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Last Updated May 13, 2026, 6:30am EDT

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company, which engages in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and emergency rooms, and urgent care centers. It offers a full range of services to accommodate such medical specialties as internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and obstetrics, as well as diagnostic and emergency services. The company was founded by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., and Jack Massey in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

HCA Healthcare Stats
Industry
Health Care Equipment & Services
Founded
1968
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee
Country/Territory
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Samuel Hazen
Employees
320,000

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HCA Healthcare Financial Summary

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2011
Revenue
$75.6B
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Stock Price Performance
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Stock Key Data
SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close
384.39
Open
382.63
Day’s Range
376.51 x 387.85
Volume
2,352,686
52 Week Range
330.00 x 556.52

Market Cap
$83.98B
P/E Ratio (ttm)
13.02
Forward P/E
12.25
Diluted EPS (ttm)
29.07
Dividends Per Share
2.94
Dividend Yield
0.82%
Ex-Dividend Date
Mar 17, 2026

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)
13.02
Forward P/E
12.25
Price to Sales (ttm)
1.14
Price to Book Value (ttm)
N/A
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
N/A
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
11.30
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
8.17
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
1.78
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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)
41.61%
Operating Margin (ttm)
15.67%
Net Margin (ttm)
8.89%
Return on Assets (ttm)
12.34%
Return on Equity (ttm)
N/A

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)
$76.39B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
331.29
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
6.71%
EBITDA (ttm)
$15.57B
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
9.47%
Diluted EPS (ttm)
29.07
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
29.35

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash
$1.06B
Total Cash Per Share
4.22
Total Debt
$49.85B
Total Debt/Equity
N/A
Current Ratio
0.83
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
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Consensus Recommendation
Outperform
Consensus Price
510.95
Range of Price Targets
396.00 to 635.00
Range of EPS
28.44 to 32.97
Consensus EPS
30.90
Consensus Revenue
$79.44B
Range of Revenue
$77.29B to $80.92B
  • Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
  • EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
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DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEADJUSTED CLOSEVOLUME
May 29, 2026382.63387.85376.51378.54378.542,352,686
May 28, 2026389.16391.96381.40384.39384.391,603,266
May 27, 2026395.48401.66391.19392.15392.15975,735
May 26, 2026389.60395.27388.01392.42392.421,091,681
May 22, 2026394.00397.55388.24394.07394.071,110,246
May 21, 2026388.00396.61386.01392.56392.562,356,511
May 20, 2026404.05404.74394.74396.67396.672,217,335
May 19, 2026414.69417.29398.95404.69404.692,695,812
May 18, 2026424.82430.88422.14422.79422.791,423,617
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