HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 12.6% for Q2 2026, down 519.0% year-over-year from 3.01% in Q2 2025, and down 27.19% quarter-over-quarter from 9.91% in Q1 2026.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has reported EBIT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 12.6% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EBIT Margin fell 519.0% year-over-year to 12.6%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 9.74% (down 87.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.01%, up 91.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 12.6% in Q2 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 9.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 2.92% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 12.6% in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 7.74% across 5 years, with a median of 7.81% in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, EBIT Margin climbed as much as 259 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 1183 bps in 2022.
  • HCA Healthcare's EBIT Margin stood at 2.92% in 2022, then slumped by 341 bps to 7.02% in 2023, then plunged by 36 bps to 9.52% in 2024, then gained by 24 bps to 7.25% in 2025, then sank by 74 bps to 12.6% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's EBIT Margin at 12.6% in Q2 2026, 9.91% in Q1 2026, and 7.25% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn -12.60%
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 26.67%
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn 2.10%
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.29%
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 8.50%
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 11.14%
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 7.66%
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 13.25%
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 18.99%
10 Option Care Health 3.59 Bn 3.39 Bn 267.25 Mn 5.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -12.60%
Mar 31, 2026 -9.91%
Dec 31, 2025 -7.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -9.10%
Jun 30, 2025 -7.41%
Mar 31, 2025 -8.29%
Dec 31, 2024 -9.52%
Sep 30, 2024 -10.36%
Jun 30, 2024 -7.92%
Mar 31, 2024 -7.84%
Dec 31, 2023 -7.02%
Sep 30, 2023 -10.79%
Jun 30, 2023 -7.78%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.23%
Dec 31, 2022 2.92%
Sep 30, 2022 -7.72%
Jun 30, 2022 -6.30%
Mar 31, 2022 -6.28%
Dec 31, 2021 0.33%
Sep 30, 2021 4.10%