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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |