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Stock Evaluator: HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. HCA
$507.48
-3.22
-0.63%
November 5, 2026 4:00:03 PM
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Volume: 1,656,830
After Hours: $120.37
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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| Health Care | Health Care Providers & Services |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates hospitals, ASCs, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, as well as rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy providers, home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. Its general and acute care hospitals offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic services, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | HCA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $106,008.8 | $2,064.9 | 97% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 217.2 | 79.7 | 77% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 97.7% | 85.9% | 75% |
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| Float (Mil) | 136.7 | 58.8 | 66% |
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| Beta | 1.11 | 0.74 | 66% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,781 | 684 | 78% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
7.6% | 82.2% | 57% |
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| Growth | HCA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 8.0% | 10.4% | 51% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 12.6% | (1.1%) | 59% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 21.0% | 1.2% | 70 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 46.3% | 0.0% | 94% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (25.3%) | (17.3%) | 25% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 18 | 17 | 22 | |
| Current EPS | $8.203 | $30.164 | $31.285 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $8.048 | $29.489 | $32.016 | |
| # Rev Up | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $7.977 | $29.559 | $32.159 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 12.8% | 6.5% | 22.8% | |
| Financials | HCA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $78,701 | $1,532 | 98% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $6,776 | $31 | 97% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $30.611 | $0.300 | 99% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $11,169 | $168 | 98% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($89) | $2 | 16% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $44,333 | $417 | 98% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $153,731 | $2,409 | 98% |
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| Valuation | HCA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | na | 2.94 | na |
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| P/E | 16.8 | 27.5 | 44% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.6% | 0.0% | 63% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 40% |
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| Ratios | HCA | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 42.8% | 27.2% | 53% |
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| Net Margin | 8.6% | 1.3% | 58% |
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| ROA | 11.0% | 2.2% | 88% |
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| ROE | (101.0%) | 6.8% | 9% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 107.2% | 61.5% | 95% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 82% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 11/5/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Kirkpatrick Bargain Screen
Factors: Value, Momentum
Investing model outlined in Charles Kirkpatrick's book, Beat the Market: Invest by Knowing What Stocks to Buy and What Stocks to Sell.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.5 |
FACTOR STRATEGY
Value on the Move--PEG With Hist Growth Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Momentum, Growth
Using PEG ratios and price strength to find growth stocks trading at a reasonable price.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.5% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.1 |
