HCA Healthcare's Q3 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise; Maintains 2026 Guidance

07:41 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $7.22 per diluted share, compared with $6.96 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $6.65. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $19.85 billion, compared with $19.16 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $19.33 billion. For 2026, the company maintained its guidance for diluted EPS of $28.70 to $30.50 and revenue of $77.0 billion to $79.5 billion, and said it expects results in the upper half of those ranges. Analysts expect EPS of $29.50 and revenue of $78.49 billion. Shares of HCA Healthcare were up 5.6% pre-bell.