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HCA Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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HCA Dividend answer
HCA (HCA) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.66%, or $3.12 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.65%, from $3.06 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.78 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 15, 2026. Payment date: Dec 29, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.78 per share.
HCA Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next HCA Dividend Date
When HCA next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next HCA dividend
HCA's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest HCA Dividend Dates
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HCA Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
HCA Annual Dividend History
HCA Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.78, event yield 72.20%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 30.19%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.770
- 2025 regular DPS
- $2.880
- Absolute change
- $2.110
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
HCA's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 30.19% a year from 2020 through 2025.
HCA made 3 regular payment(s) in 2020 against an established cadence of 4, so 2020 is not a representative starting year.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 149.4% in 2021, a single step rather than steady compounding.
HCA Dividend Yield
How HCA's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
HCA's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent HCA dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.78 | 72.20% | Quarterly | $3.06 | Jul 23, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.78 | 75.58% | Quarterly | $3.00 | Apr 24, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.78 | 57.66% | Quarterly | $2.94 | Jan 26, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 60.38% | Quarterly | $2.88 | Oct 24, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 70.54% | Quarterly | $2.82 | Jul 25, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 74.88% | Quarterly | $2.76 | Apr 25, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 82.20% | Quarterly | $2.70 | Jan 24, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 84.10% | Quarterly | $2.64 | Oct 25, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 63.95% | Quarterly | $2.58 | Jul 23, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 74.67% | Quarterly | $2.52 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.66 | 75.74% | Quarterly | $2.46 | Jan 30, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | $0.60 | $0.60 | 89.46% | Quarterly | $2.40 | Oct 24, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.60 | $0.60 | 89.54% | Quarterly | $2.36 | Jul 27, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $0.60 | $0.60 | 81.15% | Quarterly | $2.32 | Apr 21, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | $0.60 | $0.60 | 89.63% | Quarterly | $2.28 | Jan 27, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 92.14% | Quarterly | $2.24 | Oct 21, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 1.03% | Quarterly | $2.16 | Jul 22, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $2.08 | Apr 22, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 75.09% | Quarterly | $2.00 | Jan 27, 2022 | Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 89.63% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Oct 22, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 69.40% | Quarterly | $1.44 | Jul 20, 2021 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 62.03% | Quarterly | $1.03 | Apr 22, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 44.19% | Quarterly | $0.552 | Feb 2, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.268 | $0.2678 | — | — | $0.502 | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2020 | $0.072 | $0.072 | — | — | $0.502 | — | — | — |
| Feb 28, 2020 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 1.28% | Semi-Annual | $1.63 | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.15% | Quarterly | $1.60 | Oct 29, 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.29% | Quarterly | $1.55 | Jul 29, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| May 31, 2019 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $1.50 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | $0.40 | $0.40 | 1.04% | Quarterly | $1.45 | Jan 29, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 97.23% | Quarterly | — | Oct 30, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 78.29% | Quarterly | — | Jul 25, 2018 | Sep 4, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| May 31, 2018 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 67.87% | Quarterly | — | May 1, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Feb 28, 2018 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 35.26% | Quarterly | — | Jan 30, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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HCA Dividends FAQ
Does HCA pay a dividend?
HCA (HCA) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.78 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is HCA's dividend yield?
HCA's trailing dividend yield is 0.65%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is HCA's next dividend?
HCA's next announced dividend is $0.78 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 15, 2026 and payment date of Dec 29, 2026.
When is HCA's ex-dividend date?
HCA's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 15, 2026.
How has HCA's dividend changed?
HCA's one-year dividend growth is 8.51% based on comparable covered dividend history.