 23 times earnings, supported by an 8.5 percent revenue expansion. The balance sheet carries weight with net debt significantly ahead of cash, yet the payout ratio remains a mere 10 percent, offering a safety cushion that few peers provide. Technically, shares are trading above their 50 and 200 day averages, confirming a constructive trend despite the recent earnings miss. The options market reflects this hesitation with heavy put interest at lower strikes, though call buying at the 90 level hints at a bullish ceiling. For investors seeking income with a turnaround kicker, the dividend is secure, but the path to the 95 dollar analyst target requires execution on that earnings recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.138667
AutoARIMA0.139413
MSTL0.146883
AutoTheta0.212964

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 19.47
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.294
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 50.321
Revenue per Share 53.082
Market Cap 1,173,371,648
Trailing P/E 462.53
Forward P/E 23.25
Beta 1.13
Profit Margins 4.01%
Website https://www.usph.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant open interest in puts at the 65 and 70 strikes for September expiration, suggesting a floor is being established. However, call activity is concentrated at the 90 strike, indicating a target for upside momentum. Implied volatility sits in the mid-forties, reflecting moderate uncertainty around the upcoming earnings catalyst.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 2.57% 2.21% 2.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.46 0.588160
2026-05-22 0.46 0.742414
2026-03-13 0.46 0.598724
2025-11-17 0.45 0.642765
2025-08-22 0.45 0.514697
2025-05-23 0.45 0.609013
2025-03-14 0.45 0.588312
2024-11-15 0.44 0.488889
2024-08-23 0.44 0.518807
2024-05-22 0.44 0.426770
2024-03-11 0.44 0.415212
2023-11-15 0.43 0.494196
2023-08-17 0.43 0.423270
2023-05-17 0.43 0.384478
2023-03-09 0.43 0.452584
2022-11-18 0.41 0.476689
2022-08-17 0.41 0.491077
2022-05-13 0.41 0.393021
2022-03-11 0.41 0.433587
2021-11-12 0.38 0.380991
2021-08-19 0.38 0.352865
2021-05-13 0.35 0.300378
2021-03-11 0.35 0.292667
2020-03-12 0.32 0.388633
2019-11-15 0.30 0.262536
2019-08-14 0.30 0.222535
2019-05-16 0.27 0.232618
2019-03-19 0.27 0.256556
2018-11-08 0.23 0.197662
2018-08-13 0.23 0.201578
2018-05-10 0.23 0.250000
2018-03-20 0.23 0.280830
2017-11-16 0.20 0.291971
2017-08-17 0.20 0.340715
2017-06-14 0.20 0.312744
2017-04-12 0.20 0.309598
2016-11-16 0.17 0.273092
2016-08-17 0.17 0.280760
2016-05-13 0.17 0.302383
2016-03-16 0.17 0.337435
2015-11-13 0.15 0.303398
2015-08-14 0.15 0.288406
2015-05-14 0.15 0.303644
2015-03-18 0.15 0.313480
2014-11-13 0.12 0.304878
2014-08-14 0.12 0.331675
2014-05-16 0.12 0.391007
2014-03-17 0.12 0.364853
2013-11-13 0.10 0.319693
2013-08-16 0.10 0.343053
2013-05-15 0.10 0.389712
2013-03-13 0.10 0.424088
2012-11-14 0.09 0.396127
2012-08-16 0.09 0.333580
2012-05-11 0.09 0.358566
2012-03-13 0.09 0.440529
2011-11-15 0.08 0.417973
2011-08-17 0.08 0.403023
2011-05-18 0.08 0.327735
2011-03-11 0.08 0.391581
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.84
dividendYield 2.33
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.023008851
lastDividendValue 0.46
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.05743563
Address1 1,300 West Sam Houston Parkway South
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 148.48
All Time Low 1.416667
Ask 84.84
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 182,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 222,543
Average Volume 222,543
Average Volume10Days 182,350
Beta 1.13
Bid 74.87
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 30.063
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 78.63
Current Ratio 1.271
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 80.36
Day Low 78.18
Debt To Equity 50.321
Display Name U.S. Physical Therapy
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Rate 1.84
Dividend Yield 2.33
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,026,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,026,600
Earnings Growth -0.565
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.201
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 102,009,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12683
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.144
Enterprise To Revenue 2.301
Enterprise Value 1,850,900,736
Eps Current Year 2.89361
Eps Forward 3.38263
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 74.4802
Fifty Day Average Change 4.1497955
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05571676
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.743563
Fifty Two Week High 93.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.870003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15903746
Fifty Two Week Low 58.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.439999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35126308
Fifty Two Week Range 58.19 - 93.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 707,146,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.82
Float Shares 14,543,661
Forward Eps 3.38263
Forward P E 23.245224
Free Cashflow 41,290,124
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,653
Fullday Change -0.470001
Fullday Change Percent -0.594186
Fullday Price 78.63
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.21466999
Gross Profits 172,652,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.025
Held Percent Institutions 1.10912
Implied Shares Outstanding 14,922,698
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.46
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 993,772,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates and manages outpatient physical therapy clinics. It operates through two segments, Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services. The company provides pre-and post-operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventative care, rehabilitation of injured workers, and neurological-related injuries. It offers industrial injury prevention services, including onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization, post-offer employment testing, functional capacity evaluations, and ergonomic assessments through physical therapists and specialized certified athletic trainers for Fortune 500 companies, and other clients comprising insurers and their contractors. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Long Name U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,173,371,648
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_326272
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,660,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,180,385,411
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 79.73
Operating Cashflow 83,050,000
Operating Margins 0.111269996
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 10.705899
Peg Ratio 2.88
Phone 713 297 7000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 78.63
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 79.1
Price Eps Current Year 27.173668
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6155074
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4589204
Profit Margins 0.04007
Quick Ratio 1.132
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.85714
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.470001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.594186
Regular Market Day High 80.36
Regular Market Day Low 78.18
Regular Market Day Range 78.18 - 80.36
Regular Market Open 79.73
Regular Market Previous Close 79.1
Regular Market Price 78.63
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 98,769
Return On Assets 0.04098
Return On Equity 0.0651
Revenue Growth 0.085
Revenue Per Share 53.082
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 14,922,698
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.085200004
Shares Short 1,271,016
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,015,175
Short Name U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1019
Short Ratio 5.0
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol USPH
Target High Price 100.0
Target Low Price 88.0
Target Mean Price 95.0
Target Median Price 97.0
Total Cash 26,262,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.76
Total Debt 385,788,992
Total Revenue 804,273,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.023008851
Trailing Eps 0.17
Trailing P E 462.5294
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.8764
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 75.3522
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.277794
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04349964
Type Disp Equity
Volume 98,769
Website https://www.usph.com
Zip 77,042