HCA Healthcare 4Q Results Top Wall Street's Estimates Despite Impact from Hurricanes

Published: 2025-01-24 08:16:19 ET HCA

By Denny Jacob

HCA Healthcare exceeded Wall Street's estimates on the top- and bottom-line in its fourth quarter even as results were impacted by recent hurricanes.

The Nashville hospital owner logged net income of $1.44 billion, or $5.63 a share, compared to $1.61 billion, or $5.93 a share, a year earlier.

Stripping out certain one-time items, earnings came in at $6.22 a share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $6.13 a share in adjusted earnings.

Revenue rose to $18.29 billion from $17.30 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $18.23 billion.

HCA said Hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted earnings per-share by around 60 cents a share and revenue by about $200 million.

Metrics related to facility admissions, emergency-rooms visits and facility inpatient surgeries all increased from the prior-year period.

HCA guided for revenue between $72.80 billion and $75.80 billion as well as earnings per-share in the range of $24.05 and $25.85 in 2025. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $74.76 billion in revenue and earnings of $24.48 a share.

Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com

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