Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Net profit has compounded at 12.3% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 12.5, below the sector median of 25.4.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $75.60B (+7.1% YoY); net profit $6.78B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +4.3%, earnings +10.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.9%, profit CAGR 12.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.89% |
| 1 Year: | 4.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 12.34% |
| 1 Year: | 10.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -3.78% |
| 6 Months: | -22.71% |
| 3 Months: | -26.76% |
| 1 Month: | -3.75% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)34.61 · Neutral
P/E of 12.52 is below the sector median of 25.41 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 12.3% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading 33.1% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Healthcare).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. SPX | 363.60 | 12.52 | $80.66B | 0.81% | - | -112.56% | 6.89% | 12.34% |
| 2 | LLY Eli Lilly and Company SPX | 1,152.54 | 41.02 | $1.03T | 0.61% | - | 107.46% | 7.20% | 11.41% |
| 3 | JNJ Johnson & Johnson SPX | 253.85 | 29.45 | $611.07B | 2.23% | 14.88% | 26.42% | 2.43% | 4.76% |
| 4 | ABBV AbbVie Inc. SPX | 244.78 | 119.40 | $432.48B | 3.04% | 10.47% | -129.24% | 1.75% | -29.06% |
| 5 | UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated SPX | 425.19 | 32.02 | $386.13B | 2.27% | 9.74% | 12.18% | 10.40% | 5.43% |
| 6 | MRK Merck & Co., Inc. SPX | 120.78 | 34.02 | $298.31B | 2.86% | - | 18.94% | 5.64% | 10.01% |
| 7 | AZN AstraZeneca PLC NDX | 164.50 | 24.81 | $255.12B | 1.77% | 15.97% | 23.48% | 9.82% | 45.96% |
| 8 | TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. SPX | 534.07 | 29.33 | $198.47B | 0.40% | 8.14% | 13.52% | 8.81% | 12.95% |
| 9 | AMGN Amgen Inc. NDXSPX | 355.25 | 24.69 | $191.73B | 2.84% | 18.02% | 101.32% | 11.77% | 5.58% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.98B | 14.44B | 15.28B | 14.95B | 14.82B | 14.97B | 15.59B | 15.86B | 16.21B | 17.34B | 17.49B | 17.49B | 18.32B | 18.61B | 19.16B | 19.11B |
| Net Income | 527.00M | 591.00M | 507.00M | 449.00M | 582.00M | 694.00M | 658.00M | 618.00M | 920.00M | 659.00M | 657.00M | 426.00M | 474.00M | 1.14B | 820.00M | 759.00M | 1.06B | 1.04B | 783.00M | 612.00M | 1.07B | 581.00M | 1.08B | 668.00M | 1.42B | 1.45B | 2.27B | 1.27B | 1.16B | 1.13B | 1.36B | 1.19B | 1.08B | 1.59B | 1.46B | 1.27B | 1.61B | 1.65B | 1.64B | 1.62B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.19 | 1.36 | 1.18 | 1.05 | 1.40 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.59 | 2.39 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.15 | 1.30 | 3.18 | 2.31 | 2.15 | 3.01 | 2.97 | 2.25 | 1.76 | 3.09 | 1.69 | 3.16 | 1.95 | 4.14 | 4.36 | 7.00 | 4.14 | 3.90 | 3.91 | 4.85 | 4.29 | 3.91 | 5.93 | 5.53 | 4.88 | 6.45 | 6.83 | 6.96 | 7.15 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41.49B | 43.61B | 46.68B | 51.34B | 51.53B | 58.75B | 60.23B | 64.97B | 70.60B | 75.60B |
| Net Income | 1.05B | 1.21B | 2.46B | 1.60B | 1.56B | 1.88B | 2.13B | 2.89B | 2.22B | 3.79B | 3.50B | 3.75B | 6.96B | 5.64B | 5.24B | 5.76B | 6.78B |
| Diluted EPS | 2.44 | 2.76 | 4.97 | 3.49 | 3.37 | 4.16 | 4.99 | 7.30 | 5.95 | 10.66 | 10.07 | 10.93 | 21.16 | 19.15 | 18.97 | 22.00 | 28.33 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 23.85B | 26.90B | 28.07B | 28.59B | 30.98B | 32.74B | 33.76B | 36.59B | 39.21B | 45.06B | 47.49B | 50.74B | 52.44B | 56.21B | 59.51B | 60.72B |
| Total Equity | -9.26B | -7.98B | 11.93B | -8.26B | -9.66B | -8.27B | -7.89B | -7.60B | -7.30B | -6.81B | -4.95B | -2.81B | 572.00M | -933.00M | -2.77B | -1.77B | -2.50B | -6.03B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 465.00M | 312.00M | 411.00M | 373.00M | 705.00M | 414.00M | 566.00M | 741.00M | 646.00M | 732.00M | 502.00M | 621.00M | 1.79B | 1.45B | 908.00M | 935.00M | 1.93B | 1.04B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 27.63B | 25.64B | 27.50B | 27.59B | 29.09B | 30.25B | 31.16B | 32.86B | 32.03B | 33.58B | 30.80B | 34.34B | 37.71B | 37.17B | 38.33B | 41.60B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | 33.91B | 36.42B | 35.76B | 37.48B | 38.79B | 39.39B | 41.59B | 42.12B | 45.62B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 4.27B | 5.55B | 6.17B | 5.70B | 5.48B | 5.52B | 5.83B | 6.16B | 7.57B | 7.76B | 8.70B | 9.58B | 9.90B | 12.65B | 15.18B | 16.35B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.75B | 3.08B | 3.93B | 4.17B | 3.68B | 4.45B | - | 5.65B | 5.43B | 6.76B | 7.60B | 9.23B | 8.96B | 8.52B | 9.43B | 10.51B | 12.64B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.03B | -1.04B | -3.00B | -2.06B | -2.35B | -2.92B | - | -3.24B | -4.28B | -3.90B | -5.72B | -3.39B | -2.64B | -3.39B | -5.32B | -4.93B | -4.99B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.86B | -1.95B | -976.00M | -1.78B | -1.62B | -1.38B | - | -2.51B | -1.06B | -3.08B | -1.77B | -4.68B | -6.66B | -5.66B | -4.09B | -4.58B | -8.55B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.32B | -1.32B | -1.68B | -1.86B | -1.94B | -2.18B | -2.38B | -2.76B | -3.02B | -3.57B | -4.16B | -2.83B | -3.58B | -4.39B | -4.74B | -4.88B | -4.94B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.43B | 1.76B | 2.25B | 2.31B | 1.74B | 2.27B | - | 2.89B | 2.41B | 3.19B | 3.44B | 6.40B | 5.38B | 4.13B | 4.69B | 5.64B | 7.69B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -523.00M | 20.00M | 999.00M | -902.00M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | 1.50B | - | 500.00M | 1.75B | 2.40B | 2.75B | 2.05B | 1.53B | 1.03B | 441.00M | 8.21B | 7.00B | 3.81B | 6.04B | 10.07B |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 487.00M | 550.00M | 153.00M | 624.00M | 653.00M | 661.00M | 690.00M | 679.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 11.8% | 9.4% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 9.0% |
| ROE % | -13.2% | 10.1% | -29.8% | -16.6% | -18.8% | -23.8% | -28.0% | -39.6% | -32.6% | -76.5% | -124.8% | 656.3% | -745.6% | -203.9% | -295.5% | -230.5% | -112.6% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.02% | 13.36M | $5.52B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.59% | 10.18M | $4.21B |
| 3 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 4.04% | 8.96M | $3.70B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 3.40% | 7.54M | $3.12B |
| 5 | FMR, LLC | 1.98% | 4.40M | $1.82B |
| 6 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 1.76% | 3.91M | $1.61B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.66% | 3.69M | $1.53B |
| 8 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 1.47% | 3.25M | $1.34B |
| 9 | Capital International Investors | 1.37% | 3.03M | $1.25B |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.24% | 2.76M | $1.14B |
Analyst View
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Latest News
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HCA — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) trades at $363.60 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $332.07 to $543.23.
What is the market capitalisation of HCA?
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) has a market capitalisation of $80.66B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of HCA?
HCA trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.52. The industry average P/E is 25.41. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -13.67.
Does HCA pay a dividend?
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.81%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of HCA?
HCA has a return on equity (ROE) of -112.56%.
Is HCA a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.