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HCA Healthcare stock buybacks
HCA$9.1Bbought back in the 12 months to Mar 31, 2026
HCA Healthcare bought back $9.1B of its stock in the last twelve months, $8.7B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 9.1% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '20 | $0 |
| Q3 '20 | $0 |
| Q4 '20 | $0 |
| Q1 '21 | $1.5B |
| Q2 '21 | $2.3B |
| Q3 '21 | $2.3B |
| Q4 '21 | $2.1B |
| Q1 '22 | $2.1B |
| Q2 '22 | $2.7B |
| Q3 '22 | $698M |
| Q4 '22 | $1.5B |
| Q1 '23 | $846M |
| Q2 '23 | $915M |
| Q3 '23 | $1.1B |
| Q4 '23 | $910M |
| Q1 '24 | $1.2B |
| Q2 '24 | $1.4B |
| Q3 '24 | $1.8B |
| Q4 '24 | $1.7B |
| Q1 '25 | $2.5B |
| Q2 '25 | $2.5B |
| Q3 '25 | $2.5B |
| Q4 '25 | $2.6B |
| Q1 '26 | $1.6B |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '20 | 341.6M |
| Q3 '20 | 343.3M |
| Q4 '20 | 345.4M |
| Q1 '21 | 343.3M |
| Q2 '21 | 332.6M |
| Q3 '21 | 324.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 315.0M |
| Q1 '22 | 307.4M |
| Q2 '22 | 296.1M |
| Q3 '22 | 289.9M |
| Q4 '22 | 285.4M |
| Q1 '23 | 281.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 278.2M |
| Q3 '23 | 275.4M |
| Q4 '23 | 271.1M |
| Q1 '24 | 268.0M |
| Q2 '24 | 264.1M |
| Q3 '24 | 259.9M |
| Q4 '24 | 255.2M |
| Q1 '25 | 249.4M |
| Q2 '25 | 241.9M |
| Q3 '25 | 236.2M |
| Q4 '25 | 230.4M |
| Q1 '26 | 226.7M |
$1.6Blast quarter (Q1 2026)
$8.7Bnet of stock compensation ($389M)
−9.1%diluted shares, 1 year
−30.3%diluted shares, 5 years
$682Mdividends, 12 months
115%of free cash flow ($7.9B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
221.8Mshares outstanding (Apr 27, 2026)
HCA Healthcare’s 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026) isn’t in the SEC’s structured data yet, so figures here run through Mar 31, 2026. Read the new filing.
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Questions
- Does HCA Healthcare buy back its stock?
- HCA Healthcare bought back $9.1B of its stock in the last twelve months, $8.7B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 9.1% from a year earlier.
- How much did HCA Healthcare spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $10.1B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is HCA Healthcare's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −30.3% over five fiscal years and −9.1% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 28, 2026 · open on SEC.gov