HCA

HCA Healthcare Inc

Jan 27 • 04:00PM ET

505.84

+33.46 7.08 %

Healthcare • Medical Care Facilities • USA • NYSE

Jan 27, 4:16 PMHCA Healthcare posts Q4 2025 results with non-GAAP EPS $8.01 (+29% YoY) beating estimates while revenue $19.5B (+7% YoY) misses. 2026 outlook flags $600–$900M health insurance exchange and $250–$450M supplemental-payment headwinds and about $400M in resiliency-program cost savings; HCA also authorizes a $10B buyback, raises its dividend 8.3% to $0.78 (payable Mar 31, 2026), and shares rise post-call.

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	19.55	EPS (ttm)	25.88	Insider Own	31.48%	Shs Outstand	229.85M	Perf Week	8.93%
Market Cap	115.43B	Forward P/E	15.44	EPS next Y	32.76	Insider Trans	-0.01%	Shs Float	156.36M	Perf Month	6.70%
Enterprise Value	163.86B	PEG	1.72	EPS next Q	7.10	Inst Own	62.62%	Short Float	2.64%	Perf Quarter	13.15%
Income	6.34B	P/S	1.55	EPS this Y	5.23%	Inst Trans	-3.07%	Short Ratio	3.34	Perf Half Y	48.54%
Sales	74.37B	P/B	-	EPS next Y	10.37%	ROA	10.64%	Short Interest	4.12M	Perf YTD	8.35%
Book/sh	-23.21	P/C	105.80	EPS next 5Y	8.97%	ROE	-	52W High	520.00 -2.72%	Perf Year	61.57%
Cash/sh	4.78	P/FCF	14.26	EPS past 3/5Y	1.31% 16.93%	ROIC	18.18%	52W Low	295.00 71.47%	Perf 3Y	93.51%
Dividend Est.	2.70 (0.53%)	EV/EBITDA	10.85	Sales past 3/5Y	6.32% 6.58%	Gross Margin	15.64%	Volatility	2.66% 2.27%	Perf 5Y	201.18%
Dividend TTM	2.88 (0.57%)	EV/Sales	2.20	EPS Y/Y TTM	15.82%	Oper. Margin	15.64%	ATR (14)	13.34	Perf 10Y	696.97%
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 15, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.76	Sales Y/Y TTM	6.82%	Profit Margin	8.53%	RSI (14)	66.84	Recom	2.11
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	11.20% 10.53%	Current Ratio	0.85	EPS Q/Q	42.37%	SMA20	6.51%	Beta	1.37	Target Price	510.38
Payout	12.00%	Debt/Eq	-	Sales Q/Q	9.57%	SMA50	5.31%	Rel Volume	2.50	Prev Close	472.38
Employees	316000	LT Debt/Eq	-	Earnings	Jan 27 BMO	SMA200	22.52%	Avg Volume	1.23M	Price	505.84
IPO	Mar 10, 2011	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	7.39% -0.87%	Trades		Volume	3,081,803	Change	7.08%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-15-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$425
Oct-14-25	Resumed	Goldman	Buy	$470
Jul-28-25	Downgrade	Wolfe Research	Outperform → Peer Perform
Jul-16-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$394
May-29-25	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$385
Apr-15-25	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$336
Dec-17-24	Resumed	JP Morgan	Neutral	$380
Nov-25-24	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$400 → $320
Nov-22-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Oct-11-24	Initiated	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight	$475
Sep-03-24	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	$427
May-30-24	Initiated	Robert W. Baird	Outperform	$396
Mar-06-24	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$356
Jan-04-24	Downgrade	Bernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$277 → $301
Dec-11-23	Downgrade	Goldman	Buy → Neutral	$271
Apr-21-23	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$304
Apr-19-23	Resumed	JP Morgan	Neutral	$257 → $283
Jul-06-22	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Underperform	$233 → $160
Jun-17-22	Initiated	Loop Capital	Buy	$240
May-27-22	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$273 → $271

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HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company engaged in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health, hospice, outpatient physical therapy home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. The firm operates general and acute care hospitals that offer 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. The company was founded by Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Nov 03 '25	Option Exercise	236.61	13,170	3,116,154	16,657	Nov 05 06:15 PM
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Nov 05 '25	Sale	473.79	3,892	1,843,991	3,487	Nov 05 06:15 PM
Michael R McAlevey	OFFICER	Nov 05 '25	Proposed Sale	473.79	3,892	1,843,991		Nov 05 05:14 PM
HAZEN SAMUEL N	CEO	Oct 31 '25	Option Exercise	69.58	58,050	4,039,119	75,279	Nov 04 06:16 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	Officer	Sep 08 '25	Proposed Sale	418.84	3,836	1,606,670		Sep 08 08:15 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	EVP and Chief Clinical Officer	Sep 04 '25	Option Exercise	173.12	10,920	1,890,470	42,423	Sep 08 06:37 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	EVP and Chief Clinical Officer	Sep 08 '25	Sale	418.84	3,836	1,606,670	31,503	Sep 08 06:37 PM
Foster Jon M	EVP and COO	May 13 '25	Sale	369.32	15,698	5,797,661	12,646	May 15 05:54 PM
Foster Jon M	Officer	May 13 '25	Proposed Sale	369.32	15,698	5,797,660		May 13 04:05 PM
Berres Jennifer	SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer	Feb 14 '25	Sale	322.59	9,533	3,075,240	15,412	Feb 18 07:28 PM
Berres Jennifer	Officer	Feb 14 '25	Proposed Sale	322.59	9,533	3,075,238		Feb 14 04:26 PM
Berres Jennifer	SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer	Feb 07 '25	Option Exercise	115.12	11,780	1,356,151	30,511	Feb 11 06:16 PM
Reiner Deborah M	Former Officer	Feb 11 '25	Proposed Sale	322.39	3,510	1,131,589		Feb 11 05:07 PM
Whalen Kathleen M	Former Officer	Jan 31 '25	Proposed Sale	335.25	3,228	1,082,203		Jan 31 04:12 PM

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