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    HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

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    HEALTHCARE • MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES • NYSE

    $460.75
    +2.15 (+0.47%)

    Market Cap: $101.85B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +21.03%
    Streak
    7 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$6.66
    Range$5.83 - $7.35
    20 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    2
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$7.27-8.4%
    60d ago$6.78-1.7%
    30d ago$6.74-1.2%
    7d ago$6.69-0.4%
    Current$6.66
    Revenue Consensus
    $19.4B
    Range$18.8B - $19.9B
    21 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$8.20
    Range$7.33 - $9.12
    23 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $20.3B
    Range$19.1B - $21.3B
    23 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$8.20---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$6.66---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 24
    		$7.59$7.57+0.26%Beat+11.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 24
    		$7.15$7.13+0.28%Beat+10.9%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 27
    		$8.01$7.48+7.09%Beat+28.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 24
    		$6.96$5.73+21.47%Beat+42.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 25
    		$6.84$6.32+8.23%Beat+24.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 25
    		$6.45$5.75+12.17%Beat+20.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 24
    		$6.22$6.14+1.30%Beat+5.4%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 25
    		$4.90$4.98-1.61%Miss+25.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 23
    		$5.50$4.93+11.56%Beat+28.2%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 26
    		$5.36$5.09+5.30%Beat+8.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 30
    		$5.90$5.05+16.83%Beat+27.2%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 24
    		$3.91$3.97-1.51%Miss-0.5%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$4.29$4.24+1.18%Beat+1.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 21
    		$4.93$3.92+25.77%Beat+19.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 27
    		$4.64$4.79-3.13%Miss+5.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 21
    		$3.93$3.86+1.81%Beat-14.0%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 22
    		$4.21$3.71+13.48%Beat-3.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 22
    		$4.12$4.24-2.83%Miss-0.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$4.42$4.52-2.21%Miss+7.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 22
    		$4.57$4.01+13.97%Beat+138.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 20
    		$4.37$3.16+38.29%Beat+191.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$4.14$3.33+24.32%Beat+77.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 2
    		$4.13$3.59+15.04%Beat+33.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 26
    		$1.92$2.26-15.04%Miss-13.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 22
    		$1.50$-0.33+554.55%Beat-32.1%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 21
    		$2.33$2.65-12.08%Miss-21.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 28
    		$3.09$3.09+0.00%Beat+3.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 29
    		$2.23$2.13+4.69%Beat+3.2%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 30
    		$2.21$2.46-10.16%Miss-3.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    		$2.97$2.33+27.47%Beat+27.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 29
    		$2.99$2.58+15.89%Beat+40.4%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.16$1.91+13.09%Beat+78.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.29$2.16+6.02%Beat+30.9%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 1
    		$2.33$2.07+12.56%Beat+33.9%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 30
    		$2.13$1.88+13.30%Beat+12.7%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.21$1.21+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.75$1.81-3.31%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 2
    		$1.74$1.74+0.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 31
    		$1.89$1.78+6.18%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.68%
    Forward Annual Dividend$3.12
    Payout Ratio6.07%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+8.74%
    5Y CAGR+30.19%
    HCA dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun HCA in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio15.51EV/EBITDA9.45x
    Price/FCF16.94xFCF Yield5.90%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin8.77%Operating Margin15.20%
    ROE136.30%ROIC22.53%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity-7.49xInterest Coverage5.27x
    Current Ratio0.99xQuick Ratio0.90x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.11Avg Volume1.35M
    52-Week High$553.5652-Week Low$353.34

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$439.86
    SMA 20$435.48
    SMA 50$422.47
    SMA 200$443.95
    EMA 10$444.56
    EMA 20$436.82
    EMA 50$424.97
    EMA 200$426.05

    MACD

    Line: 9.03Signal: 6.44Hist: 2.59

    ADX

    ADX: 23.1+DI: 28.8-DI: 11.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down4.0
    PSAR$426.28

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$457.12
    Lower Band$413.84
    %B Position994%(Upper)
    Band Width1.08

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    70.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K95.9
    Stoch %D93.0
    Williams %R-4.0
    ROC (10d)6.7%
    Momentum29.12
    CCI (20d)234.0
    MFI (14d)71.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$11.67(2.5%)
    StdDev (20d)10.82
    Hist Vol23.4%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$459.67
    OBV24.1M
    AD Line-165.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.081

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.4M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$434.13

    Pivot Points

    R3$479.79
    R2$470.03
    R1$464.32
    Pivot Point$454.56
    S1$448.85
    S2$439.09
    S3$433.38

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI23.93
    Ultimate Osc67.3
    KST48.02

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$20.23B$19.11B$19.51B$19.16B$18.61B$18.32B$18.29B$17.49B$17.49B$17.34B$17.30B$16.21B
    Cost of Revenue$8.29B$8.28B$19.73B$8.36B$8.14B$8.00B$21.05B$7.86B$2.63B$10.38B$12.37B$7.56B
    Gross Profit$11.94B$10.83B$-214,000,000$10.80B$10.47B$10.32B$-2,767,000,000$9.63B$14.86B$6.96B$4.93B$8.66B
    Operating Expenses$8.86B$7.96B$-3,511,000,000$7.83B$7.50B$7.47B$-5,443,000,000$7.22B$12.12B$4.20B$2.11B$6.56B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$7.93B$7.03B$-4,303,000,000$6.94B$6.64B$6.61B$-6,469,000,000$6.37B$11.31B$3.61B$1.34B$5.80B
    Operating Income$3.08B$2.86B$3.30B$2.96B$2.96B$2.86B$2.68B$2.41B$2.74B$2.76B$2.83B$2.09B
    Interest Income$16.00M$9.00M$0$16.00M$19.00M$18.00M$0$15.00M$0$0$0$19.00M
    Interest Expense$599.00M$584.00M$572.00M$561.00M$568.00M$547.00M$528.00M$515.00M$506.00M$512.00M$491.00M$483.00M
    Income Before Tax$2.49B$2.29B$2.67B$2.42B$2.42B$2.33B$2.13B$1.91B$2.24B$2.25B$2.35B$1.63B
    Income Tax Expense$564.00M$430.00M$509.00M$515.00M$524.00M$502.00M$447.00M$424.00M$550.00M$445.00M$484.00M$355.00M
    Net Income$1.93B$1.86B$2.16B$1.90B$1.89B$1.82B$1.69B$1.48B$1.69B$1.80B$1.86B$1.27B
    EBITDA$4.03B$3.80B$4.22B$3.86B$3.84B$3.73B$3.54B$3.26B$3.57B$3.56B$3.62B$2.87B
    EBIT$3.08B$2.86B$3.30B$2.96B$2.96B$2.86B$2.68B$2.41B$2.74B$2.76B$2.83B$2.09B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    TD Cowen raises target for HCA Healthcare stock to USD 460 from USD 431?.,

    TD Cowen has raised its price target for HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock from USD 431 to USD 460, while maintaining a Buy rating. This adjustment follows HCA Healthcare's strong second-quarter revenue of USD 20.23 billion...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/16/26•Bullish

    HCA Healthcare stock pre-market at EUR 418.85

    HCA Healthcare's stock is trading pre-market at EUR 418.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026. The company has scheduled its third-quarter earnings call for October 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/16/26•Neutral

    First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Buys 2,738 Shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

    First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. significantly increased its stake in HCA Healthcare by 224.6% in the third quarter...

    MarketBeat•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

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    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Neutral

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    HCA Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    15.5x
    Forward P/E
    13.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    9.4x
    P/FCF
    16.9x
    PEG
    1.3x
    P/B
    -15.3x
    See GNG's fair value

    HCA Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    42.7%
    Operating margin
    15.2%
    Net margin
    8.8%
    ROIC
    22.5%
    ROE
    136.3%
    FCF margin
    7.7%
    FCF yield
    5.9%

    HCA Competitors

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    Sector: Healthcare

    HCA Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    26
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    14
    Hold
    10
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    HCA Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • HCA earns a 22.5% return on invested capital.
    • HCA beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    HCA Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    6.1%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $6.66
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 2 down

    HCA Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.7%
    Payout ratio
    6.1%
    3Y DPS growth
    8.7%
    5Y DPS growth
    30.2%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    HCA dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About HCA

    What is HCA's current dividend yield?

    HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) has a forward dividend yield of 0.68%.

    Does HCA pay dividends?

    Yes, HCA Healthcare, Inc. pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.68%.

    What is HCA's P/E ratio?

    HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.51.

    What is HCA's market cap?

    HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) has a market capitalization of $101.85B with a current stock price of $460.75.

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