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HCA Healthcare HCA

US equityMarket cap rank #171
$428.24
−$8.24 (-1.89%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $436.48 0.00%
Open$438.25
Prev close$436.48
Day range$428.02 – $442.21
Volume378.5K
Market cap$92.71B
P/E (TTM)14.4
Dividend yield0.70%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

HCA at a glance

HCA last changed hands at $428.24 (down 1.89%). At $92.71B, HCA Healthcare is ranked #171 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $353.34 to $553.56. Today's price is about 37% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 3.3% over twelve months, and up 10.4% across the last three months.

Price is above the 50-day average ($409.00) but below the 200-day ($446.91); RSI is 66, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $20.23B in revenue, up 8.7% from a year earlier, with $1.93B of net profit (a 8.8% margin).

The stock changes hands at 14.4 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 14.5.

21 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $454.47, sits 6.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

HCA Healthcare: the business

HCA Healthcare owns and operates hospitals and surgery centers, mostly in Florida and Texas.

What tends to move it. Admissions, payer mix and labor costs drive earnings, and changes to health insurance coverage rules are a risk.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.9%
1 week
-0.5%
1 month
-0.2%
3 months
+10.4%
6 months
-11.7%
Year to date
-8.0%
1 year
+3.3%
Day range
$428.02$442.21
52-week range
$353.34$553.56

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bullish

5 bullish · 2 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+1.8%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+4.7%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average-4.2%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)66.2Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)6.86Bullish
Bollinger band position67%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$428.02 / $428.33
Average price today$435.10
Volume378.5KAvg (90d) 1.59M
Turnover$164.69M
Turnover rate0.26%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.25vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.25%
Market cap$92.71B
Float market cap$61.80B
Shares outstanding144.31M
EPS (TTM)$28.33
P/E (TTM)14.36
P/B-13.96
Book value / share-$30.68
Earnings yield-0.97%
Dividend (TTM)$3.00 / shareYield 0.70%
Net profit (TTM)$6.13B
Net assets-$6.64B
30-day volatility28.2%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.21%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-33.6%-21.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How HCA ranks on BeStock

Market value#171 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#43 of 283
Dividend yield#209 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#233 of 300
Dollar volume today#210 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$20.23B+8.7% YoY
Operating profit$3.07B+3.4% YoY
Net profit$1.93B+2.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$7.62+11.6% YoY
Free cash flow$1.10B-63.6% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.34B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$17.5BSep '24$18.3BDec '24$18.3BMar '25$18.6BJun '25$19.2BSep '25$19.5BDec '25$19.1BMar '26$20.2BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.5BSep '24$1.7BDec '24$1.8BMar '25$1.9BJun '25$1.9BSep '25$2.2BDec '25$1.9BMar '26$1.9BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin42.6%
Operating margin15.5%
Net margin8.8%
Return on assets11.1%
Current ratio0.99
Liabilities / assets105.1%
Cash & investments$1.01B
Total debt$51.55B
Net cash (debt)-$50.54B
Free cash flow / sales7.7%
Average move on report day±4.1%last 16 reports
Closed higher6 of 1638% of the time
Best reaction+7.1%
Worst reaction-8.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-8.9%2024/Q3-3.8%2024/Q4-4.0%2025/Q1-2.1%2025/Q2+1.6%2025/Q3+7.1%2025/Q4-8.8%2026/Q1+1.5%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings14.4x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 52nd percentile, 5-year average 14.5x

#1048 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book-14.0x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 94th percentile, 5-year average -38.2x

Price / sales1.2x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 38th percentile, 5-year average 1.2x

#1782 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

7x12x16x20xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$413.00
Price vs. fair value+3.7%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts21
Average target$454.47+6.1% vs. price
  • Buy 62%
  • Hold 33%
  • Sell 5%
Low $380.00Now $428.24Avg $454.47High $579.00

Latest rating actions

  • 17 Sep 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $450.00
  • 17 Sep 2026Leerink PartnersBUY
  • 9 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $426.00
  • 7 Sep 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $435.00
  • 4 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $426.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership94.6%+0.40 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,613-8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)9 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.83% of floatDays to cover 4.9 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share24.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

15%23%31%39%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$11.57M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.70%
Last dividend$0.78Ex-date 16 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.78
Payments on file36

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.4020181.6020191.9220212.2420222.4020232.6420242.882025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 12.8% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Bernstein Maintains HCA Healthcare(HCA.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $426Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • RBC Capital Maintains HCA Healthcare(HCA.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $435Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • Analysts Offer Insights on NA Companies: HCA Healthcare (HCA) and Reformation, Inc. (REF)TipRanks · 8 Sep 2026
  • Leerink Partners Maintains HCA Healthcare(HCA.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 18 Sep 2026
  • Jefferies Maintains HCA Healthcare(HCA.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $450Market news · 17 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on HCA Healthcare (HCA)TipRanks · 25 Aug 2026

HCA stock: common questions

Where is HCA trading right now?

$428.24 is the latest print for HCA, a move of -1.89% against yesterday's close of $436.48. Today's low and high so far: $428.02 and $442.21.

How large is HCA Healthcare by market value?

Equity value comes to $92.71B at the current price. By that measure it is number 171 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is HCA Healthcare valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 14.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $28.33). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 14.5, and today's level ranks in the 52nd percentile of its own history.

Where does HCA sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $353.34 and the ceiling $553.56. Shares are 22.6% away from that ceiling.

Does HCA send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.70% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 16, 2026.

What is the analyst view on HCA Healthcare?

Of 21 analysts, 62% say buy, 33% hold and 5% sell. Price targets average $454.47, with the most cautious at $380.00 and the most optimistic at $579.00.

What does HCA Healthcare do?

HCA Healthcare owns and operates hospitals and surgery centers, mostly in Florida and Texas.

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