HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

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$363.23

-1.1%
HealthcareMedical - Care Facilities

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services company in the United States. The company operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. It also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, the company operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 182 hospitals, including 175 general and acute care hospitals, five psychiatric hospitals, and two rehabilitation hospitals; 125 freestanding surgery centers; and 21 freestanding endoscopy centers in 20 states and England. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$80.58B
EPS28.6200
P/E Ratio12.69
Earnings Date07/24/2026
HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that HCA has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $363.23, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for HCA Healthcare, Inc..

Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $363.23

Owner Earnings Valuation Tool

Warren Buffett's Owner Earnings DCF analysis for intrinsic value calculation

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$2,567.4B
+ Cash & Equivalents$1.0B
Firm Value$2,568.4B
- Debt$50.2B
Equity Value$2,518.2B
/ Shares Outstanding242,736,374B
DCF Value$10.4K
UNDERVALUED BY 2756%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$17.2B
$23.5B
$32.1B
$43.7B
$59.7B
$81.4B
$111.0B
$151.5B
$206.6B
$281.8B
Maintenance CapEx
-$1.3B
-$1.8B
-$2.5B
-$3.4B
-$4.7B
-$6.4B
-$8.7B
-$11.9B
-$16.2B
-$22.1B
Owner Earnings
$15.9B
$21.7B
$29.6B
$40.3B
$55.0B
$75.0B
$102.3B
$139.6B
$190.4B
$259.8B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$14.7B
$18.6B
$23.5B
$29.6B
$37.4B
$47.3B
$59.7B
$75.4B
$95.3B
$120.3B
Terminal Value represents 79.7% of Enterprise Value