HCA vs SGRY vs THC Stock Comparison

HCA Healthcare, Surgery Partners and Tenet Healthcare Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc.
$469.11 +7.4% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$102.46B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.01B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
4 wins
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.45 +4.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.43B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 7, HCA Healthcare 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHCASGRYTHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.46B $2.99B $22.43B HCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x -33.8x 10.0x THC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 37.5x 12.2x THC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +4.0% +5.4% HCA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% -2.6% 10.3% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 5.3% 18.8% HCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 6.3x 2.0x THC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% -28.3% +29.7% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr -18.4%/yr +30.6%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 54.1% 42.2% HCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 77/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

HCASGRYTHC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHCASGRYTHC
Valuation 86 #14 of 93 89 #11 of 93 94 #7 of 93
Growth 25 #66 of 88 43 #51 of 88 74 #24 of 88
Profitability 94 #6 of 87 64 #32 of 87 97 #4 of 87
Financial Health 16 #84 of 100 31 #69 of 100 36 #64 of 100
Shareholder Returns 75 #15 of 56 – 86 #9 of 56
Overall 59 57 77
  • HCA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHCASGRYTHCSPY
1 month +7.4%+8.2%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months +22.7%+0.1%+15.1% +2.9%
6 months +8.5%+9.8%+48.5% +6.4%
Year to date +0.5%+1.9%+35.1% +11.4%
1 year +6.6%-28.3%+29.7% +13.1%
3 years +103.9%-35.1%+378.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.8%-13.4%+68.6% +21.5%
5 years +85.3%-63.8%+280.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.1%-18.4%+30.6% +10.9%
10 years +473.9%-22.6%+1,040.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +19.1%-2.5%+27.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHCASGRYTHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%54.1%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%65.5%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.670.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.520.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-81.4%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-31.3%-4.4% -2.5%
52-week high $545.13$22.94$280.77 $779.14
52-week low $361.32$11.49$161.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHCASGRYTHC
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 25.3x -22.9xmedian 25.3x 10.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.6x 10.0xmedian 14.6x 6.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 22.7x 11.0xmedian 22.7x 7.2xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 3.3x 0.7xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.08median 0.66 1.33median 0.66 0.13median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHCASGRYTHC
Revenue $78.01B $3.37B $21.81B
Operating income – $383.80M $4.54B
Net income $7.85B $48.10M $3.17B
Free cash flow $6.00B $187.60M $3.02B
EPS (diluted) $30.70 $-0.69 $26.69
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $216.70M $2.17B
Total debt $49.72B $3.75B $13.25B
Shares (diluted) 222.83M 128.83M 83.96M
Enterprise value $98.47B $2.15B $11.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHCASGRYTHC
P/E 15.1x -22.9x 10.0x
P/FCF 17.0x 11.0x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 8.0x 5.4x
P/S 1.3x 0.6x 1.0x
P/B -15.4x 0.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -15.4x 0.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 10.0x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 14.6x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 25.2x 29.8x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 21.7x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.08 1.33 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHCASGRYTHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 4.0% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 8.1% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.1% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 24.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 136.2% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 15.6% 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.4% 51.6% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -17.2% 77.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% -2.2% 62.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 16.4% 31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% 7.0% 94.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 36.7% 46.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHCASGRYTHC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 20.4% 16.7% 25.0%
Operating margin – 11.4% 20.8%
Pretax margin 12.7% 11.4% 17.7%
Net margin 8.8% -2.6% 10.3%
FCF margin 7.7% 5.6% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 7.7% 18.4%
Return on equity – 2.6% 47.8%
Return on assets 12.6% 1.0% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 5.3% 18.8%
Return on capital employed 27.1% 5.1% 17.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 5.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHCASGRYTHC
Debt / assets 78.6% 46.6% 43.2%
Debt / equity -7.5x 1.2x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 6.3x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 20.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 110.5% 61.5% 78.6%
Equity / assets -10.5% 38.5% 21.4%
Interest coverage 5.3x – 5.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.61 0.76 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHCASGRYTHC
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield 8.5% – 7.6%
Shareholder yield 9.2% – 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHCASGRYTHC
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 37.5xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.21FY2026 $0.42FY2026 $22.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -10.6%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.0% -2.4% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $73.04BFY2026 $3.46BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% -1.2% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHCASGRYTHC
Held by institutions 59.5% 100.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 1,333 189 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -0.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 567 111 331
Institutions selling 563 50 260
Buyers to sellers 1.01 2.22 1.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HCASGRYTHC
HCA 1.00 0.34 0.62
SGRY 0.34 1.00 0.33
THC 0.62 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HCA, SGRY and THC?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: HCA Healthcare (HCA) $102.46B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $2.99B, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, HCA, SGRY and THC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 15.0x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -33.8x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenet Healthcare (THC) is cheapest (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 15.5x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 37.5x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HCA Healthcare (HCA) +7.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 8.8%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, HCA Healthcare (HCA) leads (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 22.0%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: HCA Healthcare (HCA) +6.6%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -28.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.7%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (HCA Healthcare (HCA) +13.1%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -18.4%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, HCA Healthcare (HCA) has been the steadiest (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 31.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 54.1%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HCA, SGRY and THC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.