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HCA Healthcare profit margin HCA

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
8.8%
Operating margin, 12 months
15.5%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.6 pts
Peer median
7.7%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, HCA Healthcare kept 8.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 15.5%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 8.9%.

The median for 6 hospital and care facility stocks of a similar size is 7.7%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20259.0%15.9%
FY20248.2%15.0%
FY20238.1%14.8%
FY20229.4%17.2%
FY202111.8%19.2%
FY20207.3%12.5%
FY20196.8%14.1%
FY20188.1%15.1%
FY20175.1%13.9%
FY20166.5%14.5%
FY20154.9%13.1%
FY20145.0%14.6%
FY20134.6%14.0%
FY20124.9%14.1%
FY20118.3%14.5%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY268.8%+0.6 pts15.5%
Q1 FY268.9%+0.8 pts15.7%
Q4 FY259.0%+0.8 pts15.9%
Q3 FY258.5%+0.0 pts15.4%
Q2 FY258.2%−0.2 pts15.0%
Q1 FY258.1%−0.1 pts14.9%
Q4 FY248.2%+0.1 pts15.0%
Q3 FY248.5%−0.5 pts15.4%
Q2 FY248.4%−0.9 pts15.2%
Q1 FY248.2%−1.2 pts14.9%
Q4 FY238.1%−1.3 pts14.8%
Q3 FY239.0%+0.1 pts16.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Medical - Care Facilities nearest HCA Healthcare's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
HCAHCA Healthcare8.8%
THCTenet Healthcare10.3%
EHCEncompass Health10.0%
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.5%
DVADavita6.0%
UHSUniversal Health Services8.4%
ENSGEnsign6.9%
Peer median7.7%

Where HCA Healthcare ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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