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HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Health Care Hospital/Nursing Management
$467.31
▲ +0.3% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:49 ET
Last 30 days +9.83% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$419.63 $433.27 $446.92 $460.56 $474.20 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$460.89
High
$467.31
Low
$456.18
Volume
$872,733
Avg Vol
$1M
Mkt Cap
$95.1B
P/E (TTM)
21.91
Beta
—
52w High
$556.52
52w Low
$353.99
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$223M

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Oct 20 · 13:00 Zacks neutral
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Oct 20 · 11:30 Zacks neutral
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HCA earnings at a glance

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 before the market opens — in 4 days. Analysts expect earnings per share of $6.73, compared with $6.96 in the same quarter last year (-3%). The options market is pricing a move of about ±3.3% after the report, a range of roughly $451.72 to $482.90 from today's $467.31. Over its last 6 reports the stock rose the next day 3 times and fell 3, moving ±4.2% on average; after the most recent report on Jul 24, 2026 it moved +1.5%. That means options currently expect less movement than HCA has typically delivered. HCA beat the consensus EPS estimate in 5 of its last 6 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 28%. The share price of $467.31 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$354
$557
56% of range
Avg surprise (last 6)
+9.0%
Avg reaction (last 6)
-0.8%
50% positive
Latest IV / EM
28%
EM ±3.3% · $445 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$3.91$4.94$5.96$6.98$8.01 Actual $4.85Actual $4.29Actual $3.91Actual $5.93Actual $5.53Actual $4.88Actual $6.45Est $5.77Actual $6.84Est $6.19Actual $6.96Est $5.65Actual $8.01Est $7.36Actual $7.15Est $7.17Actual $7.59Est $7.57 MarJunSepMarJunSepMar/2025Jun/2025Sep/20258K8KJun/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$5.0B$10.1B$15.1B$20.1B Jun 24Sep 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Mar 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Fri Jul 24, 2026Jun/2026 $7.59 $7.57 +0.3% +10.7% +1.5% earnings
Fri Apr 24, 20268K 2026-04-24 $7.15 $7.17 -0.3% — -8.8% earnings
Tue Jan 27, 20268K 2026-01-27 $8.01 $7.36 +8.8% — +7.1% earnings
Fri Oct 24, 2025Sep/2025 $6.96 $5.65 +23.2% — +1.6% earnings
Fri Jul 25, 2025Jun/2025 $6.84 $6.19 +10.5% — -2.1% earnings
Fri Apr 25, 2025Mar/2025 $6.45 $5.77 +11.8% — -4.0% earnings
Mon Sep 30, 2024Sep 2024 $4.88 — — — — financials
Sun Jun 30, 2024Jun 2024 $5.53 — — — — financials
Sun Mar 31, 2024Mar 2024 $5.93 — — — — financials
Sat Sep 30, 2023Sep 2023 $3.91 — — — — financials
Fri Jun 30, 2023Jun 2023 $4.29 — — — — financials
Fri Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023 $4.85 — — — — financials
Fri Sep 30, 2022Sep 2022 $3.91 — — — — financials

Upcoming

DateFiscalTimeEPS EstLY EPSYoY %Δ
Tue Oct 27, 2026Sep/2026BMO $6.73$6.96 -3.3%

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricMar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024
Revenue$19.11B—$19.16B$18.61B$18.32B—$17.49B$17.49B
Cost of revenue————————
Gross profit————————
Operating income————————
Net income$1.62B—$1.64B$1.65B$1.61B—$1.27B$1.46B
EPS (diluted)$7.15—$6.96$6.83$6.45—$4.88$5.53

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricMar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024
Cash & equivalents$940M$1.04B$997M$939M$1.06B$1.93B$2.89B$831M
Inventory$1.68B$1.65B$1.73B$1.79B$1.79B$1.74B$1.78B$1.80B
Total current assets$16.05B$15.78B$15.29B$15.56B$16.26B$16.41B$16.66B$15.17B
Total assets$61.45B$60.72B$59.75B$59.54B$59.80B$59.51B$59.46B$57.38B
Long-term debt$39.49B$41.60B$38.40B$39.38B$41.06B$38.33B$38.28B$36.31B
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$-6.30B$-6.03B$-2.16B$-1.24B$-438M$-2.50B$786M$1.34B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

26%37%48%60%71% Jun 07 — IV 35% · EM ±4.9%Jun 08 — IV 34% · EM ±4.5%Jun 09 — IV 35% · EM ±4.3%Jun 10 — IV 35% · EM ±4.1%Jun 11 — IV 36% · EM ±4.0%Jun 12 — IV 30% · EM ±3.1%Jun 15 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Jun 16 — IV 37% · EM ±2.2%Jun 17 — IV 45% · EM ±1.9%Jun 19 — IV 31% · EM ±6.7%Jun 22 — IV 32% · EM ±6.7%Jun 23 — IV 31% · EM ±6.3%Jun 24 — IV 33% · EM ±6.7%Jun 25 — IV 33% · EM ±6.4%Jun 26 — IV 33% · EM ±6.3%Jun 29 — IV 33% · EM ±5.9%Jun 30 — IV 32% · EM ±5.5%Jul 01 — IV 31% · EM ±5.2%Jul 02 — IV 32% · EM ±5.2%Jul 03 — IV 34% · EM ±5.2%Jul 06 — IV 34% · EM ±4.7%Jul 07 — IV 38% · EM ±5.1%Jul 08 — IV 39% · EM ±4.9%Jul 09 — IV 39% · EM ±4.6%Jul 10 — IV 53% · EM ±5.8%Jul 13 — IV 72% · EM ±6.0%Jul 14 — IV 48% · EM ±3.5%Jul 15 — IV 47% · EM ±2.8%Jul 16 — IV 62% · EM ±2.6%Jul 20 — IV 42% · EM ±9.9%Jul 21 — IV 41% · EM ±9.6%Jul 22 — IV 42% · EM ±9.6%Jul 23 — IV 43% · EM ±9.7%Jul 24 — IV 35% · EM ±7.7%Jul 27 — IV 36% · EM ±7.6%Jul 28 — IV 36% · EM ±7.5%Jul 29 — IV 36% · EM ±7.1%Jul 30 — IV 36% · EM ±7.1%Jul 31 — IV 35% · EM ±6.7%Aug 03 — IV 36% · EM ±6.4%Aug 04 — IV 37% · EM ±6.3%Aug 05 — IV 35% · EM ±5.9%Aug 06 — IV 34% · EM ±5.5%Aug 07 — IV 32% · EM ±5.0%Aug 10 — IV 33% · EM ±4.6%Aug 11 — IV 31% · EM ±4.1%Aug 12 — IV 29% · EM ±3.6%Aug 13 — IV 31% · EM ±3.6%Aug 14 — IV 27% · EM ±3.0%Aug 17 — IV 30% · EM ±2.5%Aug 18 — IV 34% · EM ±2.5%Aug 19 — IV 38% · EM ±2.2%Aug 20 — IV 39% · EM ±1.6%Aug 24 — IV 29% · EM ±6.0%Aug 25 — IV 29% · EM ±5.9%Aug 26 — IV 29% · EM ±5.7%Aug 27 — IV 27% · EM ±5.4%Aug 28 — IV 26% · EM ±5.0%Aug 31 — IV 28% · EM ±5.0%Sep 01 — IV 29% · EM ±5.0%Sep 02 — IV 28% · EM ±4.6%Sep 03 — IV 27% · EM ±4.4%Sep 04 — IV 29% · EM ±4.5%Sep 07 — IV 33% · EM ±4.5%Sep 08 — IV 31% · EM ±4.1%Sep 09 — IV 33% · EM ±4.2%Sep 10 — IV 30% · EM ±3.6%Sep 11 — IV 31% · EM ±3.5%Sep 14 — IV 37% · EM ±3.1%Sep 15 — IV 38% · EM ±2.7%Sep 16 — IV 39% · EM ±2.3%Sep 17 — IV 35% · EM ±1.5%Sep 21 — IV 30% · EM ±6.2%Sep 22 — IV 30% · EM ±6.1%Sep 23 — IV 29% · EM ±5.8%Sep 24 — IV 29% · EM ±5.7%Sep 25 — IV 28% · EM ±5.4%Sep 28 — IV 30% · EM ±5.3%Sep 29 — IV 31% · EM ±5.3%Sep 30 — IV 33% · EM ±5.6%Oct 01 — IV 30% · EM ±4.9%Oct 02 — IV 30% · EM ±4.7%Oct 06 — IV 30% · EM ±3.9%Oct 07 — IV 30% · EM ±3.8%Oct 08 — IV 28% · EM ±3.3%

Sector peers

THC
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
$20.9B $270.63-0.6%
EHC
Encompass Health Corporation
$12.1B $126.01+3.6%
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc.
$10.3B $188.13+1.4%
ENSG
The Ensign Group, Inc.
$9.9B $178.35+1.3%
PACS
PACS Group, Inc.
$7.3B $47.50-0.5%
NHC
National HealthCare Corporation
$3.5B $243.07-2.0%

HCA earnings FAQ

When is HCA's next earnings date?

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is expected to report on October 27, 2026, before the market opens.

What is HCA's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±3.3%, or $15.59 per share either way from $467.31.

How does HCA stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 6 reports the average next-day move was ±4.2%, up 3 times and down 3 times.

What EPS are analysts expecting from HCA Healthcare, Inc.?

The consensus estimate is $6.73 per share, versus $6.96 a year ago.

What is HCA's implied volatility?

HCA's at-the-money implied volatility is about 28% based on the latest options snapshot.

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