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HCA Healthcare (1HCA) Stock Price & Analysis

1HCA Stock Chart & Stats

€430.50€7.20(1.70%)
At close: 1:00 AM GMT+1
€350€375€40029 Jul21 Aug9 Sep10 Sep23 Sep9 Oct26 Oct
Day’s Range
EUR 428.60 - EUR 432.20
52-Week Range
EUR 220.00 - EUR 709.00
Previous Close
EUR 423.30
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
1
Market Cap
EUR 88.51B
Enterprise Value
EUR 147.58B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 908.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 52.43B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
57.4
Beta
0.29
Next Earnings
Feb 02, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
7.32
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.61%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Sustained Volume Growth And Broad Care Network

Repeated volume growth across hospitals, emergency departments, and ambulatory settings supports durable demand and better utilization of HCA’s network. Its broad geographic footprint and expanding outpatient platform also diversify care delivery and create multiple avenues for continued patient growth.

Strong Revenue Growth And Durable Profitability

HCA has compounded revenue over several years while maintaining healthy margins for the healthcare-facilities industry. This combination indicates meaningful operating scale and recurring earnings power, providing a foundation for reinvestment, capacity expansion, and sustained shareholder returns.

Operational Discipline And Transformation Potential

Stable unit costs despite continued volume growth demonstrate operating discipline and some ability to absorb expense pressure. Enterprise resiliency programs, analytics, shared services, and digital transformation could further improve efficiency and support margins over the next several quarters.

Bears Say

High Leverage And Persistent Negative Equity

Rising debt combined with persistent negative equity reduces financial flexibility and increases sensitivity to weaker operating conditions or higher funding costs. Although HCA generates substantial cash, the leveraged structure can constrain investment choices and amplify downside if earnings soften.

Payer-mix Deterioration And Lower Medicaid Benefits

The shift from insured exchange patients toward uninsured volume directly pressures reimbursement and profitability. The expected reduction in Medicaid supplemental payments adds a separate earnings headwind, making near-term growth more dependent on cost control and underlying volume gains.

Surgical Softness And Professional Fee Inflation

Weakness in elective procedures can reduce utilization of higher-value surgical capacity across hospitals, outpatient departments, and ASCs. At the same time, rapidly rising radiology and anesthesiology fees add persistent cost pressure, potentially limiting margin recovery even as overall demand remains solid.

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1HCA FAQ

What was HCA Healthcare’s price range in the past 12 months?
HCA Healthcare lowest stock price was €220.00 and its highest was €709.00 in the past 12 months.
What is HCA Healthcare’s market cap?
HCA Healthcare’s market cap is €88.51B.
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 92 days.
How were HCA Healthcare’s earnings last quarter?
HCA Healthcare released its earnings results on Oct 27, 2026. The company reported €6.465 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €5.957 by €0.508.
Is HCA Healthcare overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts HCA Healthcare’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does HCA Healthcare pay dividends?
HCA Healthcare does not currently pay dividends.
What is HCA Healthcare’s EPS estimate?
HCA Healthcare’s EPS estimate is 7.32.
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 €6.465 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €5.957. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.668%.
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 429,786,617 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 750.8K 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