HCA Healthcare Reports Strong Q2 Earnings, Revenue Rise
HCA Healthcare reported Q2 revenue of $20.23 billion, up 8.7% year over year, with net income of $1.699 billion and diluted EPS of $7.62, while adjusted EBITDA rose to $4.027 billion and the company kept its 2026 EPS guidance at $28.70–$30.50 as it cited higher uninsured volumes and lower surgical activity; the stock rose about 1.3%. Analysts pared their targets after softer Q2 results and guidance, with Wells Fargo trimming to $369 and Barclays to $402, while noting a need for stronger organic growth later in 2026.
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About HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare, Inc. is an American global for-profit operator of health care facilities that was founded in 1968. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and, as of May 2020, owned and operated 186 hospitals and approximately 2,400 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 20 states and the United Kingdom. As of 2024, HCA Healthcare is ranked #61 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. In the 1990s, the company engaged in illegal accounting and other crimes that resulted in the payment of more than $2 billion in federal fines and other penalties, and the dismissal of the CEO Rick Scott by the board of directors.
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