HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Nashville, United States | NYSE
488.00 USD
+5.03
(1.041%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 488.00 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) shows a mixed picture. The recent price history indicates a pullback from a recent high, with a slight dip in the last few days. The dividend yield is modest, but the payout ratio is low, suggesting the company is not over-relying on dividends. The fundamental metrics are solid, with positive earnings growth and strong revenue growth. Analysts are generally positive, with a 'buy' recommendation. However, the short-term forecast model suggests a modest upward trend, which may present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. Long-term investors might consider the recent dip as a chance to buy and hold, given the strong fundamentals. The options market shows a cautious bullish sentiment, with significant OI at current price levels, suggesting potential for a rally. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.040040 |
| MSTL | 0.043174 |
| AutoTheta | 0.049296 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.060408 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.83 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.177 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-16 |
| Revenue per Share | 319.779 |
| Market Cap | 109,127,639,040 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.64 |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| Profit Margins | 8.97% |
| Website | https://www.hcahealthcare.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT: The options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. Calls show significant positioning around the current price, with major OI walls at strikes like 500.0 and 505.0, indicating potential bullish momentum. However, puts show high volume and OI at strikes like 495.0 and 500.0, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The IV spikes at certain strikes indicate increased uncertainty or volatility expectations. Overall, the options market appears to be cautious but not overwhelmingly bearish, with a focus on the current price range.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.15% | 0.68% | 0.79% | 0.86% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | 0.780 | 0.152980 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.720 | 0.151174 |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.720 | 0.180649 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.720 | 0.196271 |
| 2025-03-17 | 0.720 | 0.220679 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.660 | 0.212130 |
| 2024-09-16 | 0.660 | 0.165419 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.660 | 0.198082 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.660 | 0.206221 |
| 2023-12-13 | 0.600 | 0.227431 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.600 | 0.232007 |
| 2023-06-15 | 0.600 | 0.214392 |
| 2023-03-16 | 0.600 | 0.241458 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.560 | 0.236391 |
| 2022-09-15 | 0.560 | 0.275636 |
| 2022-06-15 | 0.560 | 0.317874 |
| 2022-03-16 | 0.560 | 0.217516 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.480 | 0.203864 |
| 2021-09-15 | 0.480 | 0.194430 |
| 2021-06-15 | 0.480 | 0.238384 |
| 2021-03-16 | 0.480 | 0.269897 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.268 | 0.170644 |
| 2020-10-29 | 0.072 | 0.060141 |
| 2020-02-28 | 0.430 | 0.354826 |
| 2019-11-29 | 0.400 | 0.303363 |
| 2019-08-30 | 0.400 | 0.350956 |
| 2019-05-31 | 0.400 | 0.349910 |
| 2019-02-28 | 0.400 | 0.305407 |
| 2018-11-30 | 0.350 | 0.258790 |
| 2018-08-31 | 0.350 | 0.278530 |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.350 | 0.363129 |
| 2018-02-28 | 0.350 | 0.378624 |
| 2012-12-13 | 2.000 | 6.984655 |
| 2012-10-31 | 2.500 | 10.094105 |
| 2012-02-14 | 2.000 | 9.931285 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.52063847 |
| Address1 | One Park Plaza |
| All Time High | 556.52 |
| All Time Low | 17.03 |
| Ask | 496.0 |
| Ask Size | 120 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 838,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,103,329 |
| Average Volume | 1,103,329 |
| Average Volume10Days | 838,030 |
| Beta | 1.366 |
| Bid | 476.6 |
| Bid Size | 280 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | -26.834 |
| City | Nashville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 488.0 |
| Current Ratio | 0.965 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 493.145 |
| Day Low | 480.54 |
| Display Name | HCA Healthcare |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.12 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.64 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,039,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,039,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.445 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.306 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,033,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,033,800 |
| Ebitda | 15,488,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20487 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.327 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.116 |
| Enterprise Value | 159,937,626,112 |
| Eps Current Year | 30.34394 |
| Eps Forward | 33.33932 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 28.35 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,705,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 511.2154 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -23.215393 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.045412157 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 52.063847 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 556.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -68.52002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12312229 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 314.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 173.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.55201477 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 314.43 - 556.52 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,299,767,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.76 |
| Float Shares | 151,190,969 |
| Forward Eps | 33.33932 |
| Forward P E | 14.637371 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,823,124,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 230,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.415 |
| Gross Profits | 31,374,000,128 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.16158001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.78711 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 223,622,200 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=63489&p=irol-homeprofile |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,705,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.78 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 109,127,639,040 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_261825 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,784,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 109,101,655,408 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 21 |
| Open | 482.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 12,636,000,256 |
| Operating Margins | 0.16287 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.1017 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.32 |
| Phone | 615 344 9551 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 488.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,981 |
| Previous Close | 482.97 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.082289 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -18.185884 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4434873 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08974 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.735 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.96 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 5.03 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.04147 |
| Regular Market Day High | 493.145 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 480.54 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 480.54 - 493.145 |
| Regular Market Open | 482.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 482.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 488.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 644,778 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12439 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.067 |
| Revenue Per Share | 319.779 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 223,568,966 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0162 |
| Shares Short | 3,625,761 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,542,414 |
| Short Name | HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.024500001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | HCA |
| Target High Price | 635.0 |
| Target Low Price | 425.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 542.6667 |
| Target Median Price | 551.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,143,000,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.111 |
| Total Debt | 48,696,999,936 |
| Total Revenue | 75,600,003,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.88 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0059631034 |
| Trailing Eps | 28.35 |
| Trailing P E | 17.213404 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.335 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 453.11554 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 34.88446 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.076988004 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 644,778 |
| Website | https://www.hcahealthcare.com |
| Zip | 37,203 |