HCA Healthcare (HCA)
S&P 500 · Health Care · data since 2011-03-10 · last close 2026-09-09
HCA Healthcare (HCA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 8.5 | -10.5 | -8.2 | -12.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 9.9 | -7.2 | 13.1 | -0.1 | 10.5 | 0.6 | -7.6 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 10.6 | -8.0 |
| 2024 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 7.2 | -7.1 | 9.7 | -5.3 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 2.9 | -11.7 | -8.8 | -8.1 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | -4.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | -8.1 | 15.1 | -10.1 | 1.6 | -11.1 | -8.1 | 10.8 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | -6.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -14.4 | -1.9 | -19.9 | 26.4 | -6.8 | -6.9 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -3.5 | 20.1 | 1.9 | -3.9 | 3.2 | -9.9 | 14.1 |
| 2020 | -6.1 | -8.2 | -29.3 | 22.3 | -2.7 | -9.2 | 30.5 | 7.2 | -8.1 | -0.5 | 21.1 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 12.0 | 0.0 | -6.2 | -2.4 | -4.6 | 11.8 | -1.2 | -9.7 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 15.2 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -1.3 | 8.1 | -0.5 | 21.1 | 8.2 | 3.7 | -4.0 | 8.1 | -13.6 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 2.0 | -5.4 | -2.7 | 6.5 | -7.9 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -0.5 | 12.8 | 3.3 | -3.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -7.4 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 2.5 | -6.9 | -10.7 | -11.1 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 5.3 |
| 2013 | 24.8 | -1.5 | 9.5 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -7.7 | 8.2 | -2.1 | 11.9 | 10.3 | -1.5 | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 10.9 | 17.8 | -7.2 | 8.8 | -3.5 | 17.1 | -13.0 | 7.8 | 16.5 | -7.2 | 11.8 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | · | · | 9.2 | -3.2 | 6.4 | -5.4 | -19.1 | -24.9 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 4.0 | -9.6 |
| Avg | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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HCA seasonality — average by calendar month
HCA Healthcare has monthly history back to 2011. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 11 of 15 years, median +6.3%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. May is the soft spot, down in 9 of 16 with a median of -2.0%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±9.4% in an average month and has fallen 54.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +6.4% | +1.8% | +1.5% | +0.2% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +5.1% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +1.3% | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| Win rate | 73%/15 | 60%/15 | 69%/16 | 31%/16 | 44%/16 | 50%/16 | 62%/16 | 56%/16 | 67%/15 | 47%/15 | 60%/15 | 67%/15 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
HCA risk & extremes
HCA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was HCA Healthcare's best month?+
HCA Healthcare's strongest completed month on record is July 2020, at +30.48%.
What was HCA Healthcare's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -29.26%.
Is HCA Healthcare up this year?+
HCA Healthcare is down 9.33% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is HCA Healthcare's 1-year return?+
+2.73% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is HCA Healthcare's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 54.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2011.
Which calendar month is historically best for HCA Healthcare?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2011. An average is not a forecast.
About HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare is an S&P 500 company, a health care business worth about $91 billion. It turns lab coats into cash flows — with price receipts on this site going back to 2011. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2011) would be about $1,648 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was July 2020 at +30.48%; its worst, March 2020 at -29.26%.
- It has closed January in the green 11 out of 15 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.