HCA Healthcare, Inc.
$138.89B- Market cap
- $93.44B
- Debt
- +$46.49B
- Cash
- −$1.04B
Capital structure 67% equity / 33% debt · EV / Revenue 1.84x
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FY 2025 · View financials
Decision snapshot: HCA stock price vs SYK: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
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Implied fair value · at SYK's multiple
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Implied fair value · at HCA's multiple
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Price framework
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Capital structure 67% equity / 33% debt · EV / Revenue 1.84x
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Price framework
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$171.11
Base
$241.68
Bull
$336.89
STRYKER CORP · implied price per share
Bear
$88.62
Base
$109.63
Bull
$137.00
Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
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If you believe HCA's lower multiple is not justified by its weaker margins alone and that its historical pricing band understates fair value, then HCA looks attractive versus SYK because it trades at 14.5x P/E and 1.2x P/S despite strong revenue and net income generation.
HCA trades at a steep valuation discount to SYK across P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and EV/Revenue, despite delivering meaningful revenue and earnings growth. The market is clearly assigning SYK a premium for higher margin quality, faster growth, and stronger returns on capital, but the spread looks wide relative to HCA's current operating performance.
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