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HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Healthcare / Medical - Care Facilities

$463.22 ▲ $13.26(2.95%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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HCA Healthcare, Inc., operating through its subsidiaries, delivers a comprehensive array of healthcare services throughout the United States. The organization manages a network of general and acute care hospitals that provide a full spectrum of medical and surgical care, encompassing inpatient services, intensive care, cardiac treatment, diagnostic procedures, and emergency services. These hospitals additionally offer a broad range of outpatient care, such as ambulatory surgery, laboratory testing, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. Beyond its hospital infrastructure, HCA Healthcare operates numerous specialized outpatient facilities. These include standalone ambulatory surgery centers, dedicated emergency care facilities, urgent care clinics, walk-in clinics, advanced diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology treatment facilities, physician practices, and various other healthcare sites. Furthermore, the company oversees psychiatric hospitals, which offer diverse therapeutic programs. These services cater to child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric care, alongside adolescent and adult alcohol and drug abuse treatment and counseling. As of December 31, 2021, HCA Healthcare's extensive portfolio included 182 hospitals, specifically 175 general and acute care hospitals, five psychiatric hospitals, and two rehabilitation hospitals. Its network also featured 125 freestanding surgery centers and 21 freestanding endoscopy centers, all distributed across 20 states and England. Founded in 1968 and formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc., the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.7800Paid Sep 30, 2026
Forward Annual$3.12From the $0.7800 dividend declared Jul 23, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 16, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth9.1%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

75/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

85/100

Very strong growth record

Partial data

Dividend Value Score

47/100

Near own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

70/100

Upper middle of the scale

Most data available

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for HCA
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 10% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 11% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 3.0x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 60 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 5.3x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 68 10%
Dividend record5 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension May 29, 2020, within 10 years: capped at 20 20 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for HCA
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 25%
Consecutive annual increases4 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 52 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 10% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 14.0% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 7.9% (FY2022–FY2025) 99 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for HCA
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 22nd percentile of its 93 month-end yields 22 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 15.7 is 1.15x its 5-year median of 13.6 31 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 6.0% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 80 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 15.7 vs peer median 26.8 (0.58x; 45 corporation / Healthcare securities) 100 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.67%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$3.1200

Declared Jul 23, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

58

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$361.32 – $545.13

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

9.97%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

14

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

-15.90

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 75/100, yield 0.67%.
A Accelerating
4 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
The record shows a gap in the regular dividend of more than 1.5 times its usual interval (a payment was due around May 2020).
E Enduring
14 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,026,951Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$465.76Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$461.77 – $473.46Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$467.31Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$100.29BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out216.50MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$30.7012 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)15.7Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 16, 2026Paid Sep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.7%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)N/AThe dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases4 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

HCA's dividend yield fell from 0.77% to 0.67% over the past ~90 days (-0.10 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.10 pp from the share price ($402.59 on Jul 31, 2026 → $463.22 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.67%
1-Yr Average0.69%
Low / High0.56% – 0.86%
Percentile50%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), HCA's current yield is higher than approximately 50% of them. Our stored price history for HCA covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.7800 Q Regular Jul 23, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
$0.7800 Q Regular Apr 24, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 Jun 30, 2026
$0.7800 Q Regular Jan 26, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 31, 2026
$0.7200 Q Regular Oct 24, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 Dec 29, 2025
$0.7200 Q Regular Jul 25, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Sep 30, 2025
$0.7200 Q Regular Apr 25, 2025 Jun 16, 2025 Jun 16, 2025 Jun 30, 2025
$0.7200 Q Regular Jan 24, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 Mar 31, 2025
$0.6600 Q Regular Oct 25, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 27, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Jul 23, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 Sep 30, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 26, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 30, 2024 Mar 14, 2024 Mar 15, 2024 Mar 29, 2024
$0.6000 Q Regular Oct 24, 2023 Dec 13, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 Dec 28, 2023
$0.6000 Q Regular Jul 27, 2023 Sep 14, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 Sep 29, 2023
$0.6000 Q Regular Apr 21, 2023 Jun 15, 2023 Jun 16, 2023 Jun 30, 2023
$0.6000 Q Regular Jan 27, 2023 Mar 16, 2023 Mar 17, 2023 Mar 31, 2023
$0.5600 Q Regular Oct 21, 2022 Dec 13, 2022 Dec 14, 2022 Dec 28, 2022
$0.5600 Q Regular Jul 22, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 Sep 16, 2022 Sep 30, 2022
$0.5600 Q Regular Apr 22, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 Jun 16, 2022 Jun 30, 2022
$0.5600 Q Regular Jan 27, 2022 Mar 16, 2022 Mar 17, 2022 Mar 31, 2022
$0.4800 Q Regular Oct 22, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 Dec 29, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular Jul 20, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Sep 16, 2021 Sep 30, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular Apr 22, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 Jun 30, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular Feb 02, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
$0.2680 Q Regular Dec 23, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Dec 31, 2020 Jan 13, 2021
$0.0720 M Regular Oct 23, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 Oct 30, 2020 Nov 12, 2020
$0.4300 S Regular Jan 28, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Mar 02, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
$0.4000 Q Regular Oct 29, 2019 Nov 29, 2019 Dec 02, 2019 Dec 27, 2019
$0.4000 Q Regular Jul 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 Sep 03, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
$0.4000 Q Regular Apr 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Jun 03, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$0.4000 Q Regular Jan 29, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Mar 01, 2019 Mar 29, 2019
$0.3500 Q Regular Oct 30, 2018 Nov 30, 2018 Dec 03, 2018 Dec 28, 2018
$0.3500 Q Regular Jul 25, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Sep 04, 2018 Sep 28, 2018
$0.3500 Q Regular May 01, 2018 May 31, 2018 Jun 01, 2018 Jun 29, 2018
$0.3500 Q Regular Jan 30, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Mar 01, 2018 Mar 30, 2018
$2.0000 M Regular Dec 06, 2012 Dec 13, 2012 Dec 17, 2012 Dec 21, 2012
$2.5000 I Regular Oct 23, 2012 Oct 31, 2012 Nov 02, 2012 Nov 16, 2012
$2.0000 S Regular Feb 06, 2012 Feb 14, 2012 Feb 16, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

Peer Comparison

Selected Medical - Care Facilities dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. 0.46% 32.0% 0 yrs 81
NHC National HealthCare Corporation 1.27% 4.0% 21 yrs 72
MFCSF Medical Facilities Corporation 2.41% 4.5% 2 yrs 70
DR.TO Medical Facilities Corporation 2.45% 5.2% 2 yrs 66

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HCA dividend — frequently asked questions

Does HCA Healthcare, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.12 per share, a yield of approximately 0.67%.

What is HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s dividend yield?

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.67%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does HCA Healthcare, Inc. pay dividends?

HCA Healthcare, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has HCA Healthcare, Inc. paid dividends?

HCA Healthcare, Inc. has 14 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.