HCA Stock — HCA Healthcare Inc.

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA)

HCA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.73%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 1824.2% over the past 15.5 years, 1140.1 points ahead of SPY at 684.1%.

At the current 0.73% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $73 per year, or about $18.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

HCA Healthcare operates one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States, owning and managing hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency care facilities, urgent care clinics, and various other healthcare service providers across the country. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. This stock may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the healthcare services sector with regular dividend payments.

HCA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 1824.2% over the past 15.5 years, 1140.1 points ahead of SPY at 684.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.6%.

HCA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.68%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/10/2011

Distribution rate

0.73%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.70%

5-year average yield

0.79

Last close

$438.12 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$97,192,453,176

Average volume

1502633.0

Next dividend

$0.78

Last ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.109

Payout ratio

0.103

P/E ratio

14.7

Forward P/E

13.5318

EPS

$29.81

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.73%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.70%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HCA risks and drawbacks

HCA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.6%.

Who may consider HCA — and who may not

HCA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HCA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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