HCA Healthcare (HCA) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare's Shares Outstanding came in at 220.54 million for Q2 2026, down 7.8% from 239.17 million a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, HCA Healthcare's Shares Outstanding was 236.41 million, down 8.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 12 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 258.6 million in FY2024 (-5.1%), 272.4 million in FY2023 (-6.2%), 290.35 million in FY2022 (-10.2%) and 323.32 million in FY2021 (-4.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 21 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding has ranged between 4.4% (Q4 2021) and 10.9% (Q2 2022) over the last five years.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Shares Outstanding at 223.59 million (Q1 2026), 236.41 million (Q4 2025) and 232.89 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 220.54 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 81.70 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 83.52 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 179.92 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 98.80 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 206.04 Mn |
| 10 | Davita | 11.19 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 64.78 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 220.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 223.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 236.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 232.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 239.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 246.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 258.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 256.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 261.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 264.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 272.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 271.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 274.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 276.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 290.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 285.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 292.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 302.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 323.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 318.07 Mn |
HCA Healthcare Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();