HCA Healthcare Past Earnings Performance

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HCA Healthcare has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10.6%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 16.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.7% per year. HCA Healthcare's return on equity is 869.2%, and it has net margins of 8.5%.

Key information

10.6%

Earnings growth rate

16.3%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth13.4%
Revenue growth rate6.7%
Return on equity869.2%
Net Margin8.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How HCA Healthcare makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:HCA * Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2469,6215,9299940
30 Jun 2468,3475,7389940
31 Mar 2466,7165,4709940
31 Dec 2364,9685,2429940
30 Sep 2363,1625,7169760
30 Jun 2361,9205,7719760
31 Mar 2360,8795,7339760
31 Dec 2260,2335,6439760
30 Sep 2259,8005,3769890
30 Jun 2260,1056,5119890
31 Mar 2259,7206,8069890
31 Dec 2158,7526,9569890
30 Sep 2157,9816,5689230
30 Jun 2156,0164,9679230
31 Mar 2152,6494,5969230
31 Dec 2051,5333,7549230
30 Sep 2050,7633,3998550
30 Jun 2050,1463,3438550
31 Mar 2051,6803,0478550
31 Dec 1951,3363,5058550
30 Sep 1950,0873,49800
30 Jun 1948,8443,64500
31 Mar 1947,7713,68200
31 Dec 1846,6773,78700
30 Sep 1845,9653,19700
30 Jun 1845,2102,86400
31 Mar 1844,4142,70100
31 Dec 1743,6142,21600
30 Sep 1742,6932,66200
30 Jun 1742,2672,85400
31 Mar 1741,8532,85500
31 Dec 1641,4902,89000
30 Sep 1641,0982,55200
30 Jun 1640,6842,38300
31 Mar 1640,2622,23200
31 Dec 1539,6782,12900
30 Sep 1539,0652,07400
30 Jun 1538,4292,14300
31 Mar 1537,7622,11900
31 Dec 1436,9181,87500
30 Sep 1436,1181,77200
30 Jun 1435,3541,61900
31 Mar 1434,5741,55900
31 Dec 1334,1821,55600

Quality Earnings: HCA * has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: HCA *'s current net profit margins (8.5%) are lower than last year (9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HCA *'s earnings have grown by 10.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HCA *'s earnings growth over the past year (3.7%) is below its 5-year average (10.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: HCA * earnings growth over the past year (3.7%) did not outperform the Healthcare industry 15.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst HCA *'s Return on Equity (869.21%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 14:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Hua HaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research