The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

HCA

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.hcahealthcare.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$70.60B+8.3%
Net income$5.76B+6.3%
Cash from ops$9.43B+10.7%
Quotation

$411.74

-2.85 (-0.7%)

52w hi$543.23
52w lo$360.60
Vol882.86K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.28

Short-0.64
Medium-0.20
Long+0.28

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

Market cap$91.34B
Enterprise value$143.61B
Trailing P/E13.81x
Forward P/E12.82x
EV / EBITDA9.12x
P / S (ttm)1.14x
Profit margin8.8%
Return on equity
Revenue growth+8.7%
Earnings growth+11.6%
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.26
Corr SPX0.15
Annual vol29.0%
Annual ret+10.8%
Sharpe0.37
Max DD-33.7%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.32
Sector+0.12
Technical-0.34
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$414.59$415.85$405.27$411.74882.86K
Aug 12$408.00$417.13$406.66$414.591.17M
Aug 11$412.37$419.33$409.75$411.441.12M
Aug 10$410.03$416.43$407.85$414.031.04M
Aug 7$404.30$414.47$401.57$413.361.07M