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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Stock Price & Analysis

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HCA Stock Chart & Stats

$494.99-$12.49(-2.46%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$400$450$500Aug 10Aug 24Sep 8Sep 21Oct 5Oct 19Nov 2
Day’s Range
$491.33 - $500.26
52-Week Range
$353.99 - $556.52
Previous Close
$507.48
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
1.33M
Market Cap
$106.01B
Enterprise Value
$147.58B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$908.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$52.43B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
16.8
Beta
0.21
Next Earnings
Feb 02, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
8.18
Next Dividend Ex-Date
Dec 15, 2026
Dividend Yield
0.62%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Sustained Volume Growth

Persistent volume growth across admissions and emergency visits indicates durable demand for HCA’s services. Continued utilization supports revenue expansion, improves fixed-cost absorption, and gives the company a stronger foundation for sustaining earnings as capacity and market presence grow.

Scale And Ambulatory Expansion

HCA’s broad network and expanding ambulatory platform diversify care settings and deepen local market reach. This scale can support patient coordination, physician engagement, capital allocation toward attractive markets, and long-term growth as care increasingly shifts beyond traditional hospitals.

Operational Efficiency Program

Sustained cost discipline provides a durable counterweight to labor and operating pressures, particularly when volume growth improves fixed-cost leverage. HCA’s resiliency program, analytics, shared services, and patient-flow initiatives also create opportunities for recurring efficiency gains beyond a single quarter.

Bears Say

High Leverage And Negative Equity

HCA’s elevated debt and persistently negative equity reduce financial flexibility and increase sensitivity to weaker operating conditions or higher funding costs. Leverage may constrain future capital allocation and amplify the consequences of any sustained pressure on earnings or cash generation.

Exchange-Driven Payer-Mix Deterioration

The migration from exchange coverage to uninsured care directly pressures reimbursement quality and profitability, rather than merely reducing patient volume. If coverage losses persist, payer mix can remain a structural earnings headwind and weaken returns from otherwise resilient demand.

Margin And Cash-Conversion Pressure

Recent weakening in cash generation and gross margin indicates that reported profitability is converting less effectively into deployable cash. Lower conversion is especially important for a highly leveraged company because it can limit debt reduction, investment capacity, and resilience during operating setbacks.

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HCA FAQ

What was HCA Healthcare’s price range in the past 12 months?
HCA Healthcare lowest stock price was $353.99 and its highest was $556.52 in the past 12 months.
What is HCA Healthcare’s market cap?
HCA Healthcare’s market cap is $106.01B.
When is HCA Healthcare’s upcoming earnings report date?
HCA Healthcare’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 02, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 87 days.
How were HCA Healthcare’s earnings last quarter?
HCA Healthcare released its earnings results on Oct 27, 2026. The company reported $7.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.653 by $0.567.
Is HCA Healthcare overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts HCA Healthcare’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does HCA Healthcare pay dividends?
HCA Healthcare pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.78 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.62%. See more information on HCA Healthcare dividends here
What is HCA Healthcare’s EPS estimate?
HCA Healthcare’s EPS estimate is 8.18.
How many shares outstanding does HCA Healthcare have?
HCA Healthcare has 208,892,500 shares outstanding.
What happened to HCA Healthcare’s price movement after its last earnings report?
HCA Healthcare reported an EPS of $7.22 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $6.653. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -3.288%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of HCA Healthcare?
Hedge funds hold HCA Healthcare shares: the largest hedge-fund position in HCA Healthcare is 71,887,651 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 389.4K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology