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HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCADividend Challenger • 5yrs
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities🇺🇸 United States
$467.31
Dividend Yield0.67%
Annual Dividend$3.12
Ex-Dividend DateSep 16, 2026
Market Cap$103.32B
87/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
Well-covered payout (10%)Revenue growing (9%)

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At a glance

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) operates in the Medical Care Facilities industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $3.12 a year, a yield of 0.67% at the current price of $467.31. HCA Healthcare has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Challenger. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 33.5% a year. It paid out 10% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 26 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $460.59 is 1.4% below the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 23, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
58% of 26 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$460.59
-1.4% vs current price

About HCA Healthcare, Inc.

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
15.6
P/B Ratio
N/M
EV/EBITDA
9.8
Beta
1.11
vs S&P 500
52W High
$556.52
52W Low
$353.99

Profitability

Gross Margin
42.58%
Operating Margin
15.16%
Net Margin
8.77%
ROE
—
Free Cash Flow
$3.74B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
—
lower is safer
Current Ratio
0.99
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.78
>1 healthy
Employees
230,000
HQ
Nashville, TN, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 23, 2026 09:11

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