Added to YB: 2026-09-10
Pitch date: 2026-09-08
HCA [bullish]
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
+5.86%
current return
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Company Info
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates hospitals, ASCs, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, as well as rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy providers, home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities.
Market Cap
$87.7B
Pitch Price
$398.47
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.77%
EV/EBITDA
8.41
P/E
13.56
EV/Sales
1.81
Sector
Health Care Providers and Services
Category
growth
EP140: Durable Demand - HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA: HCA is the largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator, with #1 or #2 positions in roughly 80% of its markets and a growing outpatient network that strengthens its hospital system. Scale and execution support ~20% EBITDA margins, while mid-single-digit revenue growth, operating leverage, capital allocation and buybacks underpin expected 10-15% annual EPS growth. At ~12x earnings, the valuation is attractive, with reimbursement pressure the primary risk.
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