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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Nashville, United States | NYSE
417.82 USD -1.52 (-0.362%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 417.82
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:12 a.m. EDT

HCA remains a standout compounder in the healthcare sector, backed by a nine-year price trajectory that has surged nearly 440% with no recent structural decline. The business demonstrates robust operational discipline, evidenced by consistent revenue growth of 8.7% and earnings expansion of 11.6%, while maintaining a conservative payout ratio of just 10%. This leaves ample capital for reinvestment and dividend growth, making it a core holding for long-term portfolios. However, the short-term technical picture presents a hurdle; the stock is currently trading below its 200-day moving average, which sits at 454, creating a ceiling that aligns with the heavy call open interest at the 450 strike. While recent earnings beats and admission growth provide a strong catalyst, the medium-term trend remains under pressure until it clears this resistance zone. For investors, the long-term thesis is exceptionally strong, but timing the entry may require patience for a pullback toward the 405 support level where put protection is heaviest.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.126089
AutoETS0.161389
AutoARIMA0.166172
MSTL0.168595

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 7.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.175
Excess Kurtosis -1.33
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Revenue per Share 345.306
Market Cap 92,689,113,088
Trailing P/E 14.01
Forward P/E 13.01
Beta 1.11
Profit Margins 8.77%
Website https://www.hcahealthcare.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:12 a.m. EDT: Call buyers are positioning for a move toward the 450 to 475 strike range, with significant open interest walls at 450 and 475 for September and December expirations. Put buyers are hedging around the 405 to 410 level, with notable open interest concentration at 405 and 410. December 2026 put implied volatility is elevated relative to calls, suggesting a specific fear of volatility in that quarter despite the overall bullish call positioning.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.68% 0.77% 0.83%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-16 0.780 0.196508
2026-03-17 0.780 0.152980
2025-12-15 0.720 0.150950
2025-09-16 0.720 0.180113
2025-06-16 0.720 0.195339
2025-03-17 0.720 0.219205
2024-12-13 0.660 0.210238
2024-09-16 0.660 0.163597
2024-06-14 0.660 0.195573
2024-03-14 0.660 0.203214
2023-12-13 0.600 0.223655
2023-09-14 0.600 0.227635
2023-06-15 0.600 0.209871
2023-03-16 0.600 0.235868
2022-12-13 0.560 0.230358
2022-09-15 0.560 0.267981
2022-06-15 0.560 0.308217
2022-03-16 0.560 0.210250
2021-12-13 0.480 0.196641
2021-09-15 0.480 0.187171
2021-06-15 0.480 0.229051
2021-03-16 0.480 0.258732
2020-12-24 0.268 0.163176
2020-10-29 0.072 0.057416
2020-02-28 0.430 0.338556
2019-11-29 0.400 0.288475
2019-08-30 0.400 0.332779
2019-05-31 0.400 0.330688
2019-02-28 0.400 0.287687
2018-11-30 0.350 0.243072
2018-08-31 0.350 0.260980
2018-05-31 0.350 0.339345
2018-02-28 0.350 0.352645
2012-12-13 2.000 6.482982
2012-10-31 2.500 8.799718
2012-02-14 2.000 7.971303
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.12
dividendYield 0.74
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007154099
lastDividendValue 0.78
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0325011
Address1 One Park Plaza
All Time High 556.52
All Time Low 17.03
Ask 429.0
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,235,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,598,528
Average Volume 1,586,366
Average Volume10Days 1,235,700
Beta 1.109
Bid 415.0
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 9
Book Value -30.473
City Nashville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 417.82
Current Ratio 0.993
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 426.34
Day Low 416.52
Display Name HCA Healthcare
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 3.12
Dividend Yield 0.74
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,901,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,901,600
Earnings Growth 0.116
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.028
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,758,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,758,600
Ebitda 15,747,000,320
Ebitda Margins 0.20185
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.185
Enterprise To Revenue 1.854
Enterprise Value 144,642,736,128
Eps Current Year 29.49127
Eps Forward 32.10881
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 29.82
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 399.679
Fifty Day Average Change 18.141022
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04538898
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.8073063
Fifty Two Week High 556.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -138.70001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24922736
Fifty Two Week Low 353.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change 63.830017
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18031588
Fifty Two Week Range 353.99 - 556.52
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,299,767,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.78
Float Shares 144,319,900
Forward Eps 32.10881
Forward P E 13.012628
Free Cashflow 3,738,125,056
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 230,000
Fullday Change -1.51999
Fullday Change Percent -0.362472
Fullday Price 417.82
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.42580003
Gross Profits 33,218,000,896
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.16611
Held Percent Institutions 0.78931
Implied Shares Outstanding 221,839,800
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
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 92,689,113,088
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_261825
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 6,840,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 90,787,739,010
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 423.76
Operating Cashflow 11,123,999,744
Operating Margins 0.15161
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.100600004
Peg Ratio 1.4
Phone 615 344 9551
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 417.82
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 419.34
Price Eps Current Year 14.1675825
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -13.711155
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.188124
Profit Margins 0.08768
Quick Ratio 0.775
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.51999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.362472
Regular Market Day High 426.34
Regular Market Day Low 416.52
Regular Market Day Range 416.52 - 426.34
Regular Market Open 423.76
Regular Market Previous Close 419.34
Regular Market Price 417.82
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,000,801
Return On Assets 0.12291
Revenue Growth 0.087
Revenue Per Share 345.306
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 221,839,800
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.028299998
Shares Short 6,127,018
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,826,249
Short Name HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0435
Short Ratio 3.86
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol HCA
Target High Price 579.0
Target Low Price 380.0
Target Mean Price 451.4762
Target Median Price 435.0
Total Cash 1,130,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.219
Total Debt 51,552,002,048
Total Revenue 78,012,997,632
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007154099
Trailing Eps 29.82
Trailing P E 14.011402
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3646
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 453.7769
Two Hundred Day Average Change -35.95688
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.079239115
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,000,801
Website https://www.hcahealthcare.com
Zip 37,203