HCA Healthcare (HCA) closed at $458.56 on Oct 16, 2026, down 2.1% on the day. The stock is up 6.9% over the past month, up 23.8% over three months, down 1.4% year to date and up 9.7% over the past year. It trades 17.3% below its 52-week high of $554.58 and 29.5% above its 52-week low of $353.99. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($426.48) and above its 200-day moving average ($444.20).
NextPick tracks HCA in its Hospitals & Care basket alongside THC, EHC, UHS and ENSG. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 29 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 2.8% over five sessions. Over the past month HCA ranks 1st of 5 basket members by price change.
HCA is scheduled to report earnings on Oct 27, 2026, before market open. Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 4.7% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
HCA options were pricing 35% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 13, 2026, an IV rank of 49 over the past year.
HCA Healthcare is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before market open.
Over the last 8 reports, HCA moved an average of 4.7% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $458.56 is 3.2% above the 200-day average of $444.20.
HCA closed 17.3% below its 52-week high of $554.58.
NextPick groups HCA with THC, EHC, UHS and ENSG in its Hospitals & Care basket.
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates hospitals, ASCs, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, as well as rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy providers, home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. Its general and acute care hospitals offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic services, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
