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.

Revenue
+3.59%
EPS
+23.8%
Free cash flow
−0.77%
Total debt
+13.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

496.04 11.44 −2.25%
Market cap
$106.0B
P/E
15.7×
Fwd P/E
15.6×
Dividend yield
0.62%
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 September 2026 was −200.5%, up 411.7 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 6.41% and below the Healthcare sector median of −26.0%.

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 43.9%
UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. compare 40.0%
CHE Chemed Corporation compare 29.1%
PACS PACS Group, Inc. compare 26.5%
EHC Encompass Health Corporation compare 19.4%
ENSG The Ensign Group, Inc. compare 17.0%
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA compare 5.90%
HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. −200.5%
DVA DaVita Inc. compare −277.7%
Medical Care Facilities industry median 6.41%
Healthcare sector median −26.0%
Market median 1.01%

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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