HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted Net Margin of 8.40% for Q2 2026, down 0.49 percentage points from 8.88% a year earlier and down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at HCA Healthcare was 8.77%, up 0.55 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.97%, up 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +1.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, HCA Healthcare's Net Margin was 8.16% in FY2024 (+0.09 pp), 8.07% in FY2023 (-1.30 pp), 9.37% in FY2022 (-2.47 pp) and 11.84% in FY2021 (+4.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.20 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 9.83 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 7.28 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 8.48% (Q1 2026), 9.62% (Q4 2025) and 8.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 7.96% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -7.55% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 6.90% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.07% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 17.76% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -34.45% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 2.38% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -3.61% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 9.31% |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 6.23% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.04% |
HCA Healthcare Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();