HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Net Margin of 9.72% for Q1 2026, down 24.0% year-over-year from 12.79% in Q1 2025, and down 12.33% quarter-over-quarter from 11.08% in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 9.72% in Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.72%, down 24.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.23% (down 168.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.29%, down 175.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin slipped to 9.72% in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 11.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 19.32% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 7.86% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 10.66% and a median of 9.9% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin sank 1016 bps in 2022, then soared 856 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 17.07% in 2022, then sank by 37 bps to 10.76% in 2023, then soared by 80 bps to 19.32% in 2024, then slumped by 43 bps to 11.08% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 9.72% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Net Margin at 9.72% in Q1 2026, 11.08% in Q4 2025, and 9.93% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 83.85 Bn | 86.23 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 9.72% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 14.98 Bn | 14.15 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 13.08% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.99 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 8.05% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 9.72 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.00% |
| 5 | Ensign | 8.90 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.93% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.59 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 7.76% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.67 Bn | 5.29 Bn | -4.26 Bn | 300.60% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.97 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.74 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 3.59 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 170.47 Mn | 9.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.53% |