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HCA (HCA) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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For the quarter ended September 2026, HCA Healthcare (HCA - Free Report) reported revenue of $19.85 billion, up 3.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.22, compared to $6.96 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.5% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19.36 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.74, the EPS surprise was +7.12%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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: $18,583.00 versus the five-analyst average estimate of $18,269.87.
Equivalent Admissions: 1.07 billion compared to the 1.06 billion average estimate based on five analysts.
Admissions: 592.18 million versus 587.13 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Patient Days: 2,734.44 Days versus 2,687.52 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
Average Length of Stay: 5 versus 5 estimated by two analysts on average.
Number of hospitals: 189 compared to the 190 average estimate based on two analysts.
Inpatient Revenue per Admission: $20,059.00 compared to the $20,762.76 average estimate based on two analysts.
Equivalent Patient Days: 4.93 million versus 4.84 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Licensed Beds at End of Period: 50,424 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 50,852.
Number of freestanding outpatient surgery centers: 117 versus 118 estimated by two analysts on average.
Shares of HCA have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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 Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
For the quarter ended September 2026, HCA Healthcare (HCA - Free Report) reported revenue of $19.85 billion, up 3.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.22, compared to $6.96 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.5% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $19.36 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $6.74, the EPS surprise was +7.12%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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.