HCA vs UHS
HCA: Leading U.S. health care provider operating a national network of 190 hospitals and ambulatory care centers delivering comprehensive patient services across acute care, emergency medicine, specialty surgery, and mental health. UHS: Large diversified hospital operator running 375 acute care and behavioral health inpatient facilities across the US, UK, and Puerto Rico, with 42% of revenues from behavioral health services.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | HCA | UHS | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $371.87 | $149.34 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $82.7B | $9.1B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 12.18 | 5.95 | UHS lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 1.31 | 0.63 | UHS lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +8.9% | +8.6% | HCA higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +85.0% | n/a | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +15.7% | +11.5% | HCA higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +695.7% | +21.0% | HCA higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +11.3% | +9.9% | HCA higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 125.80 | 0.63 | UHS lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +6.7% | +10.4% | UHS higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +7.9% | +9.0% | UHS higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +0.8% | +0.5% | HCA higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 5 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.12 | 1.08 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +2.3% | -8.2% | HCA higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.