HCA Healthcare (HCA) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare's (HCA) Price to Earnings came in at 12.42 for Q2 2026, down 18.0% from 15.15 a year earlier and down 19.8% from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, HCA Healthcare's Price to Earnings stood at 15.46, up 18.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, HCA Healthcare's Price to Earnings was 13.03 in FY2024 (-5.0%), 13.71 in FY2023 (+16.2%), 11.80 in FY2022 (+4.5%) and 11.28 in FY2021 (-24.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 93.7%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 44.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 15.50 (Q1 2026), 15.46 (Q4 2025) and 15.44 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 92.33 Bn | 91.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 58.66 Bn | 54.34 Bn | 485.19 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.51 Bn | 23.94 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.64 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.35 Bn | 19.41 Bn | 219.03 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.47 Bn | 11.62 Bn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.40 Bn | 10.43 Bn | 246.50 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.75 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.31 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 492.75 Mn |
| 10 | Davita | 11.28 Bn | 10.04 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.42 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.50 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.46 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.44 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.53 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.52 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.05 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.57 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.35 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.69 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.80 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.71 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.59 |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();