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How HCA Healthcare, Inc. stacks up
HCA · against 37 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Valuation
82/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #7 of 38 · scores higher than 81% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score7 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including HCA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 82?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 81% of peers. EBITDA yield: 10.2% vs peer median 4.0%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 84% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 0.0%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 86% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.8% vs peer median 1.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HCA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HCA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 37 reported | 6.4% | 3.7% | 92% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 39 reported | 10.2% | 6.6% | 79% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 30 reported | 6.0% | 4.4% | 66% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 37 reported | -6.6% | 22.1% | 0% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HCA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177.5B USD | 92 | 71 | |
| 2 | 78.1B USD | 89 | 60 | |
| 3 | 108.6B USD | 88 | 66 | |
| 4 | 97.5B USD | 87 | 67 | |
| 5 | 126.1B USD | 83 | 62 | |
| 5 | 540.4B BRL (≈$97.3B) | 83 | 64 | |
| 7 | 162.93T ARS (≈$162.9B) | 82 | 63 | |
| 7 | 100.2B USD | 82 | 57 | |
| 9 | 89.7B USD | 76 | 50 | |
| 10 | 63.0B USD | 74 | 65 | |
| 11 | 534.1B HKD (≈$68.4B) | 72 | 75 | |
| 11 | 48.5B EUR (≈$53.4B) | 72 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score