HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.29% for Q2 2026, down 0.74 percentage points from 16.03% a year earlier but up 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, HCA Healthcare's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.62%, up 0.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.98%, up 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +2.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.99% in FY2024 (+0.15 pp), 14.84% in FY2023 (-2.29 pp), 17.14% in FY2022 (-2.27 pp) and 19.40% in FY2021 (+5.79 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 13.03% in Q3 2023 and a high of 24.23% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.18 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 12.96 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 8.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 15.02% (Q1 2026), 16.62% (Q4 2025) and 15.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.27% |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();