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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

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HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States. As of December 2025, the firm owned and operated 190 hospitals and over 2,500 outpatient facillities across 19 states and a small foothold in the United Kingdom.

Company Info

SIC8062
Composite FIGIBBG000QW7VC1
CIK0000860730
IPOMar 10, 2011
Sectorservices-general medical & surgical hospitals, nec

Highlights

Market Cap$105.49B
EPS$28.20
P/E Ratio13.86
Revenue$74.96B
Gross Profit$76.64B
Net Income$7.61B
Employees320,000
WSO223,568,966
Phone(615) 344-9551

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Analysis

Share Price Chart

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in HCA Healthcare, Inc., comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Returns By Period

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) has returned 1.30% so far this year and 44.63% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, HCA has achieved an annualized return of 19.53%, outperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.

HCA

1M-12.26%
6M10.45%
YTD1.30%
1Y44.63%
5Y19.84%
10Y19.53%

Benchmark (SPY)

1M-3.85%
6M-2.35%
YTD-4.36%
1Y34.06%
5Y9.80%
10Y12.23%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20264.82%8.19%-10.71%-0.27%
20258.92%-5.70%11.94%-0.50%10.87%0.74%-7.84%13.54%6.11%7.83%11.12%-7.80%
202413.14%2.75%7.04%-6.77%10.51%-4.74%13.05%8.65%2.63%-11.58%-9.24%-8.06%
20235.54%-3.42%9.04%9.28%-8.24%14.82%-9.20%1.54%-11.87%-7.92%11.32%8.07%
2022-6.48%3.78%0.18%-14.52%-1.90%-20.92%26.04%-5.92%-6.41%16.21%9.73%-1.18%
2021-0.54%4.60%8.32%6.80%5.63%-4.67%19.66%1.66%-4.52%2.70%-10.24%11.90%
2020-6.32%-9.10%-29.29%30.93%-0.45%-9.15%30.95%6.77%-7.20%-0.64%19.03%7.74%
201913.44%-0.02%-6.44%-3.35%-4.61%11.71%-2.09%-9.75%1.19%10.61%3.01%6.32%
201814.95%-1.49%-2.51%-1.63%6.74%-1.15%21.45%7.56%0.76%-4.59%6.56%-14.58%
20177.96%7.92%1.18%-5.35%-2.73%6.30%-8.16%-2.24%0.93%-5.19%12.24%3.73%
20163.60%-3.20%-0.82%0.27%-1.88%0.05%1.81%-7.70%4.36%

Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

Sharpe ratio

-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00SPY: 0.92HCA: 1.31

Sortino ratio

-6.00-4.00-2.000.002.004.00SPY: 1.40HCA: 1.94

Omega ratio

0.501.001.502.00SPY: 1.22HCA: 1.25

Calmar ratio

0.002.004.006.00SPY: 1.20HCA: 2.13

Martin ratio

0.001.003.00HCA: 0.42SPY: 0.42

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of HCA compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

Volatility Chart

The current HCA Healthcare, Inc. volatility is 1.11%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.

Income Statement

The income statement provides a summary of a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period. It shows how much money the company earned (revenues) and how much it spent (expenses), leading to the net income or profit. This statement is crucial for understanding a company's financial performance and profitability.

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Liabilities And Equity (USD)56.21B52.44B50.74B47.49B45.06B39.21B36.59B33.76B32.74B31.20B28.83B28.08B26.90B
Equity Attributable To Parent (USD)-1.77B-2.77B-933.00M572.00M-2.81B-4.95B-6.81B-7.30B-7.60B-7.89B-8.27B-9.66B8.26B
Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest (USD)2.83B2.69B2.42B2.32B2.24B2.03B1.81B1.67B1.55B1.40B1.34B1.32B1.24B
Equity (USD)1.06B-73.00M1.49B2.89B-565.00M-2.92B-5.00B-5.63B-6.05B-6.50B-6.93B-8.34B-7.01B
Other Non-current Liabilities (USD)2.90B4.53B5.09B4.89B4.14B1.74B2.37B2.18B2.79B2.57B1.69B1.31B6.86B
Long-term Debt (USD)39.59B38.08B34.58B31.00B33.72B32.82B33.06B31.38B30.49B29.65B28.38B28.93B27.05B
Noncurrent Liabilities (USD)42.50B42.61B39.67B35.89B37.87B34.56B35.43B33.56B33.27B32.22B30.06B30.24B33.91B
Other Current Liabilities (USD)8.42B5.66B5.47B5.17B4.85B4.99B3.55B3.52B3.35B3.45B3.89B4.40B3.96B
Accounts Payable (USD)4.23B4.24B4.11B3.54B2.91B2.58B2.61B2.32B2.17B2.04B1.80B1.77B1.60B
Current Liabilities (USD)12.66B9.90B9.58B8.70B7.76B7.57B6.16B5.83B5.52B5.48B5.70B6.17B5.55B
Liabilities (USD)55.15B52.51B49.25B44.60B45.62B42.13B41.59B39.39B38.79B37.70B35.76B36.42B33.91B
Other Non-current Assets (USD)13.57B13.22B13.14B11.96B11.15B9.24B8.72B8.32B8.50B7.91B7.18B7.13B6.83B
Fixed Assets (USD)27.72B25.58B24.06B23.20B22.72B19.76B17.90B16.35B15.01B14.36B13.62B13.19B12.83B
Noncurrent Assets (USD)41.28B38.80B37.20B35.16B33.86B28.99B26.62B24.67B23.51B22.27B20.79B20.31B19.67B
Other Current Assets (USD)12.91B11.58B11.56B10.31B9.35B8.48B8.40B7.58B7.79B7.65B6.86B6.68B6.18B
Inventory (USD)2.02B2.07B1.99B2.03B1.85B1.73B1.57B1.50B1.44B1.28B1.18B1.09B1.05B
Current Assets (USD)14.93B13.64B13.54B12.33B11.20B10.21B9.98B9.09B9.23B8.93B8.04B7.76B7.23B
Assets (USD)56.21B52.44B50.74B47.49B45.06B39.21B36.59B33.76B32.74B31.20B28.83B28.08B26.90B

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