HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCA
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473.19 USD -4.89 -1.02%
At close · Oct 30
476.90 +3.71 +0.78%
After hours · Oct 30, 6:17 PM ET
472.46 Day range 485.73
361.32 52-week range 545.13
- YTD
- +1.36%
- 1 year
- +1.37%
- Open
- 480.34
- Prev close
- 478.08
- Mkt cap
- 104.97B
- Vol
- 1.12M
- Avg vol
- 1.32M
- EPS
- 30.15
- P/E
- 15.69
- Div yield
- 0.65%
More statistics
- Low
- 472.46
- High
- 485.73
- Forward P/E
- 15.13
- Beta
- 1.11
- Short ratio
- 3.70
- Inst. own
- 78.74%
- Dividend
- 3.12
- Ex-div date
- Dec 14, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 26, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 436.07
- 200-d avg
- 444.42
- 1y target
- 469.91
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 13, 2021Dividend: 0.48
- Mar 16, 2022Dividend: 0.56
- Jun 15, 2022Dividend: 0.56
- Sep 15, 2022Dividend: 0.56
- Dec 13, 2022Dividend: 0.56
- Dec 28, 2022Dividend: 0.56
- Mar 16, 2023Dividend: 0.6
- Jun 15, 2023Dividend: 0.6
- Sep 14, 2023Dividend: 0.6
- Dec 13, 2023Dividend: 0.6
- Mar 14, 2024Dividend: 0.66
- Jun 14, 2024Dividend: 0.66
- Sep 16, 2024Dividend: 0.66
- Dec 13, 2024Dividend: 0.66
- Mar 17, 2025Dividend: 0.72
- Jun 16, 2025Dividend: 0.72
- Sep 16, 2025Dividend: 0.72
- Oct 24, 2025Earnings: 6.96; estimate 5.79; surprise 20.21%
- Dec 15, 2025Dividend: 0.72
- Jan 27, 2026Earnings: 8.01; estimate 7.46; surprise 7.37%
- Mar 17, 2026Dividend: 0.78
- Apr 24, 2026Earnings: 7.15; estimate 7.12; surprise 0.42%
- Jun 16, 2026Dividend: 0.78
- Jul 24, 2026Earnings: 7.59; estimate 7.56; surprise 0.4%
- Sep 16, 2026Dividend: 0.78
- Oct 27, 2026Earnings: 7.22; estimate 6.65; surprise 8.57%
- Oct 28, 2026Rating: B of A Securities · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 28, 2026Rating: Baird · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 28, 2026Rating: Keybanc · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 28, 2026Rating: TD Cowen · Buy → Buy
- Oct 29, 2026Rating: Barclays · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Oct 30, 2026Rating: RBC Capital · Outperform → Outperform
Signals (77)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 13, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 25, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 21, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 14, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 24, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 24, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 3, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 27, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 20, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 11, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 4, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 12, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 22, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 22, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 21, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 104.99B
- Enterprise value
- 158.84B
- Trailing P/E
- 15.70
- Forward P/E
- 15.13
- PEG ratio
- 1.45
- Price / sales
- 1.33
- Price / book
- 0.00
- EPS (TTM)
- 30.15
- Beta
- 1.11
- Dividend yield
- 0.65%
- Payout ratio
- 10.15%
- Profit margin
- 8.61%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 78.70B
- Revenue growth
- 3.60%
- Free cash flow
- 3.83B
- Total cash
- 908.00M
- Total debt
- 52.43B
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Shares outstanding
- 221.84M
- Short % of float
- 3.48%
- 50-day average
- 436.07
- 200-day average
- 444.42
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 469.91 -0.7% downside
Now 473.19
- Target (low)
- 380.00
- Target (mean)
- 469.91
- Target (high)
- 550.00
Ratings (0m) 26 15 buy · 9 hold · 2 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy14
- Hold9
- Sell1
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Jan 26, 2027
Expected Jan 26, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 8.22.
Financials — quick view
HCA Revenue — quarterly 19.85B
HCA Net income — quarterly 1.58B
HCA EPS — quarterly 7.36
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 8.14 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 6.65 | 7.22 | +0.57 | +8.57% |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 7.56 | 7.59 | +0.03 | +0.40% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 7.12 | 7.15 | +0.03 | +0.42% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 7.46 | 8.01 | +0.55 | +7.37% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 5.79 | 6.96 | +1.17 | +20.21% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 28, 2026 | TD Cowen | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Keybanc | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Baird | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 28, 2026 | B of A Securities | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates hospitals, ASCs, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, as well as rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy providers, home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. Its general and acute care hospitals offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic services, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical Care Facilities
- Country
- United States
- Website
- hcahealthcare.com
News
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- RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on HCA Healthcare, Raises Price Target to $521
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on HCA Healthcare, Raises Price Target to $401
- INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of HCA Healthcare, Inc. - HCA
- More Than 100 HCA Healthcare Hospitals Recognized by Healthgrades for Excellence in Specialty Care
- TD Cowen Maintains Buy on HCA Healthcare, Raises Price Target to $486
- HCA Healthcare: Payer Mix Pressures, But Broad Trends On Track
- HCA Healthcare Analysts Raise Their Forecasts Following Better-Than-Expected Q3 Results
- HCA Healthcare Analysts Raise Their Forecasts Following Better-Than-Expected Q3 Results
- Keybanc Maintains Overweight on HCA Healthcare, Raises Price Target to $490
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Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.01% | 13,003,600 | 6.15B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.68% | 10,141,708 | 4.80B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | 4.08% | 8,828,287 | 4.18B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.45% | 7,469,035 | 3.53B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2.17% | 4,707,473 | 2.23B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.69% | 3,668,008 | 1.74B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.28% | 4,930,087 | 2.33B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 1.86% | 4,024,763 | 1.90B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Growth Fund of America | 1.82% | 3,930,247 | 1.86B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| First Eagle Funds-First Eagle Global Fund | 1.01% | 2,185,757 | 1.03B | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 0.93% | 2,015,778 | 953.97M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.91% | 1,961,397 | 928.23M | Sep 29, 2026 |