---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-266319"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCA"
cik: "0000860730"
company_name: "HCA Healthcare, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T02:07:33.030549+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCA Healthcare Q3 revenue down 2% to $14.97B; net income $1.13B ($3.91 EPS)

## Summary
- Revenue fell 2% YoY to $14.97B; net income $1.13B ($3.91 EPS) vs $2.27B ($7.00 EPS) prior year which included $1.05B sale gains.
- Adjusted EBITDA $2.902B vs $3.224B; same-facility admissions -1.5%, equivalent admissions +2.3%.
- Hurricane Ian impact estimated at $35M in additional expenses and lost revenues, prior to insurance.
- Operating cash flow $3.020B; repurchased 3.36M shares for $698M; $3.1B remaining authorization.
- Quarterly dividend $0.56/share, payable Dec 28, 2022 to holders of record Dec 14.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-266319
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCA
- cik: 0000860730
- company_name: HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312522266319/0001193125-22-266319-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312522266319/d311683d8k.htm

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