HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Healthcare Medical Care Facilities

HCA Healthcare, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $75.6 billion, up 7.08% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 8.73%, EPS grew 11.6%, free cash flow fell 63.6% and total debt rose 11.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three.

457.58 10.92 −2.33%
Market cap
$101.4B
P/E
15.3×
Fwd P/E
12.3×
Dividend yield
0.67%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.80
Beneish M
−2.87
Dividend safety
78/100

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Return on equity

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HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −307.6%, up 304.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−612.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −612.3% (fiscal 2025) to 1,062.2% (fiscal 2023) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 8.76% and below the Healthcare sector median of −31.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −612.3% (1,325.58)
FY2024 713.3% (348.90)
FY2023 1,062.2% 265.18
FY2022 797.0% 479.48
FY2021 317.6% (5.10)
FY2020 322.7% 523.91
FY2019 −201.3% (105.54)
FY2018 −95.7% (54.02)
FY2017 −41.7% 7.79
FY2016 −49.5% (15.55)

Against its own ten years

Low −612.3% High 1,062.2%
Ten-year median −33.9%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
THC Tenet Healthcare Corporation compare 37.3%
PACS PACS Group, Inc. compare 27.9%
CHE Chemed Corporation compare 27.1%
UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. compare 20.8%
EHC Encompass Health Corporation compare 19.3%
ENSG The Ensign Group, Inc. compare 17.0%
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA compare 6.77%
DVA DaVita Inc. compare −287.3%
HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. −307.6%
Medical Care Facilities industry median 8.76%
Healthcare sector median −31.3%
Market median 1.35%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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