HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 225 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.88 USD per share.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) closed fiscal year 2025 with 225 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.88 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 25.4 M shares on a net basis. Since 2010 the share count has shrunk by 47.5 %. The dividend per share was 2.88 USD, up 9.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 679 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 17 fiscal years, from 2009 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 427M | 437M | 443M | 440M | 420M | 399M | 371M | 350M | 343M | 338M | 339M | 305M | 277M | 266M | 250M | 225M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 10.0M | 5.72M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.98M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 2.29 % | 1.29 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.29 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -4.77M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -3.60M | -19.1M | -21.7M | -28.2M | -20.4M | -7.20M | -4.45M | 0.00M | -33.9M | -28.1M | -11.8M | -15.6M | -25.4M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -1.12 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.82 % | -4.55 % | -5.45 % | -7.61 % | -5.84 % | -2.10 % | -1.31 % | 0.00 % | -11.11 % | -10.13 % | -4.46 % | -6.22 % | -11.30 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -4.77M | 10.0M | 5.72M | -3.60M | -19.1M | -21.7M | -28.2M | -20.4M | -7.20M | -4.45M | 0.98M | -33.9M | -28.1M | -11.8M | -15.6M | -25.4M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -1.12 % | 2.29 % | 1.29 % | -0.82 % | -4.55 % | -5.45 % | -7.61 % | -5.84 % | -2.10 % | -1.31 % | 0.29 % | -11.11 % | -10.13 % | -4.46 % | -6.22 % | -11.30 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 9.43 | — | 6.50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.40 | 1.60 | 0.43 | 1.92 | 2.24 | 2.40 | 2.64 | 2.88 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 352.69 % | 1.26 % | 196.14 % | 1.03 % | 0.37 % | — | — | 0.00 % | 12.86 % | 15.69 % | 4.08 % | 8.97 % | 11.57 % | 12.61 % | 11.98 % | 10.01 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 4,257M | 31.0M | 3,148M | 16.0M | 7.00M | — | — | 0.00M | 487M | 550M | 153M | 624M | 653M | 661M | 690M | 679M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | 21.57 % | — | — | — | — | — | 1.14 % | 1.07 % | 0.26 % | 0.75 % | 0.95 % | 0.89 % | 0.87 % | 0.60 % |
Figures in USD