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HCA

NYQ:HCA US40412C1018
49
  • Value
    28
  • Growth
    79
  • Safety
    Safety
    39
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    49
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Company Description

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a leading health care services company. It owns and operates hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and various other healthcare facilities, offering services in internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, and mental health. The company operates in 20 states and the United Kingdom. In the last fiscal year, the company had 226000 employees, a market capitalization of $89445 million, profits of $59848 million, and revenue of $70603 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 49 (better than 49% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock HCA are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for HCA. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 79, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 79% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 28, which means that the share price of HCA is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 72% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 39, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 61% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Health Care Facilities
Size Large
Website hcahealthcare.com
Index
D.J. US Health Care
S&P 500
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
28 96 96 96
Growth
79 39 37 57
Safety
Safety
39 15 15 55
Sentiment
59 82 86 13
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49 70 79 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
39 54 69 53
Opinions Change
50 90 47 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 96 90 29
Market Pulse
65 49 55 14
Sentiment
59 82 86 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
28 96 96 96
Growth
79 39 37 57
Safety Safety
39 15 15 55
Combined
32 49 42 96
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 54 50 53
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
45 75 82 73
Price vs. Book (P/B)
1 95 100 100
Dividend Yield
77 84 81 86
Value
28 96 96 96
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
32 34 34 24
Profit Growth
96 42 45 70
Capital Growth
49 61 46 29
Stock Returns
76 39 55 91
Growth
79 39 37 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
11 9 10 4
Refinancing
61 24 29 95
Liquidity
68 51 56 57
Safety Safety
39 15 15 55

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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