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

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DateValue
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%