HCA Healthcare

HCA · NYSE · USD

$423.39Change from previous close: −0.79%Absolute change: −$3.35

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$93.92B
Enterprise value
$145.52B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
14.3
Forward P/E
13.2
PEG
1.31
Price/sales
1.20
EV/EBITDA
9.24
EV/revenue
1.87

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
42.6%
Operating margin
15.2%
Net margin
8.8%
ROA
12.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
8.7%
Earnings growth (year over year)
11.6%

Financial health

Total cash
$1.13B
Total debt
$51.55B
Current ratio
0.99
Quick ratio
0.78

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$3.12
Dividend yield
0.7%
Payout ratio
10.1%
Ex-dividend date
September 16, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$454.23
Median price target
$450.00
High price target
$579.00
Low price target
$380.00
Analysts with a price target
22
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$32.02
EPS estimate, current year
$29.49

Shares and trading

Beta
1.11
Average volume
1.5M
Shares outstanding
221.84M
Float
144.31M
Institutional ownership
78.9%
Insider ownership
16.6%
Short interest (% of float)
4.6%
Short ratio (days)
4.85