HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Equity (2011 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Return on Equity of 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 147.0% year-over-year from 0.04% in Q1 2025, and up 8.72% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Equity (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 16 years of Return on Equity data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 came in at 0.02%, down 147.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (down 147.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.03%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity grew to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 1.46% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.26% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.15% and a median of 0.05% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Equity.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Equity soared 140 bps in 2025, then tumbled 147 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.16% in 2022, then jumped by 154 bps to 0.09% in 2023, then soared by 48 bps to 0.13% in 2024, then sank by 115 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then climbed by 9 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's Return on Equity at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.02% in Q4 2025, and 0.05% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.02%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.01%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn -0.02%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.00%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.00%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.00%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.00%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.00%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00%
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.05%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.10%
Mar 31, 2025 1.46%
Dec 31, 2024 0.13%
Sep 30, 2024 0.06%
Jun 30, 2024 0.05%
Mar 31, 2024 0.05%
Dec 31, 2023 0.09%
Sep 30, 2023 0.17%
Jun 30, 2023 0.20%
Mar 31, 2023 0.87%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.16%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.09%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.26%
Mar 31, 2022 0.10%
Dec 31, 2021 0.06%
Sep 30, 2021 0.04%
Jun 30, 2021 0.03%