HCA earnings

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-10-23
When Friday before open
In39 days
EPS estimate6.74
1-day std dev5.6%

How HCA has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +0.1% -0.1% 5.6% 48%
Day 2 +0.6% +0.4% 2.4% 53%
Day 3 +0.2% +0.0% 2.0% 50%
5-day +1.4% +1.4% 7.0% 62%
Biggest pop
+14.4%
Biggest drop
-21.8%
On a beat
+1.4%
On a miss
-3.9%
1-mo drift
+2.4%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-07-24 beat 7.50 7.59 +1.2% +1.3% +1.5% +5.3% +12.3%
2026-04-24 beat 7.13 7.15 +0.3% -9.3% -8.8% +0.1% -9.3%
2026-01-27 beat 7.48 8.01 +7.1% +6.9% +7.1% -1.3% +4.0%
2025-10-24 beat 5.73 6.96 +21.6% +3.9% +1.6% +2.8% +12.1%
2025-07-25 beat 6.32 6.84 +8.2% -1.6% -2.1% +6.8% +20.5%
2025-04-25 beat 5.75 6.45 +12.1% +2.6% -4.0% +6.1% +15.5%
2025-01-24 beat 6.14 6.22 +1.2% -0.4% -3.8% +5.4% +6.4%
2024-10-25 miss 4.98 4.90 -1.6% -7.2% -8.9% -1.7% -10.4%
2024-07-23 beat 4.93 5.50 +11.6% +6.5% +4.5% +6.2% +10.7%
2024-04-26 beat 5.09 5.36 +5.4% -5.3% -2.4% +0.3% +3.9%
2024-01-30 beat 5.05 5.90 +16.8% +4.6% +5.2% +1.7% +3.4%
2023-10-24 miss 3.97 3.91 -1.6% -9.2% -4.5% -1.7% +9.9%
2023-07-27 beat 4.24 4.29 +1.2% -2.9% -2.1% -2.0% -1.1%
2023-04-21 beat 3.92 4.93 +25.8% +6.2% +3.9% +2.2% -1.5%
2023-01-27 miss 4.79 4.64 -3.1% -2.4% +0.0% +1.3% -4.4%
2022-10-21 beat 3.86 3.93 +1.8% -12.0% -5.7% +13.7% +16.4%
2022-07-22 beat 3.71 4.21 +13.5% +15.8% +11.4% +5.1% +5.1%
2022-04-22 miss 4.24 4.12 -2.7% -10.3% -21.8% +1.9% -2.7%
2022-01-27 miss 4.52 4.42 -2.2% -8.1% -4.6% +5.2% +9.4%
2021-10-22 beat 4.01 4.57 +13.8% -5.2% -2.6% -1.0% -5.0%
2021-07-20 beat 3.16 4.37 +38.3% +9.9% +14.4% -0.5% -2.6%
2021-04-22 beat 3.33 4.14 +24.4% +2.8% +2.0% +0.2% +2.4%
2021-02-02 beat 3.59 4.13 +15.1% +1.1% -0.6% +5.8% +6.3%
2020-10-26 miss 2.26 1.92 -15.0% -1.5% -0.8% -3.6% +14.5%
2020-07-22 beat -0.33 1.50 +550.8% +5.5% +12.0% +6.0% +7.1%
2020-04-21 miss 2.65 2.33 -12.1% -6.0% -4.5% +3.6% +0.9%
2020-01-28 beat 3.09 3.09 +0.0% +4.2% +2.8% -0.8% -12.5%
2019-10-29 beat 2.13 2.23 +4.8% +5.5% +6.4% -0.5% +3.7%
2019-07-30 miss 2.46 2.21 -10.1% -10.2% -9.1% -6.4% -10.4%
2019-04-30 beat 2.33 2.97 +27.2% +4.0% +1.4% -0.6% -3.7%
2019-01-29 beat 2.58 2.99 +15.7% +2.5% +4.8% +1.2% +0.7%
2018-10-30 beat 1.91 2.16 +13.4% -0.8% +4.8% +0.0% +6.9%
2018-07-25 beat 2.16 2.29 +6.2% +3.4% +9.2% +5.5% +11.0%
2018-05-01 beat 2.07 2.33 +12.7% +0.9% +0.5% +1.2% +7.2%
2018-01-30 beat 1.88 2.13 +13.6% +4.0% +3.9% -2.7% -2.0%
2017-10-31 miss 1.21 1.21 -0.2% +0.0% -0.7% +3.0% +12.4%
2017-07-25 miss 1.81 1.75 -3.2% -4.1% -4.5% -3.5% -4.0%
2017-05-02 beat 1.74 1.74 +0.3% +0.5% +1.0% -0.7% -1.2%
2017-01-31 beat 1.78 1.89 +6.3% +0.5% +1.2% +2.9% +8.8%
2016-10-27 beat 1.42 1.61 +13.2% +0.2% +0.5% -7.4% -11.2%
2016-07-28 beat 1.56 1.66 +6.6% -4.0% -0.1% -3.4% -4.6%
2016-05-03 beat 1.49 1.71 +14.9% -2.1% -2.6% +2.4% -0.1%
2016-01-28 beat 1.40 1.69 +21.0% +2.0% +0.1% +3.9% +2.5%
2015-10-27 miss 1.19 1.17 -1.4% +0.8% -0.4% +0.0% +0.2%
2015-08-05 beat 1.34 1.37 +2.1% -0.3% -1.9% -1.5% -6.4%
2015-05-05 beat 1.23 1.35 +10.1% +0.1% -2.4% +3.9% +9.3%
2015-02-03 beat 1.23 1.33 +8.2% -3.5% -0.4% -1.3% +4.3%
2014-10-28 beat 1.11 1.18 +6.0% +1.2% -0.2% -2.7% -2.5%
2014-07-29 beat 1.24 1.37 +10.5% +0.2% +2.2% +2.7% +6.4%
2014-04-29 miss 0.85 0.84 -1.1% -3.1% -2.3% +1.1% +3.9%
2014-02-04 beat 0.86 0.92 +6.5% +2.1% +0.1% +0.9% +2.3%
2013-11-05 beat 0.74 0.79 +6.3% -1.2% -2.7% -2.2% +0.3%
2013-08-01 beat 0.83 0.91 +9.5% +0.0% +0.2% -1.4% -2.3%
2013-05-02 miss 0.81 0.79 -2.8% +0.0% +2.5% -0.3% -2.9%
2013-02-05 beat 0.83 0.91 +10.1% -1.5% -0.3% -2.8% -1.3%
2012-11-01 miss 0.79 0.77 -3.0% -1.4% +5.6% +7.5% +7.3%
2012-08-06 beat 0.78 0.85 +9.5% -1.6% -3.9% +6.0% +12.4%
2012-05-03 beat 0.99 1.18 +19.8% +0.2% -0.9% -1.8% -8.8%
2012-02-06 beat 0.78 0.94 +21.1% +9.6% +7.3% -3.8% -10.6%
2011-11-01 beat 0.43 0.60 +38.9% -2.2% +0.2% +7.3% +2.9%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.