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Data last updated: Nov 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 01, 2026): HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) pays a $3.06 annual dividend ($0.78 quarterly), yielding 0.66% at $473.19/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-12-15. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.66%
Annual Dividend: $3.06 per share
Payout Ratio: 10.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-12-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Healthcare
Years of Dividend History: 10
HCA Healthcare, Inc. dividend reflects a company operating one of the largest networks of hospitals, surgery centers, and emergency care facilities in the United States. The current yield is 0.69%, with trailing twelve-month payments totaling $3.00 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 16, 2026, with the last dividend amount of $0.78 per share. Growth-focused income investors are the natural audience here: HCA has raised its dividend for five consecutive years, making yield secondary to the pace of increases.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. pays out 10.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves the vast majority of earnings retained, and HCA's diversified operations across hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care facilities, and outpatient services create broad demand across multiple care settings. HCA Healthcare, Inc. dividend safety benefits from this low payout floor, which gives the company room to absorb earnings pressure before the dividend faces any threat. The most meaningful risk is that healthcare reimbursement rates or regulatory changes could compress margins, though the payout ratio itself provides a wide buffer at current levels.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.3% per year from 2019 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.60 to $2.88 over that period (2026 is a partial year, so the HCA Healthcare, Inc. dividend 2026 figure is not used in this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 7.1% in 2023. Even at the low end, that pace outpaces most inflation readings, which matters for income investors trying to preserve purchasing power over time.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.7% | $2.24 (2022) | $2.88 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +46.3% | $0.43 (2020) | $2.88 (2025) |
HCA stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion rather than immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.69% and slightly below its 5-year average of 0.77%, so this is not a stock for investors who need cash flow today. What HCA offers instead is a 10.3% annualized growth rate over six years and a payout ratio of just 10.1%, which leaves substantial room for future increases. The trade-off is straightforward: investors accept a thin current yield in exchange for a dividend that has grown at a double-digit pace and carries very little payout pressure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.7800 |
| 2026-06-16 | $0.7800 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.7800 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.7200 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.7200 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.7200 |
| 2025-03-17 | $0.7200 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.6600 |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.6600 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.6600 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.3400 |
| 2025 | $2.8800 |
| 2024 | $2.6400 |
| 2023 | $2.4000 |
| 2022 | $2.2400 |
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