HCA Healthcare (HCA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $86.0 million for Q1 2026, down 12.24% YoY from $98.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 14.0% sequentially from $100.0 million in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $86.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 12.24% year-over-year to $86.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $389.0 million (up 4.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $401.0 million, up 11.39% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $86.0 million in Q1 2026, from $100.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for HCA reached as high as $112.0 million in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $56.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $86.0 million (2022), against an average of $85.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation slumped 34.12% — and 2024, when it jumped 100.0%.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $83.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 31.33% to $57.0 million in 2023, then soared by 49.12% to $85.0 million in 2024, then grew by 17.65% to $100.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 14.0% to $86.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $86.0 million, $100.0 million, and $104.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 86.00 Mn
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 9.25 Mn
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 25.00 Mn
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 28.16 Mn
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 11.50 Mn
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 13.90 Mn
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 22.50 Mn
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 20.35 Mn
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn 3.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 86.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 86.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 104.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 104.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 99.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 99.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 98.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 98.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 76.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 76.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.00 Mn