HCA · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Operating Income and Margins
HCA Healthcare, Inc. · 2026-10-29 · Importance 31 · Surprise 32 · From source text
Nine-month income before income taxes was $7.151 billion, down 0.1% year over year, while revenue increased 5.5% to $59.188 billion. Total operating costs and other expenses represented 87.9% of revenue, compared with 87.2% in the prior-year period. In the third quarter, income before income taxes declined 2.0% to $2.370 billion despite revenue growth of 3.6%; other operating expenses increased to 23.0% of revenue from 21.8%.
Key facts
- Third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to HCA was $1.579 billion, or $7.27 per diluted share, versus $1.643 billion, or $6.96 per diluted share, in 2025. source
- Third-quarter 2026 facility-sale gains were $13 million, or $0.05 per diluted share. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| net_income | negative | realized | -0.3% | Third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to HCA was $1.579 billion, or $7.27 per diluted share, versus $1.643 billion, or $6.96 per… |