Nashville-based HCA Holdings, the biggest investor-owned hospital system in the U.S., can be a harbinger of private health care trends. It benefited from the Affordable Care Act thanks to an influx of paying patients through 2015; but the company has also warned that the continuing uncertainty around Obamacare and a decrease in managed care plan membership could hurt earnings.
Company Info
| CEO | R. Milton Johnson |
| CEO Title | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Sector | Health Care |
| Industry | Health Care: Medical Facilities |
| HQ Location | Nashville, TN |
| Website | www.hcahealthcare.com |
| Years on Fortune 500 List | 23 |
| Employees | 210,500 |
Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | $44,747 |
| Profits ($M) | $2,890 |
| Assets ($M) | $33,758 |
| Total Stockholder Equity ($M) | $-7,302 |
| Market Value — as of March 31, 2017 ($M) | $32,966 |
Profit Ratios
| Profit as % of Revenues | 6.5% |
| Profits as % of Assets | 8.6% |
| Profits as % of Stockholder Equity | - |
Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)
| Earnings Per Share ($) | 73 |
| EPS % Change (from 2015) | 46.3% |
| EPS % Change (5 year annual rate) | 8% |
| EPS % Change (10 year annual rate) | - |
Total Return
| Total Return to Investors (2016) | 9.4% |
| Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized) | 33% |
| Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized) | - |
