HCA Healthcare Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
HCA Healthcare is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.91% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 17th March, 2025.
Key information
0.9%
Dividend yield
7.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 16.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Mar 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 17 Mar 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.880 |
| Payout ratio | 12% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Many Still Looking Away From HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)
Feb 11
HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.72
Jan 27HCA Healthcare Q4 Earnings Recap: Overreaction To One-Time Event
Jan 24Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?
Jan 12HCA Healthcare: Sentiment Has Swung Too Negative
Dec 29We Think HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 26Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Recent Growth In Returns
Nov 10HCA Healthcare Q3 Earnings Preview: Step Change In Value (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 22HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Oct 16HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price
Oct 01HCA Healthcare: Still A Great Play On Long-Term Growth And Valuation
Sep 28Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?
Sep 16Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 01Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Jul 26Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?
Jun 21HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable
Jun 06Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?
May 21HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Apr 30Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong
Apr 11HCA Healthcare Is Finally At Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 19HCA Healthcare: Improving Margins Now Reflected In Shares (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 29HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66
Feb 25HCA Healthcare Continues To Impress
Dec 14HCA Remains Attractive Despite A JV Misstep
Nov 20HCA Healthcare: Rx For Success
Oct 10HCA Healthcare: Impact Of Medicare Advantage Growth And Demographic Shift
Sep 30HCA Healthcare Is Beating The Industry
Sep 13HCA Healthcare's Service Optimization And Capabilities Support Long-Run Growth
Jul 03Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: HCA has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: HCA's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 7 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| HCA Healthcare Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (HCA) | 0.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (HCA) (up to 3 years) | 1.0% |
Notable Dividend: HCA's dividend (0.91%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: HCA's dividend (0.91%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.44%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (11.9%), HCA's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (12.7%), HCA's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/16 09:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
HCA Healthcare, Inc. is covered by 47 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jasper Hellweg | Argus Research Company |
| Hua Ha | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |