HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

HCA Healthcare Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for HCA Healthcare stock ranges from a low of $370 to a high of $525. The average analyst price target of $463.06 forecasts a -4.86% decrease in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $463.06 (-4.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$370	$463.06	$482	$525
Change	-23.98%	-4.86%	-0.97%	+7.87%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for HCA Healthcare stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25
Strong Buy	4	2	2	2	6	5
Buy	6	6	6	6	7	7
Hold	6	8	8	9	9	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	16	16	17	22	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $412 → $431	Hold	Maintains	$412 → $431	-11.44%	Nov 13, 2025
Brian Tanquilut Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $485 → $525	Strong Buy	Maintains	$485 → $525	+7.87%	Oct 28, 2025
Andrew Mok UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $495 → $525	Strong Buy	Maintains	$495 → $525	+7.87%	Oct 27, 2025
Joanna Gajuk B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold Maintains $430 → $470	Hold	Maintains	$430 → $470	-3.43%	Oct 27, 2025
Scott Fidel Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Strong Buy Maintains $470 → $520	Strong Buy	Maintains	$470 → $520	+6.84%	Oct 27, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

76.51B

Increased by 8.37%

from 70.60B

Revenue Next Year

79.92B

Increased by 4.46%

from 76.51B

EPS This Year

27.85

Increased by 26.57%

from 22.00

EPS Next Year

29.96

Increased by 7.58%

from 27.85

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	51.53B	58.75B	60.23B	64.97B	70.60B	76.51B	79.92B
Revenue Growth	0.38%	14.01%	2.52%	7.86%	8.67%	8.37%	4.46%
EPS	10.93	21.16	19.15	18.97	22.00	27.85	29.96
EPS Growth	8.54%	93.60%	-9.50%	-0.94%	15.97%	26.57%	7.58%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.48	16.25
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27	27

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	79.9B	84.6B
Avg	76.5B	79.9B
Low	73.8B	75.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	13.2%	10.6%
Avg	8.4%	4.5%
Low	4.6%	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	29.63	32.99
Avg	27.85	29.96
Low	25.92	26.71

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	34.7%	18.5%
Avg	26.6%	7.6%
Low	17.8%	-4.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.