HCA Healthcare Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for HCA Healthcare stock have an average target of 463.06, with a low estimate of 370 and a high estimate of 525. The average target predicts a decrease of -4.86% from the current stock price of 486.70.

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 from 20 stock analysts 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

from 70.60B

8.37%

from 70.60B

Revenue Next Year

79.92B

from 76.51B

4.46%

from 76.51B

EPS This Year

27.85

from 22.00

26.57%

from 22.00

EPS Next Year

29.96

from 27.85

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
High	79.9B	84.6B
Avg	76.5B	79.9B
Low	73.8B	75.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	13.2%	10.6%
Avg	8.4%	4.5%
Low	4.6%	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	29.63	32.99
Avg	27.85	29.96
Low	25.92	26.71

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
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.