HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

US — Healthcare Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HCA
  • Rev/Share 327.6841
  • Book/Share -12.0107
  • PB -19.1095
  • Debt/Equity -8.3289
  • CurrentRatio 0.8293
  • ROIC 0.1853

 

  • MktCap 113916726740.0
  • FreeCF/Share 33.3406
  • PFCF 14.8098
  • PE 16.9771
  • Debt/Assets 0.8267
  • DivYield 0.0058
  • ROE -1.4078

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade HCA Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Underweight -- $425 Dec. 15, 2025
Resumed HCA Goldman -- Buy -- $470 Oct. 14, 2025
Downgrade HCA Wolfe Research Outperform Peer Perform -- -- July 28, 2025
Downgrade HCA BofA Securities Buy Neutral -- $394 July 16, 2025
Upgrade HCA Wells Fargo Underweight Equal Weight -- $385 May 29, 2025
Downgrade HCA Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $336 April 15, 2025
Resumed HCA JP Morgan -- Neutral -- $380 Dec. 17, 2024
Initiation HCA KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Overweight -- $475 Oct. 11, 2024
Initiation HCA Morgan Stanley -- Equal Weight -- $427 Sept. 3, 2024

News

Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: February 03, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: February 02, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: February 02, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Medical Stocks Now
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Published: February 02, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Growth Stock
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Published: January 30, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
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These Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On HCA Healthcare After Q4 Results
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Published: January 28, 2026 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) released mixed fourth-quarter 2025 financial results on Tuesday.

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HCA Healthcare Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong Patient Volumes
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Published: January 27, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

HCA's Q4 EPS surge 28.8% year over year to $8.01, beating estimates on strong patient volumes and higher revenue per equivalent admission.

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HCA Healthcare: A Booming Buyback But Risks Loom (Downgrade)
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Published: January 27, 2026 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

HCA Healthcare has delivered robust earnings, aggressive buybacks, and margin expansion, driving shares up over 40% in the past year. Q4 results and 2026 guidance were strong, but margin benefits may be peaking and policy headwinds from Medicaid and ACA changes loom. HCA's valuation is now full at ~16x earnings and a 6% free cash flow yield, with future margin compression risk not fully discounted.

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$100 Billion Market Cap Hospital Operator HCA Healthcare To Buy Back Stock Worth $10 Billion
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Published: January 27, 2026 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation's largest hospital operators, released mixed fourth-quarter 2025 financial results on Tuesday.

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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About HCA (HCA) Q4 Earnings
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Published: January 27, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates
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Published: January 27, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

HCA Healthcare (HCA) came out with quarterly earnings of $8.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.22 per share a year ago.

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Countdown to HCA (HCA) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics
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Published: January 22, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Can HCA Q4 Earnings Withstand Higher Costs & Lower Outpatient Cases?
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Published: January 21, 2026 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

HCA Healthcare heads into Q4 earnings with solid admission and revenue growth, but rising costs and declining outpatient surgery cases cloud the odds of a beat.

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HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top-Ranked Value Stock: Should You Buy?
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Published: December 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: December 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Value Stock
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Published: December 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Momentum Stock
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Published: December 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: December 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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HCA Healthcare Is Caring For Patients And Investors Alike
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Published: December 01, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: November 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Growth Stock
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Published: November 19, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Presents at 7th Annual Wolfe Research Healthcare Conference Transcript
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Published: November 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

HCA Healthcare, Inc. ( HCA ) 7th Annual Wolfe Research Healthcare Conference November 17, 2025 12:00 PM EST Company Participants Mike Marks - CFO & Executive VP Conference Call Participants Justin Lake - Wolfe Research, LLC Presentation Justin Lake Wolfe Research, LLC All right. Good afternoon, I guess, right?

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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: November 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. to Present at the 2025 Stephens Annual Investment Conference
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Published: November 12, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is scheduled to present at the following healthcare conference: November 20, 2025 at 1:00pm CT at the 2025 Stephens Annual Investment Conference A link to the live audio webcast, where applicable, and copies of any related presentation materials will be made available at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.hcahealthcare.com. Dates and times may be subject to change, please check the conference schedule.

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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2025 Transcript
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Published: November 12, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

HCA Healthcare, Inc. ( HCA ) UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2025 November 12, 2025 9:30 AM EST Company Participants Mike Marks - CFO & Executive VP Conference Call Participants Albert Rice - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Albert Rice UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Welcome, everyone, to our session with HCA Healthcare. We're very happy to have them participating in our conference again this year.

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Published: November 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Health Insurer Stocks Slide on President Trump's Call to Change ACA Payments
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Published: November 10, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Centene (CNC), HCA Healthcare (HCA) and Molina Healthcare (MOH) are among the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 Monday after President Donald Trump suggested federal health care money should circumvent insurers and go directly to people.

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Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make HCA Healthcare (HCA) a Stock to Watch
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Published: November 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Published: November 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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About HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

  • IPO Date 2011-03-10
  • Website https://www.hcahealthcare.com
  • Industry Medical - Care Facilities
  • CEO Samuel N. Hazen
  • Employees 226000

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services company in the United States. The company operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. It also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, the company operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 182 hospitals, including 175 general and acute care hospitals, five psychiatric hospitals, and two rehabilitation hospitals; 125 freestanding surgery centers; and 21 freestanding endoscopy centers in 20 states and England. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.