---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-174933"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCA"
cik: "0000860730"
company_name: "HCA Healthcare, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:20:41.031426+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HCA Q1 revenue up 4.3% to $19.1B; EPS rises 10.9% to $7.15; declares $0.78 dividend

## Summary
- Revenues $19.109B, net income $1.620B (+0.6% YoY); diluted EPS $7.15 (+10.9% YoY).
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.802B (+1.9%); cash from operations $2.014B (+22.0%).
- Same facility admissions +0.9%; equivalent admissions +1.3% vs Q1 2025.
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.78 per share declared, payable June 30, 2026 to holders of record June 16, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-174933
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCA
- cik: 0000860730
- company_name: HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312526174933/0001193125-26-174933-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312526174933/hca-20260424.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-174933.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HCA Healthcare, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $19.109 billion, net income $1.620 billion, EPS $7.15 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $19.109 billion
  - Net income: $1.620 billion
  - EPS: $7.15 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Key first quarter metrics (all percentage changes compare 1Q 2026 to 1Q 2025 unless otherwise noted): • Revenues increased 4.3 percent to $19.109 billion • Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. increased 0.6 percent to $1.620 billion • Diluted earnings per share and diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, increased 10.9
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860730/000119312526174933/0001193125-26-174933-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.