HCA · HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $106.7B |
| P/E | 15.60 |
| Float | 136.3M |
| Beta | 1.08 |
| Volatility 30D | 39.1% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Health Care |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 78.4 |
| Price | 503.17 |
| Change | −1.47% |
| Prev Close | 510.70 |
| Open | 497.00 |
| Day Low | 492.12 |
| Day High | 514.93 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $733.8M |
| 52W High | 556.52 |
| 52W Low | 353.99 |
| 52W Pos | 73.7% |
| From High | −9.59% |
| From Low | +42.14% |
| Max DD 1Y | −33.72% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +8.20% |
| SMA 50 | +14.23% |
| SMA 200 | +13.20% |
| RSI (14) | 70.3 |
| Vol 90D | 37.2% |
| Vol 1Y | 32.8% |
| 1Y Range | 354–557 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | +10.25% |
| Perf Month | +18.16% |
| Perf Quarter | +24.90% |
| Perf Half Y | +18.92% |
| Perf Year | +10.65% |
| Perf YTD | +6.97% |
| Prev Day | −1.47% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 54.20 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.97 |
| Int Cover | 5.4× |
| FCF Margin | 10.2% |
| Rev Growth | +7.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 21 / 49 |
What HCA does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayHCA grades B+, 78.4 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (70), most exposed on Price Stability (57, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Health Care median. Ranks 21 of 49 in Health Care by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| HCA | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.08 | 0.79 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 39.1% | 36.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −33.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.07% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 25 (10%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| HCA | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.08 | 0.79 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 51% of 49 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Health Care names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| HCA | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +10.2% |
| 1 month | +18.2% |
| Year to date | +7.0% |
| 1 year | +10.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| HCA | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 29 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 61 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 22 · 5 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 22 ↑ 5 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 49 Health Care names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| HCA | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +7.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Health Care median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openHCA Healthcare recently broke above its 20-day moving average, the average share price over the previous 20 trading sessions.
HCA Healthcare announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HCA Inc., proposes to offer senior notes, with the maturity, interest rate and principal amount to depend on market conditions. Net proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, potentially including redemption of some or all of the $1.200 billion 4.500% senior notes due February 2027 and repayment of borrowings under HCA's $8.000 billion commercial paper program and senior unsecured credit facility.
HCA Healthcare is investing $24.6 million to expand and renovate the Brain and Spine Center at Johnston-Willis Hospital in Chesterfield County, adding treatment rooms, a new MRI scanner, updated equipment, and a separate entrance and waiting area. Construction began in early October and is expected to be completed by summer 2027, with MRI staffing also planned to increase.
Healthgrades recognized 102 HCA hospitals for excellence in specialty care in its 2027 awards, more hospitals than any other U.S. health system. The recognitions reflect clinical outcomes in surgical care, emergency medicine, and orthopedic surgery.
HCA Healthcare announced that 102 of its hospitals received Healthgrades 2027 recognitions for excellence in specialty care, more than any other health system in the country. The recognitions reflect clinical outcomes in surgical care, emergency medicine and orthopedic surgery.
Nearest peers by size
Health Care| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | CVS Health Corporation | A- | $102.3B | 23.91 | 0.54 | Compare |
| ELV | Elevance Health Inc | B+ | $93.81B | 17.39 | 0.60 | Compare |
| MCK | McKesson Corp | B+ | $124.7B | 25.90 | 0.26 | Compare |
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | B | $129.3B | 35.06 | 0.74 | Compare |
| MDT | Medtronic PLC | A- | $134.3B | 24.17 | 0.58 | Compare |
| CI | The Cigna Group | A- | $80.70B | 12.17 | 0.19 | Compare |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | B- | $167.1B | 51.66 | 1.43 | Compare |
| COR | Cencora, Inc. | B+ | $67.55B | 25.74 | 0.54 | Compare |
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