---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-115857"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCA"
cik: "0000860730"
company_name: "HCA Healthcare, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T06:59:36.548829+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCA Q1 revenue up 11% to $17.34B, EPS $5.93; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $17.339B (+11.2% YoY); net income $1.591B ($5.93 diluted EPS) vs $1.363B ($4.85).
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.353B; same facility admissions +6.2%, equivalent admissions +5.2%.
- Cash from operations $2.469B; repurchased 3.894M shares for $1.180B; $5.595B remaining.
- Board declared $0.66/share dividend, payable June 28 to holders of record June 14.
- Reaffirmed 2024 guidance; includes $201M gain on sale of California hospital.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-115857
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCA
- cik: 0000860730
- company_name: HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/860730/000119312524115857/0001193125-24-115857-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312524115857/d799245d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HCA Healthcare, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $17.339 billion, net income $1.591 billion, EPS $5.93 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $17.339 billion
  - Net income: $1.591 billion
  - EPS: $5.93 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key first quarter metrics (all percentage changes compare 1Q 2024 to 1Q 2023 unless otherwise noted): ● Revenues totaled $17.339 billion ● Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. totaled $1.591 billion, or $5.93 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312524115857/0001193125-24-115857-index.htm

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