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HCA

NYQ:HCA · US40412C1018
Health Care Providers & ServicesLarge

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60
EV / EBIT74
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield81
Price/Sales35
EV / Gross Profit82
Price/Book100
Return on Capital95
Cash Return on Capital88
EBIT Margin79
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion48
Accruals55
Owner Earnings Margin71
Sales growth34
Profit Growth96
Long-Term EPS Growth58
Owner Earnings Growth42
Reinvestment44
Price momentum36
Debt load13
Refinancing65
Debt Payback42
Liquidity67
Analyst ratings35
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside64
Market mood84
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

HCA generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2010
Employees38,365
Websitehcahealthcare.com
ISINUS40412C1018
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)D.J. US Health Care
Themes
NeurologyCardiovascularHealth DiagnosticsEnd-of-Life PlanningOutpatient CareOncologyOrthopaedicsSurgeryBiotechnologyHealth CareHospitalMedicalPrimary and Urgent Care

Description

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) operates as a health care services company in the United States. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated 190 hospitals, consisting of 179 general, acute care hospitals, seven behavioral hospitals, and four rehabilita…

Analysis

Quality compounder

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 15.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 3% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
62
2023202420252026

All-time high

88

Aug 2023

All-time low

37

Nov 2024

Average rank

59

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
35
54
50
53
Price/Earnings
68
75
82
73
Price/Book
100
95
100
100
Dividend Yield
81
77
85
88
Value (overall)
86
85
95
96

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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