HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Oct 23, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$6.78
Street estimate
Revenue target
$19.40B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$7.43
Beat rate last 4: 100%
Latest EPS YoY
+11.0%
vs 2025-07-25
Latest revenue YoY
+8.7%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$19.50B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
100%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Jul 24, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$7.59 / $7.56
+0.4%
Revenue actual / est
$20.23B / $19.76B
+2.4%
Result
Target reached
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2026upcoming | $6.78 | Pending | — | $19.40B | Pending | — |
| 7/24/2026 | $7.56 | $7.59 | +0.4% | $19.76B | $20.23B | +2.4% |
| 4/24/2026 | $7.12 | $7.15 | +0.4% | $19.09B | $19.11B | +0.1% |
| 1/27/2026 | $7.46 | $8.01 | +7.4% | $19.68B | $19.51B | -0.9% |
| 10/24/2025 | $5.79 | $6.96 | +20.2% | $18.60B | $19.16B | +3.0% |
| 7/25/2025 | $6.29 | $6.84 | +8.7% | $18.50B | $18.61B | +0.6% |
| 4/25/2025 | $5.75 | $6.45 | +12.2% | $18.26B | $18.32B | +0.3% |
| 1/24/2025 | $6.13 | $6.22 | +1.5% | $18.23B | $18.29B | +0.3% |
| 10/25/2024 | $4.99 | $5.03 | +0.8% | $17.54B | $17.49B | -0.3% |
| 7/23/2024 | $4.85 | $5.53 | +14.0% | $17.05B | $17.49B | +2.6% |
| 4/26/2024 | $5.01 | $5.93 | +18.4% | $16.81B | $17.34B | +3.1% |
| 1/30/2024 | $5.06 | $5.93 | +17.2% | $16.51B | $17.30B | +4.8% |
| 10/24/2023 | $3.98 | $3.91 | -1.8% | $15.83B | $16.21B | +2.4% |
| 7/27/2023 | $4.22 | $4.29 | +1.7% | $15.62B | $15.86B | +1.6% |
| 4/21/2023 | $3.93 | $4.93 | +25.4% | $15.27B | $15.59B | +2.1% |
| 1/27/2023 | $4.79 | $4.64 | -3.1% | $15.63B | $15.50B | -0.9% |
| 10/21/2022 | $3.88 | $3.93 | +1.3% | $15.00B | $14.97B | -0.2% |
| 7/22/2022 | $3.70 | $4.21 | +13.8% | $14.72B | $14.82B | +0.6% |
| 4/22/2022 | $4.25 | $4.12 | -3.1% | $14.75B | $14.95B | +1.3% |
| 1/27/2022 | $4.53 | $4.42 | -2.4% | $15.35B | $15.06B | -1.9% |