HCA Healthcare Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

HCA Healthcare is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.87% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 27th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 13th December, 2024.

Key information

0.9%

Dividend yield

6.8%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield7.7%
Future Dividend Yield1.0%
Dividend Growth-6.6%
Next dividend pay date27 Dec 24
Ex dividend date13 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$2.640
Payout ratio11%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Recent Growth In Returns

Nov 10
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Recent Growth In Returns

HCA Healthcare Q3 Earnings Preview: Step Change In Value (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 22

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Oct 16
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

Oct 01
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

HCA Healthcare: Still A Great Play On Long-Term Growth And Valuation

Sep 28

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

Sep 16
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 01
Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Jul 26
Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?

Jun 21
Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jun 06
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

May 21
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Apr 30
HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong

Apr 11
Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong

HCA Healthcare Is Finally At Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 19

HCA Healthcare: Improving Margins Now Reflected In Shares (Rating Downgrade)

Feb 29

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66

Feb 25
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 05
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

Feb 02
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 21
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

At US$276, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jan 08
At US$276, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Dec 25
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

HCA Healthcare Continues To Impress

Dec 14

HCA Remains Attractive Despite A JV Misstep

Nov 20

HCA Healthcare: Rx For Success

Oct 10

HCA Healthcare: Impact Of Medicare Advantage Growth And Demographic Shift

Sep 30

HCA Healthcare Is Beating The Industry

Sep 13

HCA Healthcare's Service Optimization And Capabilities Support Long-Run Growth

Jul 03

Stability and Growth of Payments

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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
How does HCA dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (HCA)0.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Healthcare)1.9%
Analyst forecast (HCA) (up to 3 years)1.0%

Notable Dividend: HCA's dividend (0.87%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: HCA's dividend (0.87%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (11.4%), HCA's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (11.4%), HCA's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:39
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