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HCA (HCA) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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HCA Healthcare (HCA - Free Report) reported $19.11 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.3%. EPS of $7.15 for the same period compares to $6.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19.12 billion, representing a surprise of -0.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.27%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $7.17.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how HCA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Revenue per Equivalent Admission: $18,669.00 versus $18,469.08 estimated by five analysts on average.
Equivalent Admissions: 1.02 billion compared to the 1.03 billion average estimate based on five analysts.
Admissions: 580.26 million compared to the 591.12 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Patient Days: 2,774.61 Days versus 2,806.39 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
Average Length of Stay: 5 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5.
Number of hospitals: 189 compared to the 191 average estimate based on two analysts.
Inpatient Revenue per Admission: $20,297.00 versus $19,871.05 estimated by two analysts on average.
Equivalent Patient Days: 4.89 million compared to the 4.96 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Licensed Beds at End of Period: 50,459 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 50,715.
Number of freestanding outpatient surgery centers: 119 compared to the 121 average estimate based on two analysts.
Shares of HCA have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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HCA (HCA) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
HCA Healthcare (HCA - Free Report) reported $19.11 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.3%. EPS of $7.15 for the same period compares to $6.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19.12 billion, representing a surprise of -0.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.27%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $7.17.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how HCA performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for HCA here>>>
Shares of HCA have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.