HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

Price$370.96

Value ScoreC

Growth ScoreC

Momentum ScoreD

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-36.45%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-17.57%

VGM Score44.37

Market Capitalization$83.98B

P/E Ratio (Annual)12.38x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)0.82%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)6.65x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$0.74

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$3.12

Revenue Growth (3Y)7.87%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$35.62

Payout Ratio (TTM)10.04%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-29.85%

Gross Margin (TTM)85.00%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)8.89%

EPS (TTM)$29.08

10-Day Avg Trading Volume1.70M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$29.08

Revenue Growth (5Y)7.97%

EPS (Annual)$28.33

Dividend / Share (Annual)$2.84

ROI (Annual)11.89%

Gross Margin (Annual)84.96%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)9.28%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$4.22

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)12.36x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)4.30%

EPS Growth (5Y)20.99%

P/E Normalized (Annual)12.38x

ROA (Last FY)11.17%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)6.71%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$66.56

ROE (5Y Avg)149.98%

Operating Margin (TTM)15.67%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$33.71

P/B Ratio339.98x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)256.92x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$29,500

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.72x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)5.53x

ROA (TTM)11.26%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)10.74%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)8.42x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$28.33

Current Ratio (Annual)0.97x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)0.75x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume1.21M

52-Week Price Return-0.03%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)17.04x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)12.36x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$332,100

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$-45.56

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.11x

Asset Turnover (Annual)1.25x

52-Week High$556.52

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)15.39%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$28.33

CapEx CAGR (5Y)11.76%

26-Week Price Return-20.52%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.86x

13-Week Price Return-28.02%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)54.20x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)0.83x

Enterprise Value$131.06B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)16.05%

Asset Turnover (TTM)1.27x

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$328,700

Inventory Turnover (Annual)6.71x

Pretax Margin (Annual)13.01%

Cash / Share (Annual)$4.56

3-Month Return Std Dev28.57%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)84.56%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$29,500

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)9.84%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)4.59%

ROE (Last FY)656.29%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)5.42x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$28.33

P/FCF (TTM)10.59x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)6.82x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)16.53x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)125.80x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$29.08

Receivables Turnover (Annual)6.99x

ROI (TTM)9.06%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)44.46%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.10x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)13.58%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$315.66

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$-44.78

Forward P/E12.05x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)3.76%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-28.24%

P/E Ratio (TTM)12.36x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)29.19%

Year-to-Date Return-18.92%

5-Day Price Return-3.94%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$28.33

ROA (5Y Avg)10.93%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)8.97%

Month-to-Date Return-12.87%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$35.40

EBITD / Share (Annual)$64.67

EPS Growth (3Y)13.94%

Operating Margin (Annual)15.83%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)52.97x

P/CF (TTM)6.46x

ROI (5Y Avg)9.01%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)12.36x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)124.85x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$29.08

Payout Ratio (Annual)10.01%

P/B Ratio (Annual)97.29x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$2.93

Inventory Turnover (TTM)6.59x

Pretax Margin (TTM)12.82%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$1.69

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-37.76%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)4.26%

Dividend Yield (TTM)0.81%

Beta1.14x

P/FCF (Annual)10.92x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$337.03

ROE (TTM)695.73%

52-Week Low$330.00

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Earnings Surprise History

Q1 267.15est. 7.21

Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Hospitals(5)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.	C	C	D	$370.96
THCTenet Healthcare Corporation New	B	C	D	$170.09
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc. Class B	B	C	D	$144.69
SGRYSurgery Partners, Inc. Common Stock	B	C	D	$13.22
ARDTArdent Health, Inc.	A	D	D	$9.22
CYHCommunity Health Systems, Inc.	A	F	D	$2.75

About

HCA Healthcare is the largest acute-care hospital operator in the United States, with 190 hospitals and over 2,500 outpatient facilities across 19 states as of December 2025. Headquartered in Nashville, the company also operates in the United Kingdom.