HCA Healthcare (HCA) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare's (HCA) Price to Earnings came in at 13.73 for Q3 2026, down 11.1% from 15.44 a year earlier but up 10.5% 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%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has run from a low of 7.41 in Q2 2022 to a high of 17.45 in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.2%.
- 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 12.42 (Q2 2026), 15.50 (Q1 2026) and 15.46 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.99 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 317.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.29 |
| 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 |
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();