What is HCA's five-year median P/S?

1.3x. Half of HCA's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 765 weekly readings, from Feb 27, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares HCA only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) P/S ratio history

Health Care

$467.31

Latest weekly close · Market cap $105.9B

Above its usual range

As of Oct 23, 2026

HCA's P/S of 1.4x is higher than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years.

Weekly P/S with its 5-year range

P/S each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 1.3×

5-year median: 1.3×
10-year median: 1.2×
5-year low to high: 0.9×–1.7×
Versus 5-year median: +9%

P/S

76thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Above its usual range

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +7%slowing
EPS: +29%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/S at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

HCA P/S at each year-end
Year-end	P/S	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	1.5×	89
Dec 30, 2024	1.1×	34
Dec 25, 2023	1.2×	60
Dec 26, 2022	1.2×	66
Dec 27, 2021	1.4×	91
Dec 28, 2020	1.1×	98
Dec 30, 2019	1.0×	87
Dec 31, 2018	n/a	Too little history
Dec 25, 2017	n/a	Too little history
Dec 26, 2016	n/a	Too little history

Health Care peers on P/S

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare HCA with peers

Health Care peers of HCA on P/S
Stock	P/S	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
UHSUniversal Health Services	0.6×	Below its usual range	14
AAgilent Technologies	6.7×	Historically high	90
ABBVAbbVie	7.8×	Historically high	100
ABTAbbott Laboratories	4.0×	Below its usual range	12
ALGNAlign Technology	2.7×	Historically low	9

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About this history

What is HCA's current P/S?: HCA's P/S of 1.4x is higher than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years.
What is HCA's five-year median P/S?: 1.3x. Half of HCA's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 765 weekly readings, from Feb 27, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares HCA only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.