HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock

Hospitals , market cap $106B

Hospitals and outpatient facillities

Worth $106B

After-hours Fri

$488.00

-1.41%

Close $494.99 -2.46%

As of Friday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#4of 6

Hospitals

Checks firing

4of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-11.1%

under its best in a year

HCA's Quality Score fell 1 point on Fri, Nov 6, to 9.

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Key facts on HCA

Key facts on HCA
The chart	Above every average
Latest filing	8-K, Nov 5 Took on new debt

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HCA in the news

Wed Nov 4Form 424B5 HCA Inc./DE Filed by: HCA Healthcare, Inc. streetinsider and 3 more HCA closed +10.3% that day.

What's next

Tue Dec 15: Ex-dividend, $0.78 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 29.

HCA catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -0.9% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

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Why HCA scores 9

Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+4Chart checks 4 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high

Size adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Persistence adds
Insider trades subtracts

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HCA has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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HCA RSI on Nov 6: 62.2, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

RSI 1462.2
Above 50, below 70.
MACD (12, 26, 9)Above signal
Crossed above its signal line 2 sessions ago.
50-day average$443.61
The price is 11.6% above it.
200-day average$444.86
The price is 11.3% above it.
50/200 crossDeath cross
The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on May 22.
ADX 1426.4
25 or more, with +DI above -DI.
Support$462.77
Swing low from Jan 2, 6.5% below the price.
Resistance$512.14
Swing high from Apr 9, 3.5% above the price.
52-week high$556.52
From Mar 12, 12.4% above the price.
52-week low$353.99
From Jul 14, 28.5% below the price.
Chart patternNone
No triangle, channel, or wedge in the last year.
Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
The bands run from $438.74 to $501.95.
Volume1.0x
Against its 20-day average, for the time of day.

The deep dive on HCA

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on what HCA does and how it makes money, for Pro members
Where it stands2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on where HCA stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings2 findingsA new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Failure to effectively manage change associated with our technology, resiliency and other initiatives, including with respect to the implementation of a new EHR platform, may adversely affect our business, services and results of operations." (10-K for fiscal 2025; not in fiscal 2024's)SEC filing · Feb 10, 2026, against the one of Feb 14, 2025
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades HCA, for Pro members
Against its closest peers2 peersFor Pro membersHCA against 2 peers, fact by fact, for Pro members

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How HCA ranks in Hospitals

HCA is #4 of 6 by Quality Score among Services-⁠General Medical & Surgical Hospitals.

How HCA ranks in Hospitals
1	THCTenet Healthcare	7/14	20
2	ARDTArdent Health	9/14	12
3	UHSUniversal Health Services	5/14	12
	CYHCommunity Health Systems		Open for its score
	SGRYSurgery Partners		Open for its score
4	HCAHCA Healthcare	4/14	9

When does HCA report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Jan 26, before the open (in 80 days). Expected.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What HCA reported on Oct 27, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $19.8B, 4% more than a year ago; a profit of $7.27 a share, from $6.96.

“During the third quarter, the Company experienced a payer mix shift driven by an increase in uninsured volume, primarily due to patients who lost coverage on the health insurance exchanges.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

HCA's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

The numbers

Market value: $106B; today

No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

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-8.8%+1.5%-3.3%

Apr 24Jul 24Oct 27

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 sessions
Oct 27, 2026Before open	Before open	+3.2%	-3.3%	+0.5%
Jul 24, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.3%	+1.5%	+5.1%
Apr 24, 2026Before open	Before open	-9.3%	-8.8%	-8.3%

HCA closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and HCA's Quality Score going into each

HCA sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2025, to $76B. It made a profit in each of the seven years.

Insiders trading HCA

HCA insider trades

2 insiders sold $16.5M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellJon M. Foster$5.1MEVP and COOat $514.07 on Nov 4, filed yesterday

SellJon M. FosterEVP and COO$5.1Mat $514.07 on Nov 4, filed yesterday

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All HCA insider trades

HCA trades by Congress and the executive branch

15 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

BuyRohit Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Sep 4, disclosed Oct 7(33 days later)

BuyRohit KhannaHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Sep 4, disclosed Oct 7(33 days later)

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HCA's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Samuel N. HazenCEO · 7 trades
Mike A. MarksEVP and CFO
Jon M. FosterEVP and COO · 8 trades
Jennifer BerresSVP & Chief Human Res. Officer · 2 trades
Christopher F. WyattSVP & Controller · 1 trade
Michael J. SchlosserEVP and Chief Clinical Officer · 1 trade
Michael R. McAleveyEVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off. · 1 trade
Michael S. CuffeEVP and Chief Clinical Officer · 1 trade

7 more officers and directors file at HCA. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold HCA?

In ETFs: HCA is 0.5% of SPMO, 0.1% of DGRO, and 0.1% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States. As of December 2025, the firm owned and operated 190 hospitals and over 2,500 outpatient facillities across 19 states and a small foothold in the United Kingdom.

320,000 employeesNashville, TNhcahealthcare.com

What HCA Healthcare says it competes with

“As a result, most of our hospitals and other facilities operate in a highly competitive environment.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 10, 2026

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HCA's score card

HCA Healthcare (HCA): Quality Score 9, Average, #4 of 6 in Hospitals, with its price, on Breakaway — The picture a link to this page shows when it is shared.

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As of Nov 7, 2026: HCA's Quality Score is 9 (Average), #4 of 6 in Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals. Insiders sold $16.5M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is HCA a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

HCA scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #4 of 6 in Services-⁠General Medical & Surgical Hospitals by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is HCA's Quality Score?

HCA scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #4 of 6 in Services-⁠General Medical & Surgical Hospitals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HCA's 9.

Are insiders buying HCA?

2 insiders sold $16.5M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Jon M. Foster, EVP and COO, who sold $5.1M on Nov 4. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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