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HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCA

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511.82 USD +48.96 (+10.58%)

Nov 4, 2026, 3:22 PM EST

492.23 Day range 514.93
361.32 52-week range 545.13
YTD
+9.63%
1 year
+8.51%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.57 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 16.3×
FY 2016: 9.5×FY 2017: 13.9×FY 2018: 11.3×FY 2019: 14.4×FY 2020: 14.8×FY 2021: 11.9×FY 2022: 12.3×FY 2023: 14.1×FY 2024: 13.5×FY 2025: 16.3×
FY 2016 5y median 13.5× FY 2025
P/S 1.4×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
P/B -17.9×
FY 2016: -3.8×FY 2017: -4.5×FY 2018: -8.6×FY 2019: -18.0×FY 2020: 97.6×FY 2021: -89.0×FY 2022: -25.2×FY 2023: -41.6×FY 2024: -31.1×FY 2025: -17.9×
FY 2016 5y median -31.1× FY 2025
P/FCF 14.0×
FY 2016: 9.5×FY 2017: 12.8×FY 2018: 13.4×FY 2019: 14.6×FY 2020: 8.7×FY 2021: 15.4×FY 2022: 16.9×FY 2023: 15.7×FY 2024: 13.8×FY 2025: 14.0×
FY 2016 5y median 15.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 10.1×
FY 2016: 6.9×FY 2017: 7.7×FY 2018: 8.0×FY 2019: 8.8×FY 2020: 8.9×FY 2021: 8.3×FY 2022: 8.2×FY 2023: 9.0×FY 2024: 8.7×FY 2025: 10.1×
FY 2016 5y median 8.7× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.1×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 7.1%
FY 2016: 10.5%FY 2017: 7.8%FY 2018: 7.5%FY 2019: 6.8%FY 2020: 11.5%FY 2021: 6.5%FY 2022: 5.9%FY 2023: 6.4%FY 2024: 7.3%FY 2025: 7.1%
FY 2016 5y median 6.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 41.5%
FY 2016: 83.3%FY 2017: 83.2%FY 2018: 83.5%FY 2019: 83.5%FY 2020: 83.8%FY 2021: 38.3%FY 2022: 38.5%FY 2023: 39.4%FY 2024: 40.6%FY 2025: 41.5%
FY 2016 5y median 39.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 15.8%
FY 2016: 14.9%FY 2017: 13.9%FY 2018: 14.2%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: 14.1%FY 2021: 16.5%FY 2022: 15.0%FY 2023: 14.8%FY 2024: 14.9%FY 2025: 15.8%
FY 2016 5y median 15.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 9.0%
FY 2016: 7.0%FY 2017: 5.1%FY 2018: 8.1%FY 2019: 6.8%FY 2020: 7.3%FY 2021: 11.8%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: 8.1%FY 2024: 8.2%FY 2025: 9.0%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
ROE -112.6%
FY 2016: -39.6%FY 2017: -32.6%FY 2018: -76.5%FY 2019: -124.8%FY 2020: 656.3%FY 2021: -745.6%FY 2022: -203.9%FY 2023: -295.5%FY 2024: -230.5%FY 2025: -112.6%
FY 2016 5y median -230.5% FY 2025
ROIC 18.5%
FY 2016: 15.7%FY 2017: 12.4%FY 2018: 16.9%FY 2019: 15.1%FY 2020: 14.9%FY 2021: 18.2%FY 2022: 16.7%FY 2023: 16.4%FY 2024: 16.7%FY 2025: 18.5%
FY 2016 5y median 16.7% FY 2025
ROA 11.2%
FY 2016: 8.6%FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 7.8%FY 2020: 7.9%FY 2021: 13.7%FY 2022: 10.8%FY 2023: 9.3%FY 2024: 9.7%FY 2025: 11.2%
FY 2016 5y median 10.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 7.1%
FY 2016: 4.6%FY 2017: 5.1%FY 2018: 7.0%FY 2019: 10.0%FY 2020: 0.4%FY 2021: 14.0%FY 2022: 2.5%FY 2023: 7.9%FY 2024: 8.7%FY 2025: 7.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 13.4%
FY 2016: 3.9%FY 2017: -2.3%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 8.7%FY 2020: 0.6%FY 2021: 33.3%FY 2022: -6.5%FY 2023: 6.3%FY 2024: 9.6%FY 2025: 13.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 29.0%
FY 2016: 46.3%FY 2017: -18.5%FY 2018: 79.2%FY 2019: -5.5%FY 2020: 8.5%FY 2021: 93.6%FY 2022: -9.5%FY 2023: -1.0%FY 2024: 16.0%FY 2025: 29.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 36.4%
FY 2016: 22.6%FY 2017: -16.7%FY 2018: 32.2%FY 2019: 8.0%FY 2020: 85.7%FY 2021: -15.9%FY 2022: -23.3%FY 2023: 13.6%FY 2024: 20.3%FY 2025: 36.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.7×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Debt / Equity -8.3×
FY 2016: -4.3×FY 2017: -4.9×FY 2018: -6.6×FY 2019: -12.7×FY 2020: 57.8×FY 2021: -39.4×FY 2022: -14.5×FY 2023: -23.6×FY 2024: -18.1×FY 2025: -8.3×
FY 2016 5y median -18.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.2×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 3.4×FY 2019: 3.6×FY 2020: 3.2×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 3.0×FY 2023: 3.2×FY 2024: 3.1×FY 2025: 3.2×
FY 2016 5y median 3.1× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.3×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 3.6×FY 2018: 3.8×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 4.7×FY 2021: 6.3×FY 2022: 5.2×FY 2023: 5.0×FY 2024: 5.1×FY 2025: 5.3×
FY 2016 5y median 5.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.6%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 1.1%FY 2019: 1.1%FY 2020: 0.3%FY 2021: 0.8%FY 2022: 0.9%FY 2023: 0.9%FY 2024: 0.9%FY 2025: 0.6%
FY 2016 5y median 0.9% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 10.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 12.9%FY 2019: 15.7%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: 9.0%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: 12.6%FY 2024: 12.0%FY 2025: 10.0%
FY 2016 5y median 11.6% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31