HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Net Margin of 9.72% for Q1 2026, down 24.0% YoY from 12.79% in Q1 2025, and down 12.33% sequentially from 11.08% in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare has disclosed Net Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 9.72% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 24.0% year-over-year to 9.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.23% (down 168.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.29%, down 175.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin declined to 9.72% in Q1 2026, from 11.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Net Margin for HCA reached as high as 19.32% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 7.86% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 9.9% (2023), against an average of 10.66%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin tumbled 1016 bps — and 2024, when it soared 856 bps.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 17.07% in 2022, then tumbled by 37 bps to 10.76% in 2023, then soared by 80 bps to 19.32% in 2024, then plunged by 43 bps to 11.08% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 9.72% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 9.72%, 11.08%, and 9.93% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 87.94 Bn | 90.32 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 9.72% |
| 2 | Chemed | 18.08 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Tenet Healthcare | 16.59 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 13.08% |
| 4 | Davita | 15.37 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 8.05% |
| 5 | Encompass Health | 10.07 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.00% |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.52 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.93% |
| 7 | Universal Health Services | 9.19 Bn | 9.15 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 7.76% |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.96 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 5.68% |
| 9 | Ww International | 6.14 Bn | 5.98 Bn | -149.29 Mn | 552.25% |
| 10 | Brookdale Senior Living | 3.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 727.83 Mn | -0.90% |
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% |