HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shareholders to Collect $0.78 Quarterly Dividend

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share on Tuesday, December 29th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 15th.

HCA Healthcare has raised its dividend by an average of 0.3% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 6 years. HCA Healthcare has a dividend payout ratio of 11.1% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect HCA Healthcare to earn $32.04 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 9.7%.

HCA Healthcare Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of HCA stock traded down $13.88 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $451.38. 2,907,096 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,343,252. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $431.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $445.15. HCA Healthcare has a 1-year low of $353.99 and a 1-year high of $556.52. The company has a market cap of $97.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.10.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported $7.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.65 by $0.57. The company had revenue of $19.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.33 billion. HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 244.79% and a net margin of 8.77%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $6.96 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare will post 29.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More HCA Healthcare News

Here are the key news stories impacting HCA Healthcare this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HCA reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $7.22 per share, above the $6.65–$6.74 analyst consensus, while revenue of $19.85 billion exceeded estimates near $19.33 billion. Revenue increased 3.6% year over year, supported by higher hospital admissions and emergency-room visits. HCA Healthcare beats quarterly profit estimates on demand for medical services
• Positive Sentiment: Management maintained its full-year guidance, signaling that demand trends and expected operating performance remain broadly on track. The company’s results also prompted some analysts to view the stock as undervalued, with one analysis citing potential upside from incentives tied to Cape Coral Hospital. HCA Healthcare posts solid Q3 results, maintains guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings call highlighted continued demand for medical services, but investors are weighing whether strong admissions and emergency visits can offset softer elective-care trends and rising expense pressures. HCA Healthcare Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Net income fell to $1.58 billion from $1.64 billion a year earlier, despite the adjusted EPS beat. Higher labor and operating costs, along with a roughly $400 million coverage-related impact, raised concerns about profitability and reimbursement quality. HCA Healthcare profit slips but revenue rises
• Negative Sentiment: Ambulatory surgery center volume dropped 5.4%, and fewer surgeries tempered the benefit from higher admissions and ER visits. This mix of weaker procedure volume and cost inflation appears to have spooked investors, leading the stock lower even though headline earnings and revenue surpassed expectations. HCA earnings reveal 5.4% ASC volume drop

HCA Healthcare Company Profile

HCA Healthcare, Inc is a healthcare services company that operates hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, emergency care facilities, physician practices and other healthcare sites. Its facilities provide a broad range of services, including acute and emergency care, surgery, cardiology, oncology, women’s and children’s services, behavioral health and outpatient care.

The company serves patients primarily across the United States through a network of healthcare facilities in numerous states.