HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare's EBT Margin was 12.33% in Q2 2026, down 0.65 percentage points from 12.98% a year earlier but up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, HCA Healthcare's EBT Margin was 12.65% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 13.01%, up 0.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +2.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 12.07% in FY2024 (+0.21 pp), 11.86% in FY2023 (-2.38 pp), 14.24% in FY2022 (-2.49 pp) and 16.74% in FY2021 (+6.20 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 10.05% (Q3 2023) and 21.31% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.16 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 13.24 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 9.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HCA's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 11.97% (Q1 2026), 13.69% (Q4 2025) and 12.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 12.33% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.93% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.54% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.36% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.81% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 23.81% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 2.30% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 16.38% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 2.41% |
| 10 | Davita | 11.19 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 12.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.67% |
HCA Healthcare EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "HCA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();