HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported EBIT Margin of 2.96% for Q1 2026, up 532.0% year-over-year from 0.47% in Q1 2025, and up 88.02% quarter-over-quarter from 24.72% in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 2.96% in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 2.96%, up 532.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.9% (up 329.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.73%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin climbed to 2.96% in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 24.72% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 2.31% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 25.84% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 8.89% and a median of 6.3% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBIT Margin plunged 1268 bps in 2023, then surged 562 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 5.88% in 2022, then plunged by 216 bps to 18.56% in 2023, then slumped by 39 bps to 25.84% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 24.72% in 2025, then surged by 88 bps to 2.96% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's EBIT Margin at 2.96% in Q1 2026, 24.72% in Q4 2025, and 9.1% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 83.85 Bn | 86.23 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -2.96% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 14.98 Bn | 14.15 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 24.14% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.99 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 9.72 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 3.76% |
| 5 | Ensign | 8.90 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 8.99% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.59 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 11.19% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.67 Bn | 5.29 Bn | -4.26 Bn | 9,308.50% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.97 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 12.86% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.74 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.45% |
| 10 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 3.59 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 170.47 Mn | 16.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -24.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -18.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.47% |